The Boston Bar Association has a great account of the annual “Walk to the Hill” to lobby for increased state investment in civil legal aid. Attendees included SJC Chief Justice Ralph Gants and Attorney General Maura Healey:
After an enthusiastic welcome from EJC Chair John Carroll, Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph Gants took the podium. He explained that, while the current MLAC funding of $15 million may sound like a lot of money, it is the rough equivalent of every person in the state buying a Dunkin’ Donuts coffee once a year. The request for $10 million in additional funding is nothing more than that cup of joe plus a bagel . . . without cream cheese. He was able to put the numbers in perspective and provide some much needed levity to the event. He even brought his own props:
