At The Legal Aid Society our Civil, Criminal Defense, Juvenile Rights, and Pro Bono practices work tirelessly in and out of the courtroom to defend our clients and dismantle the hidden, systemic barriers that can prevent them from thriving in New York City. We seek to be a beacon of hope for those who feel neglected —regardless of who they are, where they come from, or how they identify. Our experienced teams provide comprehensive services, support, and advocacy that protect rights, keep families and communities together, and in many cases, saves lives. We have an intrinsic connection to the daily lives of New Yorkers. Here are a few of the places we made a difference, provided context or added valuable perspective this week:

Oral arguments made against public charge rule

NYLJ: NY Federal Judge Presses DOJ Lawyers for Reason Behind ‘Public Charge’ Rule
Courthouse News Service: Judge Skewers Rule Change on Immigrants Receiving Welfare
Political Hispanic: Organizations Ask Judge to Stop Public Charge Rule
Univision: Abogados de inmigración luchan por frenar la nueva regla de “carga pública”
El Diario: Juez federal de NY decidirá esta semana si frena norma de ‘carga pública’
Common Dreams: Immigrant Rights Groups in Court to Halt Public Charge Rule

NYCHA tries to evict tenant battling cancer

Patch: NYCHA Tries To Evict Cancer Patient Caring For Sick Mom
ABC7: Man with stage-four cancer fights to stay in NYCHA apartment
BK News 12: NYCHA tenant battling stage 4 cancer faces eviction after mother’s death
Pix 11: Cancer patient in Brooklyn faces NYCHA eviction
NY1: Brooklyn Man Faces Eviction by NYCHA during Stage 4 Cancer Battle

Bronx DA names cops with credibility issues

Gothamist: Bronx Prosecutors Release Secret Records On Dishonest Cops
NY Post: Bronx DA names 75 NYPD members on ‘naughty list’ for shoddy police work

More LAS in the news

NY Daily News: Government fails to notify 500 undocumented young people re: path to citizenship
Patch: Rikers Island Detainees Register To Vote With City’s Help
OneZero: Inside New York City’s Partnership With Israeli iPhone Hacking Company Cellebrite
Newsday: Suspect in deaths of 4 homeless men in Manhattan confessed, prosecutors say
CBS Radio: New Law Takes 17-Year-Olds Out Of Adult Criminal System In New York
NYLJ: After Young Immigrants’ Win in Class Action, Dispute Over Court-Ordered Notice Arises
El Diario: Juez federal de NY decidirá esta semana si frena norma de ‘carga pública’
City Limits: NYC’s Immigrant Seniors Chilled by Trump’s Public Charge Crackdown
The Appeal: Nearly 600k New Yorkers are Eligible to Have Their Records Sealed
El Diario: Piden a Albany aprobar ley que elimine de forma automática los antecedentes penales
NY Daily News: Brooklyn cancer patient faces homelessness if evicted from NYC public housing
Atlanta Black Star: Brooklyn Man Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Is Freed After 26 Years in Prison
Amsterdam News: NY State Supreme Court: City’s medical examiner software is unreliable
NYDN: Criminal charges dropped against Bronx woman blinded during arrest
NYDN: Man choked and stun-gunned by cops in upper Manhattan sues NYPD
NYDN: Correction officers ordered to stop calling prisoners ‘packages’ and ‘bodies’