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Current Press Releases and Statements:
June
06/28/24 LAS Statement on Temporary Protected Status for Haitians 06/28/24 LAS Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision on Homeless Residents 06/26/24 LAS Continues Mobile Justice Bus Tour in Brooklyn 06/25/24 Advocates Hold Election Day Rally to Demand Polling Site on Rikers Island 06/24/24 Advisory: Rally in Support of Incarcerated New Yorkers’ Access to the Polls 06/18/24 LAS Statement on Biden’s New Protections for Undocumented Spouses 06/17/24 LAS Statement on NYC Rent Guidelines Board’s Vote to Increase Rents 06/17/24 NYIFUP Statement on ICE Severely Restricting Phone Access 06/17/24 LAS Secure $275,000 for Transgender Man Who Suffered Abuses While in Custody 06/17/24 LAS Calls for a Rent Freeze for All Tenants Living in Rent Stabilized Units 06/10/24 NYC Public Defender: Extend Special Pre-Sentencing Arrangements to All New Yorkers 06/07/24 LAS Lauds NY State Legislature for Passing Jury of Our Peers Act 06/07/24 LAS Lauds Passage of Legislation to Reform Commission on Forensic Science 06/06/24 LAS Lauds NYS Senate Passage of No Slavery in New York Act 06/04/24 LAS Continues Mobile Justice Bus Tour to Meet New Yorkers in their Communities 06/04/24 LAS Statement on President’s Action Severely Limiting the Ability to Seek Asylum 06/03/24 LAS and Cornell Law School Win Appellate Court Victory in Keisy G.M v. Decker 06/03/24 13th Forward Coalition Releases Letters from Incarcerated New Yorkers 06/03/24 LAS, ALAA Call on Assembly to Pass Legislation to Increase Student Loan Assistance
May
05/31/24 Plaintiffs File Reply in Litigation to Appoint a Receiver Over NYC Jails 05/30/24 LAS Statement on OIG-NYPD’s Report on Adams Violating the POST Act 05/29/24 LAS Statement on the NYS Assembly Refusing to Advance Unfair Legislation 05/22/24 LAS Statement on NYS Senate Passage of Legislation That Prejudices New Yorkers 05/21/24 LAS Responds to Mayor’s Comments on Overhauling NYPD’s Policing of Protests 05/21/24 D.A. Bragg, LAS Call on Legislature to Increase Student Load Aid 05/20/24 LAS Files Brief in Support of Right to Record in Public Spaces of Police Precincts 05/14/24 LAS Statement on Adams’s Claim that the NYPD’s Policy Does Not Violate POST Act 05/13/24 LAS Celebrates its 47th Annual Servant of Justice Award 05/13/24 LAS Petitions to Intervene Against Lawsuit Attacking NYC Housing Courts 05/13/24 LAS: NYPD’s Draft Policy on Invasive Technology in Subway Violates the POST Act 05/10/24 LAS Submits Testimony on Practice Depriving Foster Children Financial Benefits 05/09/24 LAS Statement on Legislation that Would Unfairly Prejudice New Yorkers 05/09/24 LAS Statement in Response to Supreme Court Ruling in Case on Speedy Hearings 05/09/24 LAS, NYCLU Secure $500K+ for Clients Brutalized While Protesting Police Violence 05/08/24 LAS Statement on Probe Into the NYPD’s Unethical Use of Social Media Accounts 05/08/24 LAS Sues Over New Yorkers with Disabilities in Solitary Confinement 05/06/24 LAS Calls of Investigation Related to NYPD’s Violent Crackdown of Recent Protests 05/06/24 LAS, ALAA Call on NYS Assembly to Pass Legislation to Increase Loan Assistance 05/02/24 LAS Condemns NYPD for Unlawfully Detaining and Processing Demonstrators
April
