indigent
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He also raised funds to provide free inoculation for indigent children in Philadelphia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Dueñas, a 2019 ruling from the state’s appellate division that found imposing mandatory fines on indigent people ran afoul of the 8th Amendment, which prohibits excessive fines along with cruel and unusual punishment.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025
As a young immigration lawyer in California’s Central Valley, Matthew Barragan cut his teeth defending the rights of indigent workers facing deportation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025
And in North Carolina, the campaign is narrowly focused on promoting Democrats’ successful efforts to expand Medicaid, which will extend nearly-free government health insurance to thousands of people and reduce the indigent population for hospitals.
From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024
South African law does not guarantee a defendant the right to legal representation, and thousands upon thousands of indigent men and women went to prison every year for lack of such representation.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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