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Minnesota Housing says it’s working on a proposal to distribute the money
Respondents in immigration court aren’t guaranteed representation if they can’t afford to hire an attorney. Here’s how to find free or low-cost attorneys, and why many legal experts recommend hiring a lawyer.
What is it like relying on public transportation for people with disabilities? KSTP examines the plight and victorious court case of Legal Aid client, Barry Segal, who identifies as Deafblind.
The class action, Murphy v. Harpstead, filed on behalf of people with disabilities living in group homes is nearing its end. This preliminary agreement is expected to positively affect the lives of 1,000 Minnesotans.
“Things changed so fast when I got a lawyer — well, if you wear a hijab, they don’t even give you time to talk. I told them, that’s not how you talk to people, you need to treat everyone the same. But once the lawyer talked to them, they said, okay, you can move.”
A friend asked to stay in his home for a week. Then COVID happened and David became an unintentional landlord who couldn’t get his visitor, turned tenant, to leave.
As a former social services worker, Trina knew her rights, yet she was denied the benefit of a live-in PCA. When that happened, she told them she would get an attorney to represent her. That’s when Legal Aid stepped in.
“I was getting medical treatment for a bad leg, but I was in there (a nursing home) a long time. What they were doing for me wasn’t different than what could be done at home. I’d rather be at home…but they wouldn’t let me go.”
“If someone using disability services makes a wrong move, they can be cut off or might owe thousands of dollars in an overpayment,” warns Attorney Anne Robertson. In the case of college student James Lee, that might have kept his college degree out of reach.
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