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Trump’s law firm sanctions, harshly rejected in court, still have impact
Despite the punishments being blocked, experts say firms will worry about being targeted if they challenge the President’s agenda.
Firm’s new pro bono case runs counter to Trump on immigration
After cutting a deal with President Donald Trump to take on causes he supports, a US firm has partnered with the National Immigrant Justice Center and is acting pro bono to help an immigrant try to avoid removal from the US.
New Zealand Budget 2025: focus on court timeliness and the justice sector
In a letter to the legal profession, the New Zealand Ministry of Justice has advised it will receive ‘new funding of $245.5 million over 5 years across Vote Justice and Vote Courts to address pressures in the courts and legal aid, increase judicial capacity, and improve court timeliness’.
US firm looks to fight criminal appeals to meet Trump pledge
The firm, which has done pro bono work for criminal defendants, aims to help the Brooklyn District Attorney defend convictions as a way to satisfy a pledge to President Donald Trump for free legal services.
Legal aid hack: data from hundreds of thousands of people accessed, says UK Ministry of Justice
The personal data of hundreds of thousands of legal aid applicants in England and Wales dating back to 2010, including criminal records and financial details, has been accessed and downloaded in a ‘significant’ cyber-attack.
The Role of Pro Bono in Land and Environmental Justice in Hawaiʻi
Although often romanticized as a tropical paradise by the mainland United States, Hawaiʻi faces profound and complex legal challenges, particularly in the areas of land and environmental rights—challenges that many residents, especially Native Hawaiians, struggle to advocate for due to systemic barriers and limited access to legal resources.
New York bill targets free legal work pledged to Trump
Democratic New York state lawmakers have introduced legislation that would bar law firms in the state from requiring employees to do free legal work performed as part of an agreement the firm made with the Trump administration. The proposed bill would also prohibit such work from counting toward New York's pro bono requirements for lawyers.
Pro bono lawyers look to AI to offset funding cuts to aid
In a crisis year for international aid organisations, legal teams are exploring how artificial intelligence could help by cutting costs and workloads.