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LAS Urges Rent Guidelines Board to Roll Back Rents Ahead of Final Vote

"Our clients and all low-income tenants across the city are already at a breaking point, and we must provide meaningful relief in order to avoid a wave of evictions,” The Legal Aid Society's Adriene Holder told The New York Times.

LAS Warns Against Rush to Reopen Housing Court

Confusion and scant guidance mar a re-opening process amidst the lingering specter of COVID-19, reports Law360.

LAS Cautions Protesters Over NYPD’s Invasive Collection of Personal Information

Advances in technology grant police many tools in collecting personal data and DNA collection is also an issue, according The Markup.

LAS Calls for NYPD Accountability on Surveillance Strategy

The City Council will vote on legislation that would force transparency on controversial technologies, reports the Queens Daily Eagle.

LAS Demands Release of DA’s “Problem Cop” Lists in Wake of 50-A Repeal

Public defenders call for transparency in relation to officers with substantiated misconduct allegations, as reported by the Queens Daily Eagle.

LAS Welcomes Disbanding of NYPD Anti-Crime Unit

The Legal Aid Society urged the City to focus on reducing police headcount and invest those savings in local communities, according to the The Wall Street Journal.

LAS Celebrates Supreme Court Decision on LGBTQ+ Protections

The Legal Aid Society filed an amicus brief in this matter in support of the position that Title VII precludes employer discrimination based on transgendered status and sexual orientation, according to Law.com.

LAS to Mayor and Speaker: Make NYPD Disciplinary Records Accessible Now

The Legal Aid Society called on Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Corey Johnson to immediately make disciplinary records publicly available online, according to POLITICO.

LAS Demands Reform After Deluge of NYPD Misconduct Complaints From Protesters

Complaints have skyrocketed during the George Floyd-inspired protests in New York City, reports ABC 7.

LAS Condemns NYPD for Disrupting New Yorkers’ Due Process Rights

The police department has refused to participate in preliminary hearings during the George Floyd protests, impacting those held pretrial and awaiting possible release, according to The Appeal.