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 continues to fight, secure victories for homeless New Yorkers

NYT: Judge temporarily halts the transfer of N.Y.C. homeless people from hotels to shelters.
NY1: Judge again stops city from moving people experiencing homeless out of hotels
NYLJ: Manhattan Federal Judge Freezes City’s Transition Out of Homeless Hotel Program
Politico: Judge again halts administration’s transfers of homeless out of hotels
City Limits: Judge Temporarily Bars NYC’s Transfer of Homeless From Hotels to Shelters—Again
NYDN: Federal judge orders halt to removal of NYC homeless from hotels amid COVID concerns
Politico: LAS alleges de Blasio administration violating court-ordered protocols in hotel transfers
Law.com: Attorney for NYC Homeless Allege City Has Violated Terms of Injunction
NY Post: NYC agrees to briefly suspend moving homeless people from hotels
Politico Playbook: NYC agrees to briefly suspend moving homeless people from hotels
NY Daily News: Homeless, advocates decry move from UWS to Queens hotel with broken elevator

LAS urges extension of eviction moratorium, expedited rent relief 

Norwood News: The Legal Aid Society Calls on State to Extend New York’s Eviction Moratorium
Politico: Lawmakers adopt wait-and-see approach, as groups raise alarms over eviction moratorium
AP: Explainer: Will New York eviction relief efforts be enough?
Capitol Pressroom: New York struggles to deliver federal rent relief funding
Bloomberg: States Under Pressure to Expedite Stalled Rent Relief
Norwood News: Landlords Have Sued Over 50 Families Per 1,000 Units in Bronx Neighborhoods

More LAS in the news

Law360: Employers’ Obligations Under NYC’s Fair Chance Act Expand
TheRealDeal: De Blasio bumps up city vouchers as state increase stalls
NYLJ: New York Law Journal Announces Its 2021 Rising Stars
NJ Spotlight New: ICE continues to pull its detainees from NJ