At The Legal Aid Society our Civil, Criminal Defense, Juvenile Rights, and Pro Bono practices work tirelessly in and out of thecourtroom 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.

LAS: NYS legislatures must defend pre-trial reforms

NYLJ: NY Public Defenders Fear Discovery Rollback Is a Late Arrival to Extended Budget Talks
City & State: Hochul and legislative leaders considering changes to discovery reform
Spectrum News: Discovery law changes could be part of New York budget talks
NYDN: NY public defenders rail against potential 11th-hour discovery reform rollbacks
NYP: Kathy Hochul expands bail budget battle with proposed discovery changes
Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Lawmakers Urged to Reject Changes to New York’s Discovery Statute
Brian Lehrer Show: Albany Negotiations: Discovery Reform?
Bloomberg: New York State Budget Talks in Limbo Over Bail Law Proposal
The Black Wall Street Times: Advocates reject NY Gov Hochul’s plan to roll back bail reform
News10: Experts discuss bail and possible changes to discovery law

City’s landmark eviction defense program in dire need of more funding

Gothamist: NYC legal providers say they need $461M to make ‘right to counsel’ a reality
City Limits: What Would It Take To Fully Fund Right To Counsel For NYC Tenants?
Patch: NYC Needs To Budget $460M To Avert Thousands Of Evictions: Advocates
Brick Underground: Legal aid program for low-income tenants facing eviction needs $351 million
PIX11: NYC legal aid attorneys call for more funding to keep up with eviction cases
The City: Overwhelmed With Cases, Free Housing Lawyers Ask for 4 Times the Funding

LAS decries NYPD’s latest surveillance overreach

NBC4: Say Hello to ‘Spot,’ the Robot Police Dog Joining the NYPD
Patch: NYPD Unleashes ‘Dystopian’ Robot Police Dog Again, Advocates Howl
City & State: Robot police dogs are back, under Eric Adams
NYDN: NYPD reboots cyborg police dog , civil rights advocates warn against high-tech hound
Gothamist: Robot dogs, tiny rocket ships will soon work alongside NYPD officers
Daily Mail: NYPD unveils three new high-tech ROBOTS that will be sent into hostage stand-offs
El Diario: El NYPD usará perros robots para luchar contra el crimen en NYC
NY1: NYPD brings back robotic dog, unveils other high-tech security devices
Queens Daily Eagle: Controversial Robots to Police City Streets
Vice: NYPD Is Bringing Back the Creepy Robo Dog No One Liked, and It’s Not Alone

More LAS in the news

Queens Daily Eagle: Pols protest gov’s bail proposal following Rikers visit
Law360: NY Weighing Highest State Wage Floor, Worrying Employers
Law360: NYC Can’t Dodge Suit Over NYPD Arrests Of Floyd Protesters
Queens Daily Eagle: Queens DA delays decision to retry wrongly convicted man or dismiss case
NYP: NYC Board of Correction report details DOC failures in seven inmate deaths
WSJ: New York’s ‘Problem-Solving’ Courts Were Shuttered by Covid. They Haven’t Rebounded.
Gothamist: Most NYC stabilized tenants pay a third of income on housing, as panel mulls rent hike
Patch: Freeze NYC Rent: Advocates Tell Board After ‘Dire’ New Study