KellyAnn Romanych (she/her)<p>The Los Angeles Regional <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LegalAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegalAid</span></a> Program (Legal Aid Program) offers no-cost educational legal workshops and academies, one-on-one counseling, and referrals for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProBono" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProBono</span></a> representation with expert legal organizations for small business owners across the LA region. All legal services are offered at no cost for eligible <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SmallBusinesses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallBusinesses</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LosAngelesCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngelesCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a></p><p><a href="https://opportunity.lacounty.gov/legalaid/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">opportunity.lacounty.gov/legal</span><span class="invisible">aid/</span></a></p>
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nixuser85 :devuan: :copyleft:<p>If you're a <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Drupal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drupal</span></a> developer check out new Requests for Proposals to add functionality to <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/agplv3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agplv3</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> Project LACI. See <a href="https://www.lonestarlegal.org/request-for-proposals/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lonestarlegal.org/request-for-</span><span class="invisible">proposals/</span></a> . </p><p>Deadline for proposals is May 5, 2025</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/accessToJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessToJustice</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/legalaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legalaid</span></a></p>
InTheShellofSTLNeed help with a criminal record? Here's an upcoming Sealing and Expungement clinic.<br>
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Maggie Maybe<p>I’m going to call them on Monday because I’m real upset about this I don’t understand why they removed the tenant rights pamphlet from this page.</p><p>And they also had one for landlords, I enjoyed reading that one so I could see what tips and tricks they could use against you.</p><p>But all the tenants rights information is gone from this page and there’s no reason to take it down and I’m mad about it.</p><p><a href="https://www.nhla.org/resources/pamphlets" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">nhla.org/resources/pamphlets</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/NHLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHLA</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/tenantsrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tenantsrights</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/LegalAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegalAid</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/NH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NH</span></a></p>
KellyAnn Romanych (she/her)<p>Two things you can do:</p><p>1) ask people in your circle who are in legal professions to step up their pro bono dollars and time on pro bono cases</p><p>2) support your local legal aid, or specialty legal aid with what you know you can offer. That may be money, skills, or connections</p><p>If you don't know where to find info on local or speciality legal aid, here is a starting point through the American Bar Association </p><p><a href="https://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_services/flh-home/flh-free-legal-help/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">americanbar.org/groups/legal_s</span><span class="invisible">ervices/flh-home/flh-free-legal-help/</span></a></p><p>2/2</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LegalAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegalAid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a></p>
KellyAnn Romanych (she/her)<p>Many legal aids are partially funded by federal dollars. </p><p>This is just the start of making pro bono legal care inaccessible. </p><p>Many legal aids offer some level of care in many legal areas. Others specialize. </p><p>Areas include:<br>Immigration <br>Disability & Elder Rights <br>Voting Rights<br>Reproductive Health <br>Employment <br>Housing <br>and more </p><p>1/2</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LegalAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegalAid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a> </p><p>From: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@coloradosun" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>coloradosun</span></a></span><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/@coloradosun/113906818828811034" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mstdn.social/@coloradosun/1139</span><span class="invisible">06818828811034</span></a></p>
nwrocla<p>From the incomparable Cory Docrorow of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eff</span></a></span> & @pluralistic fame: Isn't conspiracy to price-fix still wrong when done with an app?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/endneoliberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>endneoliberalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/floss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>floss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/legalaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legalaid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/legaltech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legaltech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/25/potatotrac/#carbo-loading" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pluralistic.net/2025/01/25/pot</span><span class="invisible">atotrac/#carbo-loading</span></a></p>
KellyAnn Romanych (she/her)<p>Should you need this in the recovery days ahead</p><p>Legal Help After a Disaster </p><p>From California State Bar </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disaster</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LegalAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegalAid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfires</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Public/Free-Legal-Information/Legal-Help-After-a-Disaster" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">calbar.ca.gov/Public/Free-Lega</span><span class="invisible">l-Information/Legal-Help-After-a-Disaster</span></a></p>
Nat Oleander<p>3 months since <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://partyon.xyz/@nullagent" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nullagent</span></a></span> was attacked and we still haven't made progress on the case. Would love your continued support in getting legal representation!</p><p><a href="https://chuffed.org/project/114004-support-a-protester-assaulted-while-defending-housing-rights" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chuffed.org/project/114004-sup</span><span class="invisible">port-a-protester-assaulted-while-defending-housing-rights</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/hatecrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hatecrime</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/crowdfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdfund</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/legalaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legalaid</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/mutualaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mutualaid</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/mutualaidrequest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mutualaidrequest</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/blackmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/activist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activist</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/ptsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ptsd</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/depression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depression</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/concussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>concussion</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/injury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>injury</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/recovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recovery</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>support</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/queermutualaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queermutualaid</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/blackmutualaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackmutualaid</span></a></p>
Nat Oleander<p>If we raise $1,147 a day every day through the end of 2024, we can reach our $50k goal!</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://partyon.xyz/@nullagent" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nullagent</span></a></span> was attacked by a group of civilians at a protest 2 months ago, and has suffered from a concussion + depression as a result.</p><p>He'd love to sue the pants off those racist motherfuckers and push the "justice" system for criminal charges as well.</p><p><a href="https://chuffed.org/project/114004-support-a-protester-assaulted-while-defending-housing-rights" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chuffed.org/project/114004-sup</span><span class="invisible">port-a-protester-assaulted-while-defending-housing-rights</span></a></p><p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/crowdfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdfund</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/fundraiser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fundraiser</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/legalaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legalaid</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/legalfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legalfund</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/protester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protester</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seattle</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/citycouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citycouncil</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/housingrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housingrights</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/mutualaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mutualaid</span></a></p>
Nat Oleander<p>Two months ago, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://partyon.xyz/@nullagent" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nullagent</span></a></span> was brutally attacked at a <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> in <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seattle</span></a>. The attacker and accomplices have not been apprehended and, unsurprisingly, the legal system has done nothing to pursue the racist <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/lynchmob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lynchmob</span></a> responsible.</p><p>We've raised about 10% of what we need to take this case to court. Our best chance at justice is to reach the $50k goal by the end of the year.</p><p>Your donations make a world of difference!</p><p><a href="https://chuffed.org/project/114004-support-a-protester-assaulted-while-defending-housing-rights" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chuffed.org/project/114004-sup</span><span class="invisible">port-a-protester-assaulted-while-defending-housing-rights</span></a></p><p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/hatecrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hatecrime</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/crowdfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdfund</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/legalaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legalaid</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/mutualaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mutualaid</span></a></p>
nwrocla<p>A long time ago in a galaxy far away, there was a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bash</span></a> utility called <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pdf2txt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pdf2txt</span></a> that let <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/legalaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legalaid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> & others pull their text from pdf files. It's not okay to use bc of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dmca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dmca</span></a>, but is the code still around for study?</p><p>Asking because of the prospect of mandatory <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> features in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AdobePro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AdobePro</span></a> & wondering about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freesoftware</span></a> alternatives --- like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/libreoffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libreoffice</span></a> is a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/legaltech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legaltech</span></a> alternative.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gnu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gnu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/creativecommons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativecommons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrotech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrotech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/accesstojustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accesstojustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repair</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shell</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a></p>
ImmedicableME<p>Looking for domestic violence legal aid for someone in Washington state. Spouse has taken her off of joint accounts and apparently has hidden accounts so she will need help accessing joint funds. If you are familiar with legal resources, I would appreciate any leads. Only DV resource listed in her town is the YWCA. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LegalAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegalAid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DomesticViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DomesticViolence</span></a></p>
nwrocla<p>There's a lot of cheerleading for commercial <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> as a benefit to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/legalaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legalaid</span></a> & for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/accesstojustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accesstojustice</span></a>.</p><p>But there's risk that commercial ai will crowd out public interest ai --- <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSourceAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceAI</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opendata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opendata</span></a>.</p><p>The marketing for commercial ai also buries the lede that vendors are enriched from training its ai on legal aid work product and clients.</p><p>We shouldn't elide the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> risks of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lawyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawyer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/acquiesence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acquiesence</span></a> to commercial ai.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/legaltech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legaltech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fedilaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fedilaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RPCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RPCs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neoliberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neoliberalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atj</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/a2j" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>a2j</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialjustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialjustice</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>Looks like there may be more trouble in the courts (compunding existing delays) as incoming Law Society President Richard Atkinson prepares to advise its 200k members to 'withdraw or scale back' from legal aid work, given no expressed plan by Labour to make good previous cuts to support.</p><p>Like the previous Govt. Labour seems to be ignoring a judicial review that argued for a minimum 15% rise in fees & Atkinson suggests solicitors' goodwill has run out!</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/LegalAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegalAid</span></a></p><p>h/t Andrew Keogh/LinkedIn</p>
Nonilex<p>Thinking about Dad tonight</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a> warrior, real-time <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> activist / <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LegalAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegalAid</span></a> lawyer who represented <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Black</span></a> Chicagoans whose businesses/homes were destroyed in the wake of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr’s murder — just prior to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DNC</span></a> 1968.</p><p>I gave up my <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> career to care for him as he lay dying [pardon Faulkner ref].</p><p>So worth it.</p><p>My only friend, certainly my only family who tried to stop all of the abuse [I don’t fault him for not wanting to see most of it].</p>
Pierce ⚖️ 🇺🇸 🌵<p>The pros and cons of such a program can be debated, but it’s a pretty interesting idea to give those who don’t pass the bar a different option. </p><p>“To boost lawyer numbers in 'legal deserts,' Arizona adopts apprentice plan for bar exam failers”</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/boost-lawyer-numbers-legal-deserts-arizona-adopts-apprentice-plan-bar-exam-2024-07-18/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/legal/legalindustr</span><span class="invisible">y/boost-lawyer-numbers-legal-deserts-arizona-adopts-apprentice-plan-bar-exam-2024-07-18/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lawfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawfedi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/highereducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highereducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LawSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LawSchool</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BarExam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BarExam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lawyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawyer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/legalaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legalaid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arizona</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AZ</span></a></p>
Alison Creekside<p>The end of legal aid in Alberta? <br>The right to legal council is in the charter. I don't understand how this is legal.<br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/LegalAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegalAid</span></a></p>
Lawrence<p>Hey, a friend of mine, an older lady, was just fired from her crappy job. They withheld about $500 in unpaid commissions because "they paid her when she was sick". She lives in NY, USA. Is anyone an attorney, or know of one, who would be willing to write a strongly worded letter to her ex-employers, pro Bono?<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/legalaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legalaid</span></a></p>
Jasmine Mangalaseril 🧁<p>Oh my. I missed this. RIP Roy McMurtry</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Bilingualism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bilingualism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/LegalAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegalAid</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CharterOfHumanrRightsAndFreedoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharterOfHumanrRightsAndFreedoms</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/roy-mcmurtry-former-ontario-attorney-general-1.7148388" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/roy</span><span class="invisible">-mcmurtry-former-ontario-attorney-general-1.7148388</span></a></p>
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