Biden is taking steps to improve legal representation for the poor.
Mr. Biden signed a memorandum Tuesday directing the Department of Justice to reopen the Access to Justice Office.
The Department of Justice in Washington in January. President Biden has asked the Justice Department to reopen the Access to Justice Office, a 2010 Obama-era initiative shuttered under President Donald J. Trump.Credit.Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times
May 18, 2021
President Biden on Tuesday released a plan to bolster legal services for the poor, an overlooked and underfunded element of the justice reform agenda that he campaigned on implementing to address inequality and police violence.
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