legal aid
noun
: aid provided by an organization established especially to serve the legal needs of the poor
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The state poured millions of dollars into legal aid organizations to deploy attorneys across courtrooms to keep families and individuals on the edge of eviction housed.
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Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024
As part of the new settlement, Arnel must pay $1.15 million, with $650,000 going to legal aid organizations in Orange and Los Angeles counties.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
And a Russian human rights and legal aid group, OVD-Info, said more than 70 people had been detained across Russia on Sunday for actions related to elections.
—Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
Nevada and Washington each earmark more than five times the Centennial State for legal aid.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2024
Across a dozen cities, police detained 401 people by Saturday night, according to the OVD-Info rights group that tracks political arrests and provides legal aid.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 18 Feb. 2024
Baca estimates legal aid organizations are underfunded by some $95 million every year.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2024
The Family Resource wing includes an anonymous food pantry, with meal pickups available for breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as a barbershop, legal aid resources, and job counseling.
—Amy Schiller, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2023
The property comprises small apartments alongside services such as behavioral health, housing, and legal aid for residents and nonresidents alike.
—Katheryn Houghton, CBS News, 24 May 2023
Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024
As part of the new settlement, Arnel must pay $1.15 million, with $650,000 going to legal aid organizations in Orange and Los Angeles counties.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
And a Russian human rights and legal aid group, OVD-Info, said more than 70 people had been detained across Russia on Sunday for actions related to elections.
—Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
Nevada and Washington each earmark more than five times the Centennial State for legal aid.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2024
Across a dozen cities, police detained 401 people by Saturday night, according to the OVD-Info rights group that tracks political arrests and provides legal aid.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 18 Feb. 2024
Baca estimates legal aid organizations are underfunded by some $95 million every year.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2024
The Family Resource wing includes an anonymous food pantry, with meal pickups available for breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as a barbershop, legal aid resources, and job counseling.
—Amy Schiller, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2023
The property comprises small apartments alongside services such as behavioral health, housing, and legal aid for residents and nonresidents alike.
—Katheryn Houghton, CBS News, 24 May 2023
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