legal aid

noun

: aid provided by an organization established especially to serve the legal needs of the poor

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The cause of most public housing eviction filings in Maine was nonpayment of rent, based on a separate review of court data collected by Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Maine’s largest legal aid group. —

Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024 Advertisement Out of caution, some are rushing to renew their permits, according to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, which has been providing free legal aid to help them through the extensive process. —

Gabriel Sandoval, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024 County officials plan to contract with nonprofit legal aid groups to provide the lawyers. —

Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024 Back then, the organization was providing legal aid to people detained during protests in the wake of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of the police. —

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