Attorney General Merrick Garland has chosen Rachel Rossi to lead the Justice Department’s newly revived Office for Access to Justice.
The office aims to expand legal services for people who cannot afford attorneys. It was created in the Obama administration and effectively shuttered under former President Donald Trump.
Rossi will be the first leader of the revived office in the Biden administration, which has promised to expand legal rights for the poor. The office has previously worked to increase legal aid, promoted bail reform, and filed briefs in US Supreme Court cases focusing on legal rights.
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