Government
Mar. 18, 2011
Budget Fix Won't Help Lawyers for Poor
Congress is on the verge of preventing a government shutdown by passing another stop-gap measure this week, but that won't stop delays in payments to court-appointed defense attorneys who represent the poor.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - Although Congress is expected to keep the federal government running by passing another stopgap measure this week, lawmakers' failure to pass a full spending bill means more IOUss for criminal defense lawyers who represent the poor in federal court.
Budget uncertainty forced the federal judiciary to freeze payments for these court-appointed private attorneys in late February. The tw...
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