TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 20, 2021

A bipartisan group in Congress is working to permanently restore the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Access to Justice, Law360 reports. The office, which was closed in 2018, coordinates policy initiatives in areas such as criminal indigent defense and civil legal aid. The “Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act” was introduced yesterday in the U.S. House of Representatives, and a Senate companion bill is expected. The move follows the Biden administration’s directive to DOJ to devise a plan to expand access-to-justice functions.