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Overlooked No More: Hong Yen Chang, Lawyer Who Challenged a Racist System

This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported.

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Business

Trump Allies Look to Benefit From Pro Bono Promises by Elite Law Firms

President Trump has tossed around many ideas about how elite law firms can fulfill their commitments to provide free legal.

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Business

Fearing Trump, Some Law Firms Decline Pro Bono Immigration Cases

Hours after Donald J. Trump was sworn in for a second term, he issued an executive order laying the groundwork.

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Betty Jean Hall, Who Fought for Coal-Mining Jobs for Women, Dies at 78

Betty Jean Hall, a fiery lawyer from the coal fields of eastern Kentucky who brought successful complaints against big coal.

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