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LAS Hails Signing of Clean Slate Act

The new law will automatically seal conviction records and end perpetual punishment for millions of New Yorkers.

Twyla Carter Named to Power of Diversity: Women 100 List

Legal Aid's Attorney-in-Chief and Chief Executive Officer is being honored as part of City and State's annual ranking.

LAS in the News 11.10.23

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 Decries City Policy Forcing Children to Sleep in Classrooms

Children as young as 14-years-old have reported sleeping on cots on the floor in classrooms of juvenile detention centers.

New Report Details Vermin Infestation on Rikers Island

The proliferation of vermin includes arthropods, mice, ants, flies, roaches, gnats, and drain flies.

LAS in the News 11.03.23

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: Housing Families with Children at Floyd Bennett Field is Unacceptable

A tour of the facility revealed that it falls woefully short of providing the accommodations that this vulnerable population needs and deserves.

Phil Desgranges Set to Lead Criminal Defense Law Reform at LAS

Desgranges will lead a team working to develop and advance innovative impact litigation and policy reform initiatives.

LAS Honors Key Partners at 2023 Pro Bono Publico Awards Ceremony

Wesley R. Powell of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP; Dechert LLP; and 264 individual attorneys were honored at this year's ceremony.

LAS in the News 10.27.23

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.