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LAS Slams de Blasio’s Inaction Following Horrific NYPD Subway Assault

"Mayor Bill de Blasio’s mishandling of this situation serves as a microcosm of his colossal failure on police reform issues…”

Legal Aid Decries Death of Another Client at Rikers Island

Prosecutors could have easily spared Mr. Rodriguez from this fate but deliberately chose not to.

LAS Sounds Alarm Over Potential Eviction Crisis

Experts expect explosion of eviction proceedings when courts fully reopen, reports MarketWatch.

LAS in the News 7.17.20

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 Secures Dismissal of Top Charge Pending Against Client Assaulted by NYPD

After BWC footage went viral on social media, DA Vance dismissed a completely unwarranted felony assault charge pending against Joseph, a LAS client who was brutally attacked by NYPD officers on the subway, reports The City.

LAS Calls on State to Enact Comprehensive COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rules

Workers returning to work face unsafe conditions while government waffles, reports City Limits.

Legal Aid Lauds Ruling That Finds NYPD’s Ballistics Method Flawed

Bronx judge rejects junk science used by law enforcement to prosecute cases, reports the New York Daily News.

Op-Ed: Exposing – and Ending – Police Lies

In a Gotham Gazette op-ed, Legal Aid Society attorneys Rigodis Appling & Jason Wu speak to the consequences of a police culture where lies and the violation of rights is a norm.

LAS Files Lawsuit Challenging Systemic Discrimination by the NYS Justice Center

The Legal Aid Society filed a lawsuit on behalf of client Michael McCoy in New York State Supreme Court against the New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs (Justice...

Op-Ed: When Courts Become Superspreaders

Resuming proceedings in the city's court buildings will needlessly put vulnerable New Yorkers in danger.