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New York Pro Bono Report: Foie Gras, Legal Aid, Youth Lock-Ups

Friday, May 07, 2010

This week has seen major movement in a trio of New York-centric public interest cases related to three separate hot button issues: conditions in the state's juvenile detention facilities, the environmental impact of foie gras farming, and the effectiveness of the state's indigent defense system.Turns out that Am Law 200 firms lent a pro bono hand on all three matters.

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