Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/2996e?qt-us_code_tabs=1
Timestamp: 2015-05-05 01:36:12
Document Index: 437512375

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1006', '§ 2', '§ 5', '§ 5', '§ 6', '§ 6', '§ 6', '§ 7', '§ 8', 'art 1604', 'art 1606', 'art 1608', 'art 1611', 'art 1612', 'art 1616', 'art 1618', 'art 1619', 'art 1621', 'art 1623', 'art 1627', 'art 1628', 'art 1629', 'art 1630', 'art 1631', 'art 1632', 'art 1633', 'art 1634', 'art 1635', 'art 1641', 'art 1642']

Disciplinary powers; representational questions; interference with professional responsibilities of attorneys; bar membership; restrictions; languages other than English (1)
The Corporation shall insure that (A)
no employee of the Corporation or of any recipient (except as permitted by law in connection with such employee’s own employment situation), while carrying out legal assistance activities under this subchapter, engage in, or encourage others to engage in, any public demonstration or picketing, boycott, or strike; and (B)
no such employee shall, at any time, engage in, or encourage others to engage in, any of the following activities: (i)
any rioting or civil disturbance, (ii)
any activity which is in violation of an outstanding injunction of any court of competent jurisdiction, (iii)
any other illegal activity, or (iv)
any intentional identification of the Corporation or any recipient with any political activity prohibited by section 2996f
(a)(6) of this title. The Board, within ninety days after its first meeting, shall issue rules and regulations to provide for the enforcement of this paragraph and section 2996f
(a)(5) of this title, which rules shall include, among available remedies, provisions, in accordance with the types of procedures prescribed in the provisions of section 2996j of this title, for suspension of legal assistance supported under this subchapter, suspension of an employee of the Corporation or of any employee of any recipient by such recipient, and, after consideration of other remedial measures and after a hearing in accordance with section 2996j of this title, the termination of such assistance or employment, as deemed appropriate for the violation in question.
Participation in litigation; lobbying activities The Corporation shall not itself—
undertake to influence the passage or defeat of any legislation by the Congress of the United States or by any State or local legislative bodies, except that personnel of the Corporation may testify or make other appropriate communication (A)
when formally requested to do so by a legislative body, a committee, or a member thereof, or (B)
in connection with legislation or appropriations directly affecting the activities of the Corporation.
Miscellaneous prohibitions (1)
Political activities of Corporation employees and staff attorneys (1)
Harassment; malicious abuse of legal process If an action is commenced by the Corporation or by a recipient and a final order is entered in favor of the defendant and against the Corporation or a recipient’s plaintiff, the court shall, upon motion by the defendant and upon a finding by the court that the action was commenced or pursued for the sole purpose of harassment of the defendant or that the Corporation or a recipient’s plaintiff maliciously abused legal process, enter an order (which shall be appealable before being made final) awarding reasonable costs and legal fees incurred by the defendant in defense of the action, except when in contravention of a State law, a rule of court, or a statute of general applicability. Any such costs and fees shall be directly paid by the Corporation.
(Pub. L. 88–452, title X, § 1006, as added Pub. L. 93–355, § 2,July 25, 1974, 88 Stat. 381; amended Pub. L. 95–222, §§ 5(a), (b), 6, 7
(a), 8,Dec. 28, 1977, 91 Stat. 1619, 1620.)
1977—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 95–222, § 5(a), (b), substituted “, or” for “and not” and in par. (A) inserted exception for broad general legal or policy research.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 95–222, § 6(a), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B).
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 95–222, § 6(b), inserted provisions setting forth situations when the Corporation may participate in litigation.
Subsec. (d)(6). Pub. L. 95–222, § 6(c), added par. (6).
Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 95–222, § 7(a), inserted provisions relating to staff attorneys.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 95–222, § 8, substituted “the court shall” for “the court may”.
This is a list of parts within the Code of Federal Regulations for which this US Code section provides rulemaking authority.This list is taken from the Parallel Table of Authorities and Rules provided by GPO [Government Printing Office].It is not guaranteed to be accurate or up-to-date, though we do refresh the database weekly. More limitations on accuracy are described at the GPO site.45 CFR - Public Welfare45 CFR Part 1604 - OUTSIDE PRACTICE OF LAW45 CFR Part 1606 - TERMINATION AND DEBARMENT PROCEDURES; RECOMPETITION45 CFR Part 1608 - PROHIBITED POLITICAL ACTIVITIES45 CFR Part 1611 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY45 CFR Part 1612 - RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING AND CERTAIN OTHER ACTIVITIES45 CFR Part 1616 - ATTORNEY HIRING45 CFR Part 1618 - ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES45 CFR Part 1619 - DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION45 CFR Part 1621 - CLIENT GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES45 CFR Part 1623 - SUSPENSION PROCEDURES45 CFR Part 1627 - SUBGRANTS AND MEMBERSHIP FEES OR DUES45 CFR Part 1628 - RECIPIENT FUND BALANCES45 CFR Part 1629 - BONDING OF RECIPIENTS45 CFR Part 1630 - COST STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES45 CFR Part 1631 - [Reserved]45 CFR Part 1632 - REDISTRICTING45 CFR Part 1633 - RESTRICTION ON REPRESENTATION IN CERTAIN EVICTION PROCEEDINGS45 CFR Part 1634 - COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR GRANTS AND CONTRACTS45 CFR Part 1635 - TIMEKEEPING REQUIREMENT45 CFR Part 1641 - DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION AND REMOVAL OF RECIPIENT AUDITORS45 CFR Part 1642 - [Reserved]