counsel
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It also allows "protection" for commercial operators, including provision of state-sponsored legal counsel.
From Barron's
The defence counsel said: "He arrived with nothing. He had no family, no friends, no support network."
From BBC
“The Coast Guard has teams that are specially trained to come down and take control of vessels like this,” said William Baumgartner, former judge advocate general and chief counsel for the Coast Guard.
“The government swung and missed here due to a strong effort by defense counsel,” said Matthew Sanderson, a lawyer in Washington at Caplin & Drysdale.
“Electricity prices are climbing and our grid is facing rising demand from data centers, industry and homes,” said Ted Kelly, director and lead counsel of U.S. clean energy with the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund.
From Los Angeles Times
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