The Mondale-Steiger Bill is Introduced
Bipartisan legislation, known as the Mondale-Steiger bill, is introduced in March by Sen. Walter Mondale (D-MN) and Rep. Bill Steiger (R-WI) to create an independent Legal Services Corporation.
Bipartisan legislation, known as the Mondale-Steiger bill, is introduced in March by Sen. Walter Mondale (D-MN) and Rep. Bill Steiger (R-WI) to create an independent Legal Services Corporation.
The Reginald Heber Smith Community Lawyer Fellowship is created to attract talented lawyers to public interest law. Initially sponsored by the OEO’s Legal Services Program, the program moved to LSC in the mid-1970s. From 1967 to 1985, when the program ended, there were approximately 2,000 “Reggies.”
The Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) launches the Legal Services Program, a precursor to LSC. The program serves as an early testing ground to learn about funding legal services for low-income Americans. Within nine months, 130 OEO legal services programs are being funded.