‘An Arm and a Leg’: A Fight for the Right to Help
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Americans get sued over medical debt. A lot. And — no surprise — many folks getting sued can’t afford lawyers.
But for a non-lawyer to give even basic advice in a lawsuit is a crime. Such a helper could go to jail.
Some New Yorkers are waging a legal fight to change that. A nonprofit called wants to train people like pastors, social workers, and librarians to help others understand their rights and prepare them to represent themselves in court. In the Bronx, wants to be one of those helpers.
So Upsolve and Udo-Okon are . If giving super-basic legal advice is a crime, they want a federal judge to rule that it shouldn’t be.
Here’s a .
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