04/30/24 LAS Condemns RGB’s Preliminary Vote to Increase Rents on Low-Income New Yorkers 04/29/24 LAS Calls for Rent Freeze to Protect Low-Income Tenants 04/23/24 ACS Kept Almost $19 Million in Survivors Benefits Meant for Children in Foster Care 04/19/24 LAS Replies to City’s Response in Litigation on CityFHEPS Reform, Expansion 04/18/24 LAS Statement on NYC Rent Guidelines Board’s Price Index, Mortgage Survey Report 04/18/24 LAS Files Lawsuit Seeking the Appointment of Private Administrator to Run Building 04/17/24 Renewed NYS Budget ‘Sweep’ of IOLA Funds Would be Disastrous 04/16/24 Advocates Demand Passage of Legislation to End the Lifetime Ban on Jury Service 04/16/24 LAS Files Lawsuit Against Landlord of Buildings with Over 600 Open Violations 04/15/24 Advisory: Advocates Call on Albany to Pass Legislation to End Ban on Jury Service 04/13/24 LAS Statement in Response to Housing Negotiations in NYS FY25 Budget 04/12/24 Advocates Laud Decision to Restore Fudnign to NYC Comision on Human Rights 04/11/24 LAS Statement on the NYC Rent Guidelines Board’s 2024 Income and Affordability Study 04/09/24 LAS Submits Comments on Policy that Fails to Protect Benefits for Children in Foster Care 04/08/24 LAS Condemns Proposed Policy Denying Foster Children Social Security Disability Benefits 04/04/24 Maimonides Tenants, Electeds, Advocates Call to Stop Mass Evictions 04/04/24 Advisory: Maimonides Tenants, Electeds to Hold Press Conference to Stop Mass Evictions 04/04/23 DOC and DOE Failing to Provide Mandated High School Education for Incarcerated Youth 04/03/24 LAS Condemns NYS for Denying Visits, Locking In Incarcerated People For Eclipse 04/02/24 Advocates Call for Hearing on Incarcerated New Yorkers’ Access to the Ballot 04/02/24 Advisory: Advocates Call for Hearing on Incarcerated New Yorkers’ Access to the Ballot
March
03/29/24 LAS, ALAA Call on Albany to Increase Student Loan Assistance 03/28/24 LAS Statement in Response to the City’s New Subway Gun Detection System Pilot 03/28/24 LAS Statement on the NYC Rent Guidelines Board’s 2024 Income and Expense Study 03/27/24 LAS Statement on City’s Reply in Litigation on CityFHEPS Reform and Expansion Laws 03/26/24 Defenders’ Joint Statement on Lawsuits Alleging Sexual Abuse on Rikers Island 03/25/24 LAS, ALAA Call on Albany to Ensure the Budget to Increase Student Loan Assistance 03/23/24 Video: Bronx Tenants Report Rainfall Pouring into the Lobby 03/22/24 LAS Calls on Adams to Keep Communities Safe by Restoring Funding 03/21/24 Legal Services Organizations Call on Lawmakers to Reject Sweep of $234 Million in Funding 03/21/24 LAS Files Motion to Reargue in Maimonides Hospital Mass Eviction Case 03/19/24 LAS Releases List of NYPD Members Most-Named in Lawsuits, with Highest Payouts 03/15/24 LAS Announce Settlement in Callahan v. Carey, Preserving NYC’s Right to Shelter 03/15/24 Advocates Call to Restore Funding to the NYC Commission on Human Rights 03/15/24 LAS Secures Landmark Settlement on Access to Critical Rental Vouchers 03/15/24 Advisory: LAS to Appear in Court on Right to Shelter Case 03/14/24 LAS, ALAA Laud Legislature for Prioritizing Legislation to Increase Student Loan Assistance 03/14/24 East Harlem Tenants Announce Lawsuit Against One of NYC’s Worst Landlords 03/14/24 Advisory: Advocates Gather to Save The NYC Commission on Human Rights 03/14/24 Advocates Condemn Deployment of National Guard, State Police into NYC Subway System 03/14/24 LAS Announces Spring Mobile Justice Bus Tour to Meet New Yorkers in Their Communities 03/14/24 Advisory: Press Conference Opposing Governor’s Safety Plan for Subway System 03/14/24 Advisory: East Harlem TenantsAlleging Landlord Stole Security Deposits 03/13/24 LAS Statement on Senate and Assembly One-House Budget Proposals 03/12/24 Transparency Advocates Urge Legislature and Governor to Strengthen FOIL 03/12/24 LAS Secures