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Dawne Mitchell Honored by Delta Sigma Theta with Trailblazer Award

Mitchell, Attorney-in-Charge of The Legal Aid Society's Juvenile Rights Practice, was awarded for her exceptional work with children.
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In First for NYC, Bronx DA Releases List of NYPD Officers with Questionable Credibility

The Legal Aid Society calls on other prosecutors to follow suit, according to WNYC/Gothamist.
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LAS’ Susan Cameron on Keeping ICE Out of NYC Courts

Cameron, Supervising Attorney in our Civil Law Reform Unit, spoke with NY1’s Inside City Hall and NY1 Noticias about the importance of the recently filed lawsuit.
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LAS Lauds Ruling Against Flawed DNA Software Forensic Statistical Tool

Attorneys are demanding a full review of all cases involving the City’s in-house FST, reports WNYC/Gothamist.
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LAS in the News 10.04.19

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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LAS, Davis Polk Secure Vacatur for Wrongfully Convicted Client

Carlos Weeks had served 26 years incarcerated, according to the New York Post.
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LTE: We Need to Protect Rent Stabilization Laws

Adriene Holder, Attorney-in-Charge of our Civil Practice, explains why the new rent laws provide critical housing protections for our clients and all low-income tenants in today’s New York Daily News.
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Welcome to Our New Website!

"From court room to community center we are where you need us most, equipped with the experience that matters. At this moment in our society, you need to know your rights, how to get legal help, and how to find answers to your most pressing questions."
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LAS Joins Task Force for Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming, Non-Binary, Intersex People in Custody

Attorneys Dori Lewis and Mik Kinkead join government and community organization representatives, all of whom are leading experts, including experts by lived experience.
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NYS Implements Phase II of Raise the Age for 17-Year-Olds

For many years, New York stood as one of only two states in the country that prosecuted all 16- and 17-year-olds as adults in the criminal legal system, regardless of the crime committed, reports the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
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