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For those facing eviction, faith leaders call for assistance. What they think would help

Metrowest Daily News 20 Apr 2024

It is time we provided poor families and individuals facing eviction what they need most in their hour of need. A lawyer who can help them keep their homes ... We know that access to counsel for the poor in housing courts will dramatically cut evictions.

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Gaskin: MIT alum horrified by school’s antisemitism grade

Boston Herald 20 Apr 2024

When I watched the presidents of these universities testify before Congress in December, I tried to give them some grace for their poor answers, e.g. not thinking quickly or being over-lawyered ... You can’t be hurt by what you didn’t say ... ....

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Furious car owners say they have been

The Daily Mail 19 Apr 2024

Furious car owners claim they have been 'ripped off twice' after 'greedy' lawyers told them they would be taking a bigger slice of compensation payments over the 'dieselgate' emissions scandal.

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US deports about 50 Haitians to nation hit with gang violence, ending monthslong pause in flights

Sun Sentinel 19 Apr 2024

He had a deportation order dating from 2005 after losing an asylum bid that his attorney, Philip Issa, said was a result of poor legal representation at the time.

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NPR chief Katherine Maher funded Stacey Abrams’ election denial — she has no business leading ...

New York Post 19 Apr 2024

6. The journalism world would have a fit, and Godwin wouldn’t last a day in the job ... That donation came after ... After Trump’s lawyers made similar election-machine allegations and fared equally poorly in court, their credibility was shattered ... Twitter.

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Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

The Associated Press 18 Apr 2024

Judges have dumped plaintiff experts. BP has fought every case. And lawyers sometimes have done a poor job representing clients ... history stranded. .

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In Modi’s India, opponents and journalists feel the squeeze ahead of election

The Los Angeles Times 17 Apr 2024

To better understand how Modi is reshaping India and what is at stake in an election that begins Friday and runs through June 1, the Associated Press spoke with a lawyer, a journalist, and an opposition politician.

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New York City Car Accident Lawyer Samantha Kucher Releases Insightful Article on Car Accident Definition

GetNews 15 Apr 2024

... lawyer Samantha Kucher ... The New York City car accident lawyer also addresses the often-overlooked aspect of third-party negligence, which can range from poorly maintained roads to defective car parts.

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Solicitors led by

The Daily Mail 15 Apr 2024

The couple, who were referred to as Mr and Mrs Williams in High Court documents, had hired lawyers from Ayesha Vardag's company - who charge £1,200 an hour (plus VAT) - to discuss their impending divorce ... I want decent lawyers – not clothes horses.

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In Modi's India, opponents and journalists feel the squeeze ahead of election

Newsday 15 Apr 2024

Mihir Desai has fought for the civil liberties and human rights of India’s most disadvantaged communities, such as the poor and Muslims, for nearly four decades. The 65-year-old lawyer from ...

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Rise in US executions masks deep divide between states on use of death penalty

The Observer 14 Apr 2024

Dorsey’s current lawyers have said he was poorly represented in his original case, owing to the public defender system which was in place at Missouri at the time.

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Ex-Amazon techie stole $12 million in crypto through hacking. What happened next

Hindustan Times 13 Apr 2024

ALSO READ ... On the other hand, Ahmed's lawyers had sought a probation, arguing that he carried out the two hacks when his mental health was poor. The lawyers said that he hadn’t spent the stolen funds except to pay for a sibling’s medical procedure ... ....

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Review: From Phansi Yard by Sudha Bharadwaj

Hindustan Times 13 Apr 2024

Fighters are poor people ... Before her imprisonment she had worked as a lawyer for the poor, sometimes even as a legal aid but now she gets to observe the system from inside and provides many valuable suggestions for making legal aid more effective.

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Weeks-long manhunt in Brazil shows dramatic expansion of two main gangs into Amazon

AOL 11 Apr 2024

Flávia Fróes, a Rio-based lawyer representing the two men, told local media they decided to flee because of poor treatment.

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Seven Mile Bloods gang leader Billy Arnold faces sentencing in federal court

Detroit news 10 Apr 2024

But court filings by his lawyer and prosecutors shed light on the life of a notorious crime figure and his ascent in the criminal underworld despite impoverished beginnings ... "...Billy looked for love elsewhere," his lawyer wrote.