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LAS Presses Albany to Pass Bills Protecting Children in Police Interrogations

Proposed laws aim to protect children because they are not able to assert their rights during police interrogations, reports The City.
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LAS Continues to Warn Against Potential “Tsunami” of Evictions in NYC

New cases could force tens of thousands of financially struggling New Yorkers out of their homes, reports NY Daily News.
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Opinion: Cops are Using Fear to Fight Reform

Marie Ndiaye, Supervising Attorney of our Decarceration Project, penned an op-ed in City Limits on the fear-mongering and dog-whistling tactics employed by the NYPD to resist reform.
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LAS in the News 7.10.20

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.
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Civil Rights Attorneys Decry Decision that Declines Curfew, Social Distancing Enforcement Investigation

This ruling is a missed opportunity to bring much-needed accountability for the NYPD’s enforcement of social distancing rules disproportionately against Black and Latinx New Yorkers, despite hard evidence that violations of those rules are committed by white New Yorkers at equal rates.
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Legal Advocates Call on NYC DAs to Drop All Social Distancing, Protest-Related Arrests

Over 1,300 demonstrators still face charges relating to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s curfew, reports Gothamist.
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LAS Warns Against Courts Rushing to Resume Housing Trials in Brooklyn

New advisory for late-July reopening puts desperate tenants at even greater risk, reports Law360.
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LAS Slams False Narrative Peddled by NYPD to Undermine Reforms

Newly released data contradicts claims from the NYPD that crime increases have any relation to bail reforms, mass release efforts, reports Gothamist.
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LAS Backs Essential Workers Call for Workplace Protections

Workers rally to support state legislation that requires COVID-19 protection measures, reports QNS.com.
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NYC Public Defenders Call on New York Court System to Delay Opening of Courts

New guidance from Court Administration would require in-person court appearances for Supreme Court in the coming weeks, endangering the health of anyone required to appear, reports the New York Daily News.
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