Other law firms still do the bulk of its actual casework. Stephanie Long, the lawyer who leads Legal Help Partners, told The Republic in December that the firm directly employs only three lawyers, despite its caseload still reaching into the thousands. “That’s not what this program is meant to be,” Foster, the chair of the committee, said in an interview with The Republic. The bulk of the legal work was done by out-of-state law firms, the Bar investigation showed. A 2024 State Bar investigation found that a court-licensed firm, Legal Help Partners, employed just one lawyer while it amassed 8,500 active cases across all 50 states. That is what’s known as a referral service, responded Widener, a retired lawyer and science fiction author with a droll, professorial air.
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With credit card balances surging now, a forgiveness program could be worth exploring. The Trump administration has filed lawsuits against 24 states in an effort to obtain their voter rolls. There are 14 hours of video buried deep in the DOJ’s latest Epstein files release. Ben Ogden of Team USA won the silver medal in the cross-country sprint Tuesday at the Winter Olympics in Italy. Ukrainian officials say a man and his three toddlers were killed when a Russian drone razed their house, and the mother, 35 weeks pregnant, is in critical condition.
Now, they’re aiming to repeat in the Olympic debut of the event in which the U.S. is fielding four teams. The American team combined duo of Breezy Johnson and Mikaela Shiffrin won the gold medal at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships last year. Netherlands’ Jutta Leerdam celebrates after winning the women’s speedskating 1000 meter final on Monday. Curling Olympic Trials, a team of Gen Z curlers usurped the long reigning champions in a big upset.
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FBI spokesman Connor Hagan said on Monday the bureau was not aware of ongoing communication between Ms Guthrie’s family and the suspected kidnappers. Ms Guthrie – who has medical issues and needs daily medication – was last seen at her home on 31 January and was reported missing the next day after she did not attend church. Ms Guthrie’s family previously said they were willing to pay for their mother’s return after the ransom note asked for $6m (£4.4m) by last Monday.
- “ICE agents should conduct themselves like every other law enforcement agency in the country as opposed to running around — masked thugs, in many instances unleashing brutality on law-abiding American citizens,” Jeffries told ABC News’ This Week anchor George Stephanopoulos.
- The Marshall Project found more than 70,000 cases referred to law enforcement over allegations of substance use during pregnancy — and that’s a significant undercount.
- A succession of storms has battered Iberia, with Storm Marta the latest to affect Portugal, Spain and Gibraltar this weekend, following on a very wet January which saw some places receive three times the normal rainfall.
- As expected, people online are beside themselves as a staple bit of Americana travels down the long, dusty road to obscurity.
- “Can three lawyers represent 8,000 people?
“Today” host Savannah Guthrie on Monday released a new direct plea to the public, begging for help to find her mom, Nancy Guthrie, more than one week Article on Top40-Charts after the 84-year-old was abducted. Official numbers will be released by Nielsen in coming days. More than 125 million people were expected to watch the football game Sunday night, based on past Super Bowl ratings from Nielsen Media Research. On Tuesday, nearly 3,500 people packed American University’s Bender Arena for the monks’ first public stop in the nation’s capital after completing a 15-week trek from Texas that captivated the country. People cheer during the Super Bowl LX Halftime performance by Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny at El Gandul in Santurce, San Juan, P.R., on Sunday, Feb. 8.
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The Arizona law firms’ out-of-state operations are not a secret. Utah — the only other state with a comparable, though more tightly regulated, licensing program — began cracking down on firms that operate out of state. And California enacted a law that would significantly restrict lawyers licensed in the state from even partnering with the Arizona firms. Last year, Texas’ State Bar determined that state-licensed lawyers can’t work directly for a firm with nonlawyer owners. In the meantime, some states have started pushing back.
Former FBI Special Agent Jeff Harp joins to analyze the video. “Sunday Morning” looks back at historical events on this date. “CBS Saturday Morning” learns more about Veronika, the clever cow who figured out multiple ways to scratch herself with a broom.