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LAS in the News 7.03.20

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 Calls Brooklyn Housing Court an Unacceptable Risk to Public Health

Electeds and advocates alike push for delay in reopening or relocation of the court, reports WNYC.org.

LAS on How to Handle a Landlord Threatening Eviction

Your housing rights in a legal landscape rocked by COVID-19, reported in Buzzfeed.

LAS Condemns DOCCS for Failing to Screen Incarcerated New Yorkers for COVID-19

Despite new guidelines from the CDC, DOCCS has refused to implement regular testing of all persons currently in its custody, reports the New York Daily News.

LAS Lauds Signing of the Safe Harbor Act Into Law

The legislation will extend much-needed rent relief to 100,000+ NYS tenants, reports Law360.

Legal Aid Secures Retrial From NYS Appellate Division for Client

This ruling is based on a trial judge's biased and excessive interference with the questioning of two key witnesses, which denied Mr. Mitchell a fair trial, according to the Queens Daily Eagle.

Legal Aid, NYS Legislators and Advocates Urge Governor Cuomo to Sign the NYS Tenant Safe Harbor Act Into Law

The Legal Aid Society, NYS Senator Brad Hoylman, New York State Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz, and other advocates called on Gov. Cuomo to enact the NYS Tenant Safe Harbor Act, reports Spectrum News.

LAS Urges City to Immediately End All Solitary Confinement Practices

Legal Aid says the truth of the dangerousness of solitary confinement practices in City jails is not a new finding, and that the time has come to outlaw the practice completely, reports the New York Daily News.

LAS in the News 6.26.20

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...

LAS Files Motion to Vacate Conviction for Jason Serrano, Client Ensnared in NYPD Marijuana Planting Scheme

New BWC Footage Reveals Likely Marijuana Stashed On NYPD Officers' Cruiser Floor, reports Gothamist.