attorney

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Perez-Funez’s case originally led the court to establish due process safeguards for immigrant children, giving them the right to speak with a relative or attorney before signing forms that waive their pursuit of legal protection.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

The former Democrat is in a group chat that includes former attorney general Pam Bondi and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard—Kraus describes it as a women’s support group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Emily Jeffcott, an attorney for Morgan & Morgan, one of the firms which has placed such adverts, called the move "another example of Meta trying to control the narrative and avoid accountability".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Circuit Court of Appeals, answered that whatever more detailed pretext arguments Pitchford later developed on appeal were waived because his defense attorney did not present them to the trial judge at the crucial moment.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

Most people simply cannot afford the considerable cost of hiring an attorney.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander