Legal Aid Group Targeted by Trump Eyes Funding as Evictions Loom

The Legal Services Corporation, the national legal aid organization that the Trump administration wants to defund, is looking for more money from Congress to prepare for a wave of demand sparked by the coronavirus pandemic.

The LSC has asked Congress for more than $652 million for Fiscal Year 2021, a nearly 25% increase from its current allotment. The organization is the largest of its kind and supports 132 legal aid groups across the country.

The LSC rarely gets the full funding it requests. Proponents say the money is particularly crucial this year, as the pandemic-driven economic crisis has increased demand ...