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LAS Suit: Federal Immigration Fines Are Unconstitutional

The Government is issuing up to $1.82 million in fines without notice, evidence, or a chance to contest them.

Op-Ed: Airbnb Will Wreck New York City’s Neighborhoods

Legal Aid's Robert Desir warns of Airbnb's efforts to overturn laws that protect the City's neighborhoods from private equity vultures.

Twyla Carter Named One of New York’s Most Influential Women

Legal Aid's Attorney-in-Chief and Chief Executive Officer has been honored as part of the Women Power 100 list from City & State.

LAS in the News 11.14.25

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 Makes NYPD Surveillance Contracts Public

The Legal Aid Society has launched a webpage giving the public access to documents related to the NYPD's purchase of surveillance technologies through the special expense (SPEX) budget.

LAS Decries Supreme Court Ruling on Discriminatory Passport Policy

The ruling allows the government to enforce a discriminatory passport policy against transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and intersex people.

LAS in the News 11.07.25

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.

Advocates Demand Polling Sites, Ballot Access for Incarcerated New Yorkers

Over 6,000 New Yorkers held at Rikers Island are eligible to vote. By neglecting voting in jails, the BOE and DOC are effectively disenfranchising Black and Brown New Yorkers.

Eugena Oh Joins LAS as Chief of Staff

Ms. Oh believes deeply in racial justice and equity and has devoted her career to extending opportunity to historically marginalized communities.

LAS in the News 10.31.25

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.