42 U.S.C. § 2996 — Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
submitted 52 years ago by Pub. L. 88-452 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 180 words · no verdicts yet
Congress finds that people seeking redress need equal access to justice and that people unable to afford counsel need high-quality legal assistance. Congress also states that the legal-services program must be free from political pressure and attorneys must be free to protect clients’ best interests under professional standards.
Congress finds and declares that:
(1) the Nation needs to provide equal access to its justice system for people seeking redress of grievances;
(2) people who otherwise could not afford adequate counsel need high-quality legal assistance, and the present vital legal-services program should continue;
(3) legal assistance for people facing an economic barrier to adequate counsel best serves justice and improves opportunities for low-income people consistently with this chapter’s purposes;
(4) legal services have reaffirmed many citizens’ faith in a government of laws;
(5) to preserve its strength, the legal-services program must be free from political pressure and political use; and
(6) attorneys providing legal assistance must have full freedom to protect clients’ best interests while following the Code of Professional Responsibility, the Canons of Ethics, and the legal profession’s high standards.
The Congress finds and declares that—
there is a need to provide equal access to the system of justice in our Nation for individuals who seek redress of grievances;
there is a need to provide high quality legal assistance to those who would be otherwise unable to afford adequate legal counsel and to continue the present vital legal services program;
providing legal assistance to those who face an economic barrier to adequate legal counsel will serve best the ends of justice and assist in improving opportunities for low-income persons consistent with the purposes of this chapter;
for many of our citizens, the availability of legal services has reaffirmed faith in our government of laws;
to preserve its strength, the legal services program must be kept free from the influence of or use by it of political pressures; and
attorneys providing legal assistance must have full freedom to protect the best interests of their clients in keeping with the Code of Professional Responsibility, the Canons of Ethics, and the high standards of the legal profession.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 88–452, title X, § 1001, as added Pub. L. 93–355, § 2, July 25, 1974, 88 Stat. 378; amended Pub. L. 95–222, § 2, Dec. 28, 1977, 91 Stat. 1619.)
- 1974Enacted · Pub. L. 88-452 · 88 Stat. 378
- 1977Amended · Pub. L. 95-222 · 91 Stat. 1619
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 88-452 on 1974-07-25.
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