Federal Appeals Court Ruling in Final Two Rent Stabilization Law Cases 03/12/24 35 DAs, Public Defenders, More Support Legislation to Increase Student Loan Aid 03/11/24 LAS, ALAA Laud NY State Senate’s Passage of DALF Legislation 03/11/24 Attorneys for Children Providers Release White Paper on Family Court in Crisis 03/08/24 Civil Rights Organizations Respond to Community Engagement Plan 03/06/24 Worker Advocacy Organizations Outline One-House Budget Priorities 03/05/24 LAS Lawsuit Against Owners of Tax-Delinquent Bronx Building 03/05/24 Advisory: Announcement About Bronx Building with Decades-Long History of Neglect 03/04/24 LAS Statement on Adams Reducing Cash Assistance, SNAP Backlogs 03/01/24 LAS Call on NYPD to Adhere to Agreed-Upon Terms of Protest Settlement 03/01/24 Latest Report from Rikers Monitor Reflects NYC DOC’s Continued Non-Compliance
February
02/29/24 Payouts on Alleged NYPD Misconduct for 2023 Reach Almost $115 Million 02/27/24 NYC Public Defenders Respond to Mayor’s Call to Modify NYC’s Detainer Law 02/26/24 600+ Attorneys Call on Albany to Enact Legislation to Increase Student Loan Aid 02/21/24 LAS Statement on NYC Council’s Motion to Intervene on City FHEPS Litigation 02/20/24 LAS Statement on SCOTUS Decision Leaving NY Rent Stabilization Laws Intact 02/16/24 Civil Legal Service Community Applauds Governor’s Funding Support 02/14/24 LAS Sues to Force Adams to Fully Implement CityFHEPS Reform, Expansion 02/13/24 #Right2RemainSilent Coalition Holds Advocacy Day in Albany 02/13/24 NYC Jails Coalition Holds Rally in Support of Incarcerated Individuals’ Access to Polls 02/13/24 LAS Files Source of Income Discrimination Lawsuit Against NYC Landlords 02/13/24 NYIFUP Condemns Attacks on NYC’s Sanctuary and Detainer Laws 02/13/24 Advisory: #Right2RemainSilent Coalition to Hold Advocacy Day Today in Albany 02/12/24 Advisory: Rally in Support of Incarcerated New Yorkers’ Access to the Polls 02/07/24 Court Approves Overhaul of NYPD Protest Practices 02/05/24 Wage Gap is Driving an Employment Crisis in New York’s Civil Legal Services 02/05/24 LAS Files Lawsuit Against City and Landlords of Collapsed Bronx Building 02/05/24 Advisory: Tenants of Collapsed Bronx Building To Make Announcement 02/01/24 LAS Statement on NYPD Subway Robot No Longer Patroling Subway Station
January
01/30/24 LAS Lauds NYC Council for Overriding Mayor Adams’ Veto of the How Many Stops Act 01/25/24 Lawsuit Against NYSDOL On Behalf of 24-Hour Home Care Workers Moves Forward 01/24/24 LAS Files Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff Subjected to Deceptions by Police 01/19/24 Community Denounces Mayor for Vetoing Int 549A to End Solitary Confinement 01/19/24 LAS Condemns Mayor Adams for Vetoing the How Many Stops Act 01/18/24 Advisory: Exoneration of LAS Client Steven Ruffin 01/16/24 LAS Statement on State, City Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Unveilings 01/11/24 Data: City Marshals Executed 11,973 Evictions in 2023 01/09/24 LAS Responds to Governor Hochul’s 2024 State of the State Address 01/09/24 LAS Statement on the City Evacuating Families with Children from Floyd Bennett Field 01/09/24 LAS Statement on NYC DOI Report on PATH Intake Issues 01/09/24 LAS Announces Intention to File Litigation to Implement CityFHEPS Reform 01/08/24 NYC Public Defenders Release 2024 Statewide Legislative Priorities 01/04/24 LAS Releases 2024 Statewide Juvenile, Family Regulation Legislative Priorities 01/02/24 LAS Releases 2024 Statewide Civil Legal Services Legislative Priorities
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