Competition in Legal Services Under the War on Poverty
EW Wright - Stan. L. Rev., 1966 - HeinOnline
EW Wright
Stan. L. Rev., 1966•HeinOnlineEqual justice for every man is one of the great ideals of our society. This is the end for which
our entire legal system exists. It is central to that system that justice should not be withheld or
denied because of an individual's race, his religion, his beliefs or his station in society. We
also accept as fundamental that the law should be the same for the rich and for the poor. 1
Lawyers must bear the responsibility for permitting the growth and continuance of two
systems of law-one for the rich, one for the poor. Without a lawyer of what use is the …
our entire legal system exists. It is central to that system that justice should not be withheld or
denied because of an individual's race, his religion, his beliefs or his station in society. We
also accept as fundamental that the law should be the same for the rich and for the poor. 1
Lawyers must bear the responsibility for permitting the growth and continuance of two
systems of law-one for the rich, one for the poor. Without a lawyer of what use is the …
Equal justice for every man is one of the great ideals of our society. This is the end for which our entire legal system exists. It is central to that system that justice should not be withheld or denied because of an individual's race, his religion, his beliefs or his station in society. We also accept as fundamental that the law should be the same for the rich and for the poor. 1
Lawyers must bear the responsibility for permitting the growth and continuance of two systems of law-one for the rich, one for the poor. Without a lawyer of what use is the administrative review procedure set up under various welfare programs? Without a lawyer of what use is the right to a partial refund for the payments made on a repossessed car? What is the price tag of equal justice under law? Has simple justice a price which we as a profession must exact?
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