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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.

LAS Decries the Enormous Financial Burden of Police Misconduct

Data reveals the high cost taxpayers pay to settle lawsuits brought against the NYPD, reports ABCNews.

LAS Warns NYPD Tactics May Increase COVID-19 Spread

Mass arrests of protesters and a cavalier attitude towards safety measures displayed by officers are putting people at greater risk of infection, writes VICE.

Op-Ed: When White People Call the Cops on Black People, They Lay Bare Classic US Racism

Nefertiti Ankra, Zamir Ben-Dan, Julia Jenkins and Takiya Wheeler from The Legal Aid Society assail the act of white people calling the police on black people in a new piece for Truthout.

LAS in the News 6.12.20

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 Applauds Full Repeal of Police Secrecy Law 50-A

“Finally, after years of advocacy, New York has struck down one of the nation’s most secretive laws, a law that shielded police misconduct from public scrutiny," The Legal Aid Society's Tina Luongo tells AM New York.

LAS Secures Release of Essential Worker Caught in NYPD’s Bronx Protest Crackdown

An NYC essential worker was held in jail for a week and hit with parole violations over participation in peaceful protest, reports Gothamist.