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Twyla Carter Named One of New York’s Most Influential Black Leaders

The Legal Aid Society's Attorney-in-Chief and CEO is part of City & State's The Power of Diversity: Black 100 list.

LAS Successfully Defends New York’s Rent Reforms, Stabilization Law

Two new rulings are the latest rebuke of unscrupulous landlords who have brought suits challenging 2019's reforms as well as the State's long-standing rent stabilization laws.

LAS in the News 02.03.23

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.

Op-Ed: We Need Housing Solutions Now, Not 10 Years From Now

Legal Aid's Judith Goldiner lays out the critical pieces missing from Governor Kathy Hochl's recently announced New York Housing Compact.

NYPD Misconduct Suits Cost Taxpayers Over $121 Million in 2022

The amount the City paid to settle allegations of misconduct is the highest in at least five years and almost $34 million more than in 2021.

Op-Ed: Albany Must Keep Bail Reform in Place

Legal Aid's Arielle Reid has penned a new op-ed in the New York Daily News refuting Governor Hochl's calls to further erode 2019's bail reforms in her State of the State address.

LAS Sues to Protect Families Who Receive SNAP, Cash Assistance Benefits

Delays in processing applications and recertifications are causing thousands of families to make impossible decisions like whether to pay their rent or feed their children.

LAS in the News 01.27.23

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.

LAS: DOC is Failing to Properly Track New Yorkers at Rikers Intake

The Legal Aid Society has filed a contempt motion in response to the department's ongoing failure to reliably track and process people out of intake on Rikers Island within 24 hours.

Whistleblowers Warn of Growing Transphobia, Homophobia in Local Jails

Under the leadership of Louis Molina, The Department of Correction has expressed indifference to the well-being of incarcerated TGNCNBI individuals.