Legal Services Corporation Reauthorization: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, First Session, on H.R. 2506 and H.R. 3480 ... March 17, 18, 24, 25, 31; April 1, and 7, 1981, Part 2 |
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Page 1729 - Even the intelligent and educated layman has small and sometimes no skill in the science of law. If charged with crime he is incapable, generally, of determining for himself whether the indictment is good or bad. He is unfamiliar with the rules of evidence. Left without the aid of counsel he may be put on trial without a proper charge, and convicted upon incompetent evidence or evidence irrelevant to the issue or otherwise inadmissible. He lacks both the skill and knowledge adequately to prepare...
Page 1279 - They may, more correctly, perhaps, be denominated domestic dependent nations. They occupy a territory to which we assert a title independent of their will, which must take effect in point of possession when their right of possession ceases. Meanwhile they are in a state of pupilage. Their relation to the United States resembles that of a ward to his guardian.
Page 1088 - Canon 2. A lawyer should assist the legal profession in fulfilling its duty to make legal counsel available.
Page 1955 - Justice," deserve the generous support of all. It is also apparent from our preliminary overview that the Nation is a long way from achieving Congress' stated objective of filling the "need to provide high quality legal assistance to those who would otherwise be unable to afford adequate legal counsel...
Page 1149 - The foregoing was duly enacted by the Colville Business Council by a vote of 11 FOR 0 AGAINST, under authority contained in Article V, Section l(a) of the Constitution of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, ratified by the Colville Indians on February 26, 1938, and approved by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs on April 19, 1938.
Page 1559 - District, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted by the board of directors of said district, at an adjourned regular meeting of said board held on Tuesday, March 23, 1965.
Page 1488 - In October, 1891, in the District Court of the Second Judicial District of the State of...
Page 1264 - Indian nations as distinct political communities, having territorial boundaries, within which their authority is exclusive, and having a right to all the lands within those boundaries, which is not only acknowledged, but guaranteed by the United States.
Page 1070 - Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1984 (November 28, 1983; 97 Stat.
Page 1096 - ... (2) A lawyer may accept employment that results from his participation in activities designed to educate laymen to recognize legal problems, to make intelligent selection of counsel, or to utilize available legal services if such activities are conducted or sponsored by...