Legal Services Corp. v. Velazquez
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Legal Services Corp. v. Velazquez
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Legal Services Corp. v. Velazquez, 531 U.S. 533 (2001), is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States concerning the constitutionality of funding restrictions imposed by the United States Congress. At issue were restrictions on the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), a private, nonprofit corporation established by Congress. The restrictions prohibited LSC attorneys from representing clients attempting to amend existing welfare law. The case was brought by Carmen Velazquez, whose LSC-fun
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2001 United States Supreme Court case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_Services_Corp._v._Velazquez
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2023-09-13T02:31:42Z
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