Using tongs, Jim Moran sticks a long, thin piece of wire into the small but very hot fire of the blacksmith’s forge.
When he removes the metal, the tip is white hot.
Under the U.S. Constitution, defendants in criminal cases are entitled to an attorney; if a defendant cannot afford an attorney, the state must provide one.
But there’s no guarantee of an attorney in civil cases, and poor New Yorkers often go without legal representation when facing eviction, dealing with foreclosure, applying for disability or Social Security or otherwise battling government bureaucracy. ...
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