Law leaders discuss need to invest in justice
One in four people in Cook County qualify for legal aid assistance, a record number that has grown since the recession hit in 2007, the Chicago Bar Foundation (CBF) says.The CBF says new challenges like the foreclosure epidemic send more people into legal disputes while budget woes shrink the amount of money dedicated to help them.For 2012, Congress cut funding for the Legal Services …
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