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:

From LAS Staff

Times Union: Letter: Legislation crafted to protect children (Dawne Mitchell)

NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo fired after death of Eric Garner

NY Daily News: NYPD fires Officer Daniel Pantaleo over chokehold death of Eric Garner
NYLJ: NYPD Officer Involved in Garner Death Is Fired
Time Magazine: NYPD Fires Daniel Pantaleo, Officer Involved in Eric Garner Death
Ebony: NYPD Officer Accused of Fatally Choking Eric Garner Fired Five Years After Incident
Staten Island Advance: Following Pantaleo’s termination, Garner family vows to continue fight
Staten Island Advance: DA says he’s legally barred from releasing Garner grand jury minutes

NYC DNA database grows by 19,000 profiles in two years

Queens Daily Eagle: City’s DNA database swells as cops log New Yorkers’ genetic material
CBS News: NYPD DNA Database raises privacy concerns
El Diario: Cuestionan al NYPD por uso de base de datos de AND
Patch: Concerns About NYC’s DNA Database Spur Demand For Hearing

More LAS in the news

NY Daily News: ICE-d out! NYPD denied all federal requests to detain immigrants
DocumentedNY: An Asylum Seeker Told ICE He Was 17. They Detained Him With Adults Anyway
Daily Breast: This Teenager Escaped Repression in West Africa. ICE Jailed Him Anyway
Associated Press: Report: NY police reject all immigrant detainer requests
NY1 Noticias: Pasos a seguir si te detienen en una redada de ICE
NYT: ‘If You’re Like Me, You Can’t Sit By. This Is America.’
Queens Daily Eagle: Nearly every person arrested for weed in NYC this year was black or Latinx
THE CITY: Rikers Body Scanners Feed Unrestricted Solitary Confinement
Gothamist: ‘The Job Is Dead’: NYPD Officers Seethe In Wake Of Pantaleo Firing