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  2. Legal aid in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Civil legal aid is not guaranteed under federal law, but is provided by a variety of public interest law firms and community legal clinics for free or at reduced cost. [1] Other forms of civil legal aid are available through federally-funded legal services, pro bono lawyers, and private volunteers. [1] [2]

  3. Treason laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Article I, Section 29, of the State Constitution is similar to Article III, Section 3 of the United States Constitution, limiting the legal definition of "treason" to levying war against the State or giving "aid and comfort" to the enemies of the State. Conviction requires two witnesses to the act itself, or a confession in open court. [10]

  4. Texas Legal Services Center - Wikipedia

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    The Legal Hotline for Texans was the first program created by Texas Legal Services Center that directly assisted Texans with legal issues. On May 1, 1989, the "Legal Hotline for Older Texans" was started as a novel concept by providing legal advice to clients whom the attorney never met in person.

  5. Free legal aid available across the state for Texas veterans

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    During the week of Nov. 4-11, legal aid programs, local bar associations, law schools and pro bono private lawyers will provide civil legal services for qualified ... Free legal aid available ...

  6. Expungement in the United States - Wikipedia

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    If the charge was a summary conviction, then a person will become eligible when they are arrest and prosecution free for a period of five years. [56] If the charges are not a summary conviction, then either the person has to be dead for three years or be older than 70 years old and been arrest or prosecution free for 10 years. [57]

  7. Legal Services Corporation - Wikipedia

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    The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is a publicly funded, 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation established by the United States Congress.It seeks to ensure equal access to justice under the law for all Americans by providing funding for civil legal aid to those who otherwise would be unable to afford it.

  8. Judge's order shields Catholic Charities from deposition as ...

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    A judge on Wednesday rejected Texas' attempts to compel a deposition from one of the largest migrant shelters on the U.S.-Mexico border, dealing a new legal setback to a widening Republican-led ...

  9. Judiciary of Texas - Wikipedia

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    In the 19th century, Texas had a reputation for arbitrary "frontier justice"; in one notorious example highlighted by Stanford legal historian Lawrence M. Friedman, its appellate courts upheld a conviction of "guily" (where the t was omitted) in 1879 but reversed a conviction of "guity" (where the l was omitted) in 1886.