A Puerto Rican bar association is challenging the commonwealth’s new pro bono requirements, arguing they violate attorneys’ constitutional rights including due process and equal protection.
The Puerto Rico Supreme Court enacted the 2018 Puerto Rico Regulation for the Assignment of Court Appointed Attorneys, which currently is slated to come into effect Jan. 1, 2020.
The regulation requires most licensed attorneys in the commonwealth to provide 30 hours of free legal services annually to indigent citizens in criminal or civil matters, according to the complaint.
It also states that court-appointed attorneys will receive, after their first 30 hours of work, ...
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