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 communitiess 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.

Advocates rally in support of discovery reforms

Capitol Tonight: Pushback grows to Hochul’s proposed discovery changes
NEWS10: Discovery advocates rally against propsed Hochul rollback
NYDN: Advocates call on NYS lawmakers to end bid to reform discovery laws
NYLJ: Legal Advocates Aiming to Save NY’s Discovery Law Intact Renew Their Campaign in Albany
FingerLakes1.com: New York discovery law debate heats up

More LAS in the news

CBS2: New York prison workers returning to work, but reluctant to end strike
City Limits: City to End 28-Day Hotel Stays for Immigrant Families with Children
Brick Underground: NYC defends broker fee law against ‘unpersuasive’ REBNY lawsuit in court
City & State: HALT law suspension continues under prison strike agreement
CNN: 11 placed on leave after New York prison inmate’s death, corrections department says
Politico: Andrew Cuomo wants to fix New York. Critics say he was part of the problem.
NYT: What to Know About Proposals to Fix the Chaos at Rikers Island
CNN: New York prison system struggles with strike amid outrage over inmate deaths
City Limits: Opinion: Crippling Student Loan Debt Threatens the Work of Public Service Lawyers
Queens Daily Eagle: Officials and activists rally after latest death in New York’s prisons
Peoples Dispatch: Death of inmate Robert Brooks is the tip of the iceberg of prison brutality
CNY Central: Inside deteriorating conditions in New York prisons as strikes continue
Documented NY: Trump Immigrant Registration Plan Is a Scare Tactic, Law Experts Say