Legal Service providers, chief judge make calls for increased civil legal funding needs at hearing

New York's highest court held a hearing to discuss the need for increased funding for the state's Judiciary Civil Legal Services program.
New York’s highest court held a hearing last week that made the case for increasing funding for civil legal services across the Empire State. The annual hearing centered on the impact and continued needs of the state’s Judiciary Civil Legal Services (JCLS) program, a fund allocated by the court system directly to legal services for...
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