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Dec. 15, 2014

California Lawyer - Book Review: 'To Establish Justice for All'

The Past and Future of Civil Legal Aid in the United States

California Lawyer - Book Review: 'To Establish Justice for All'
Praeger, 1,010 pages, 3 Volumes, $194, hardcover

The epic struggle to salvage the federal legal services program from the wreckage of the war on poverty is among the most fascinating political battles of our times. Here in California, rescuing California Rural Legal Assistance from the voracious jaws of Governor and then President Ronald Reagan is one of the most interesting chapters in that struggle. In this three-volume work, Earl Johnson Jr. has done a masterful job creating a balanced and probing chronicle of those events. The bonus ...

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