lawyer
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Marie-Thérèse hired a lawyer but was arrested by ICE the day before a scheduled hearing.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Roberts-Smith vehemently denies the claims, which his lawyer says are "unchartered legal territory" for Australia – a country that has never held a war crimes trial.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Isaac Antonio Villegas Molina, a Pasadena resident, was detained Thursday during a check in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to his immigration lawyer, Stacy Tolchin.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The lawyer said he hoped the massive verdict would serve as a wake-up call for the department and the city as more lawsuits pile up over less-lethal weapons.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Playing the role of Powers’s defense lawyer was Mikhail Grinev, a wispy-goateed attorney whose job was to lose important cases to the government.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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