Word: legalism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...bureau shall suspend all further activity in the reception of applicants, until such time as judicial... or legislative sanction can be secured, and that all cases now pending shall be turned over to the Boston Legal Aid Society or to such other attorneys or agencies as each case may require...
...past 21 years the Legal aid has given free counselery advice to the poor of Cambridge and has provided a practical training ground for Honor Students of the Law School. Last year was the most successful in the history of the bureau, assistance being given to 1,000 people and many thousands of dollars collected for clients...
...Whereas the Massachusetts Legislature has by an amendment to the general laws, chapter 221, cast doubts upon the propriety of the operations of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, now therefore be it resolved that...
...often been said of legal aid societies that, not only do they not compete with members of the Bar, but rather they render them a service, for they relieve attorneys from the moral duty of caring for persons who are unable to give a reasonable compensation for the services rendered...
...recent years, legal aid services have been developed throughout the United States, so that people in financial need may have the same opportunities for learning their legal rights and obtaining justice as their more wealthy fellow-citizens...