1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 587 F.3d
  5. 587 F.3d 1006 (2009)
 

LEGAL AID SERVICES OF OR. v. LEGAL SERVICES CORP.

Nos. 08-35467, 08-35483, 08-35492.

587 F.3d 1006 (2009)

LEGAL AID SERVICES OF OREGON; Arron Guevara; Janice Morgan; Sharon Lee Schwartz; Donna Sather, Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Oregon Law Center; David Henretty; Diane Schwartz Sykes; Lorey Freeman; Community Alliance of Tenants; Campaign for Equal Justice, Plaintiffs, v. LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee, United States of America, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellee. Legal Aid Services of Oregon; Arron Guevara; Janice Morgan; Sharon Lee Schwartz; Donna Sather; Oregon Law Center; David Henretty; Diane Schwartz Sykes; Lorey Freeman; Community Alliance of Tenants, Plaintiffs, and Campaign for Equal Justice, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Legal Services Corporation, Defendant-Appellee, United States of America, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellee. Legal Aid Services of Oregon; Arron Guevara; Janice Morgan; Sharon Lee Schwartz; Donna Sather, Plaintiffs, Campaign for Equal Justice, Plaintiff, and Oregon Law Center; David Henretty; Diane Schwartz Sykes; Lorey Freeman; Community Alliance of Tenants, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Legal Services Corporation, Defendant-Appellee, United States of America, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 23, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen S. Walters (argued), Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis, San Francisco, CA, and Beverly C. Pearman, Stoel Rives, Portland, OR, for plaintiffs-appellants, Legal Aid Services of Oregon and LASO plaintiffs.

Don H. Marmaduke, Tonkon Torp, Portland, OR, for plaintiffs-appellants, Oregon Law Center and OLC plaintiffs.

Kent B. Thurber, Davis Wright Tremaine, Portland, OR, for plaintiff-appellant, Campaign for Equal Justice.

William S. Freeman, Palo Alto, CA, for defendant-appellee.

Matthew M. Collette, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for defendant-intervenor-appellant.

Opinion by Judge TASHIMA; Dissent by Judge PREGERSON.

TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:

We must determine whether restrictions on lobbying, soliciting clients, participating in class actions, and seeking attorneys' fees (collectively, the "Restrictions") that Congress has imposed on legal aid organizations that receive federal grants through the Legal Services Corporation ("LSC"), comport with the requirements of the First Amendment. In Legal Aid Soc'y of Haw. v. Legal Serv. Corp., 145 F.3d 1017

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases