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:

LAS seeks order requiring community engagement to end stop-and-frisk abuses

AP: New Yorkers say they’ve been ignored in stop-and-frisk fight
Newsweek: New Yorkers Suing City, NYPD Over Stop-and-Frisk
CBS2: Advocacy Groups File Lawsuit Alleging NYPD Continues To Use Stop-And-Frisk Improperly
PIX11: New Yorkers say they’ve been ignored in stop-and-frisk fight
The Intercept: NYPD Reforms Are Failing, Say Plaintiffs Who Won Landmark Stop and Frisk Case
Bronx News 12: Elected officials, advocates challenge NYPD’s stop-and-frisk practices

LAS presses NYS to expedite rent relief as eviction moratorium deadline looms

NYDN: What happens when New York’s COVID-19 eviction moratorium expires at end of August
Yonkers Times: Schumer to Cuomo, Rent Relief Now…No More Delay, for Tenants and Landlords
NYDN: Schumer demands New York state disburse more than $2B in relief
NYT: 500,000 New Yorkers Owe Back Rent. What Happens When Evictions Resume?
THE CITY: Cuomo Overhauls Rent Relief System After Tenants and Landlords Left Hanging
CBS2: New York To Simplify Rental Assistance Application, Send Funds By End Of August
TheRealDeal: Cuomo vows to speed rent relief after pressure from Schumer
NNY 360: State has processed just $817K of $2.7B in federal rent relief
Rome Sentinal: Schumer urges state to speed up rent relief payments

After a victory for disabled individuals, LAS demands accountability for all homeless New Yorkers

AMNY: Lost in the shuffle: Homeless encampments keep popping as housing crisis rages on
Pix 11: Homeless New Yorkers to be transferred back to shelters; rally to discuss housing
NY1: Homeless New Yorkers are being transferred back to shelters after pandemic hotel stays
Filter: Homeless New Yorkers Fight for Their Rights as Hotel Evictions Continue
El Diario: Exigen frenar traslados de desamparados de hoteles a albergues
West Side Spirit: A Halt on Homeless Hotel Moves
ABCNews10: NYC homeless to transfer back to shelters

More LAS in the news

Brooklyn Daily Eagle: What’s News Breaking: Legal Aid Society Sues NYPD
City Limits: New York City Expands Protections For Workers With Criminal Histories
Capitol Pressroom: Bracing for the post-pandemic Medicaid enrollment decline
Brooklyn Paper: DA Moves to Vacate Over 3.5k Marijuana Cases
Slate: Does the Progressive Case Against New York’s Concealed Carry Ban Hold Water?
Bronx News 12: Brooklyn DA: Thousands of open marijuana cases dismissed
Law360: NY Anti-Eviction Law No Longer Justified, 2nd Circ. Told
Patch: Locals Reject ‘Inhumane’ Homeless Shelter, Experts Call NIMBYism
Amsterdam News: City pays police brutality victim $567k in a settlement