NAT. SR. CITIZENS LAW v. LEGAL SERVICES CORP.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel P. Bennett, Washington, D.C., with whom Eric J. Branfman and Sherrill R. Spatz, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellants.

Richard Cotton, Washington, D.C., with whom Susan J. Herdina, Washington, D.C., was on the brief for appellees.

Ralph S. Tyler, III, Baltimore, Md., was on the brief for the Atty. Gen. of the State of Md., amicus curiae urging affirmance.

Michael B. Trister, Washington, D.C., was on the brief for Nat. Organization of State Support Units, amicus curiae urging affirmance.

Walker T. Thompson, Washington, D.C., was on the brief for Nat. Legal Aid and Defender Ass'n, et al., amicus curiae urging affirmance.

Walker T. Thompson was on the brief for Nat. Legal Aid and Defender Ass'n, et al., amicus curiae urging affirmance.

Charles Stephen Ralston, New York City, was on the brief for NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., amicus curiae urging affirmance.

Before MIKVA and GINSBURG, Circuit Judges, and MacKINNON, Senior Circuit Judge.