Legal Aid Board Plans Detroit Meetings, Some Closed
Published Date: 7/7/2025
Notice
Summary
The Legal Services Corporation is holding its summer meetings July 14-16, 2025, in Detroit, and most sessions will be open for the public to watch live or in person. Some parts might close for sensitive topics like budget plans, investigations, or legal updates. These meetings affect board members, committees, and anyone interested in how legal aid is managed, with no new costs announced.
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Meetings Open and Livestreamed to Public
The Legal Services Corporation Board and committees will hold public meetings July 14-16, 2025 in Detroit and will allow public observation in person and via livestream on LSC's YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/@LegalServicesCorp). Most sessions are open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Some Meeting Portions May Be Closed
Portions of committee and Board meetings may be closed to the public by Board vote to address sensitive topics such as approval of certain invitees, year-end fiscal projections, budget scenario planning, active enforcement matters, investigations, management briefings, and potential or pending litigation including spending on outside legal counsel.
Closed-Session Transcripts and Meeting Materials Access
Verbatim written transcripts will be made of closed sessions, but transcripts that fall within the Government in the Sunshine Act exemptions (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), (7), (9), and (10)) will not be available for public inspection; non-confidential meeting materials will be posted electronically at least 24 hours before the meetings on LSC's website (https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/board-meeting-materials).
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