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Collected Item: “Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston, Coronavirus Legal Warriors”

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Coronavirus legal warriors

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website url and screenshot

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As Boston's Lawyers for Civil Rights website states, they haven't slowed down their work because of the pandemic. Instead, they specifically added a team member to help work during the pandemic, specifically for unemployment claims. As millions of people have claimed unemployment due to the pandemic, it makes sense that many would be seeking legal aid at this time. #NortheasternJOTPY

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Greater Boston, immigration, civil rights, unemployment, legal aid, lawyers

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http://lawyersforcivilrights.org/our-impact/economic-justice/coronavirus-legal-warriors/

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Lawyers for Civil Rights

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2020-05
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