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LAS Recounts Year-Long Fight to Protect Tenants

Attorneys say the low number of evictions last year was a victory, but massive challenges remain to ensure New Yorkers will continue to remain in their homes, according to Law360.

LAS Urges Cuomo to Sign Bill Limiting Solitary Confinement

The HALT Solitary Confinement Act cleared the State Senate on Thursday and passed the State Assembly earlier this week, reports the New York Law Journal.

LAS Decries Gendered, Racist Violence Against Asian Women

In response to the attacks in Georgia earlier this week, The Legal Aid Society's Exploitation Intervention Project expressed solidarity with the AAPI community and demanded concrete actions to end the cycle of violence.

LAS Demands Action to Address Policing of Sex Work

Advocates are pressing the City over allegations of misconduct and racial discrimination by the NYPD, as reported by ProPublica.

LAS Calls for Marijuana Record Expungement

Advocates are pushing lawmakers to address the criminal justice concerns of communities of color as they negotiate legalizing recreational marijuana use, according to Rochester First.

LAS Files Suit to Secure New Yorkers in State Prisons Access to COVID-19 Vaccine

Omitting incarcerated people as a group to be prioritized undermines both the individual and the public health benefits of vaccination, reports the New York Daily News.

LAS Hopeful for Biden-Era Immigration Policy

Immigration advocates are pressing the new administration to fulfill promises of a policy revamp, as reported by Documented NY.

LAS Slams New York State Income Tax on Unemployment Benefits

Advocates propose waiving state income tax on unemployment benefits to help struggling New Yorkers during the COVID-19 pandemic, reports Rockland/Westchester Journal News.

LAS Again Urges Tenants to Apply for COVID-19 Eviction Relief

In a positive trend, the City has seen a nearly 1,000-percent increase in the number of tenants seeking to delay eviction proceedings, according to the Queens Daily Eagle.

Federal Court Upholds Rent Reform in Win for Tenants

The Legal Aid Society slammed a recent glut of lawsuits by landlords which challenged renter protections, reports the New York Daily News.