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DOGE cuts remove legal-aid service from Champaign County Courthouse
09 May 2025 21:59 GMT
… to hire an attorney, and probably two attorneys, the way that … would be Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, another federally funded organization … forward pro se — without an attorney — and without the self- … desk was staffed by retired attorney Tom Sweeney, who works …
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Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi helps launch immigrant legal aid initiative
08 May 2025 18:20 GMT
A Palestinian student arrested during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship helped launch a $1 million fundraising campaign to strengthen the legal safety net for immigrants in Vermont on Thursday, a week after a federal judge freed him from …
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Released Columbia student helps launch immigrant legal aid initiative in Vermont
08 May 2025 16:45 GMT
A Palestinian student arrested during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship helped launch a $1 million fundraising campaign to strengthen the legal safety net for immigrants in Vermont on Thursday, a week after a federal judge freed him from …
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Released Palestinian student helps launch immigrant legal aid initiative in Vermont
08 May 2025 11:14 GMT
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Palestinian student arrested during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship helped launch a $1 million fundraising campaign to strengthen the legal safety net for immigrants in Vermont on Thursday, a week after a federal …
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Brandeis Center Files Antisemitism Charges Against UAW’s ‘Legal Aid’ Union
08 May 2025 07:33 GMT
… known as the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys.
According to the complaints, the …
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New York Legal Aid Union Accused of Blocking Antisemitism Reforms
07 May 2025 18:22 GMT
A New York area labor union has been accused of enabling antisemitic discrimination in complaints filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), both US government agencies, The Algemeiner has …
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Washington Attorney General Nick Brown is battling Trump’s executive orders through litigation
08 May 2025 08:36 GMT
… alleging constitutional violations.
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and … 22 fellow Democratic attorneys general from around the … legal residency.
The Washington Attorney General's … as advocacy organizations and legal aid groups are essential to …
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Legal Aid BC needs to improve timely, high-quality service: Audit
05 May 2025 23:44 GMT
… Legal Aid BC's budget was about $140M, with most coming Attorney … General
An independent audit of Legal Aid BC … Assembly, recommended that Legal Aid BC needs improved legal … seven recommendations, including that Legal Aid BC prepare a long …
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Counties grapples with attorney shortage, explores new legal service models
07 May 2025 16:08 GMT
… the supervision of licensed attorneys within civil legal aid organizations, nonprofit law firms … clients’ ability to pay. Under attorney supervision, they would leverage technology … who qualify for traditional civil legal aid would be referred to existing …
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In rural Nebraska, it’s hard to find an attorney. It’s going to get much harder
07 May 2025 13:13 GMT
… State Bar Association.
For attorneys, this means heavier caseloads … Photos, Flatwater Free Press
Legal aid resources stretched thin
Early … said Madeline Smith, an attorney in Broken Bow.
Hilary … her hectic weekday schedule.
Attorneys in smaller communities also …