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LAS Condemns Staten Island DA’s Call to End Decarceration Efforts During Pandemic

Christopher Pisciotta, Attorney-in-Charge of the Staten Island Trial Office at The Legal Aid Society, penned a letter to the editor in today’s New York Daily News in response to a recent op-ed by District Attorney Michael McMahon.

LAS Attorneys Back in Court to Stop “Public Charge” Rule Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

A District Judge highlighted how the legal landscape has changed during the pandemic as he pushed the government to explain why he shouldn't issue a new injunction, according to Law360.

LAS Helps Expose Bronx NYPD Officer’s Corrupt “Collars for Dollars” Scheme

Wrongful arrests by Officer Darryl Schwartz have resulted in numerous civil rights lawsuits, according to the New York Daily News.

LAS in the News 5.15.20

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 Urges Albany to Defend New Yorkers Disproportionately Impacted by COVID-19

Together with legislators, The Legal Aid Society is calling on State government to enact key measures to protect New York's most vulnerable communities, reports Patch.

LAS Calls for Expansion of Unemployment Benefits for All New Yorkers

New legislation aims to revamp the state's archaic and confusing laws amid the COVID-19 health crisis, reports City and State.

LAS Fights to Uphold Rights of Detained Immigrants Facing Removal Proceedings

A federal prosecutor is seeking to invalidate a 2019 ruling shifting the burden of justifying detention to the government at bond hearings, Law360 reports.

LAS Renews Calls to End Social Distancing Enforcement After Shocking Arrest Video

The new video shows NYPD officers violently arresting a young mother in front of her child, according to the Brooklyn Paper.

LAS Condemns Governor, DOCCS for Delaying Release of Six Incarcerated Pregnant Women

The women remain incarcerated at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility despite promises from Governor Cuomo that they would be released, according to the New York Daily News.

Op-Ed: Policing the Pandemic: This is Nothing New

Attorney's from The Legal Aid Society's Criminal Defense Practice explain the NYPD's inequitable social distancing enforcement is part of a larger pattern of discrimination in today's BKLYNER.