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Listen: When the NYPD Secretly Collects Your DNA

Attorneys Phil Desgranges and Dave Pollock joined The Brian Lehrer Show to discuss Legal Aid's new lawsuit which seeks to end the City’s illegal and secret DNA collection and storage practices.

LAS Secures Release Hearings for Clients Held on Parole Violations

These individuals had been denied their due process rights under the Less Is More Act, new legislation that overhauls New York’s punitive parole practices, as reported by the New York Daily News.

LAS Attorneys Named Best LGBTQ+ Lawyers Under 40

Mik Kinkead and Perry McCall have been honored for their profound commitment to LGBTQ+ equality.

LAS Sues to End City’s Illegal DNA Collection and Storage Practices

Thousands of New Yorkers are included in the City's DNA database regardless of whether they have been convicted of a crime, reports The New York Times.

LTE: When a Prison Sentence Ends, But Not Imprisonment

The Legal Aid Society's Will A. Page makes the case against continuing to incarcerate New Yorkers who cannot find housing that meets the requirement for their release.

LAS Mourns Client Herman Diaz, Third New Yorker to Die in Custody This Year

Legal Aid is demanding immediate answers for Mr. Diaz's loved ones in the form of a comprehensive and transparent investigation.

LAS in the News 03.18.22

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 Governor’s Regressive Public Safety Plan

The proposal takes New York State backward, undoing historic pretrial reforms and Raise The Age.

LAS: State Must Provide $1 Billion to Replenish Rent Relief Program

A recent federal allotment falls drastically short of the statewide demand from tenants at risk of eviction.

LAS Calls for Accountability As Anti-Crime Units Return to NYC Streets

Advocates are calling for vigilance in addressing complaints of police misconduct against all NYPD officers, as reported by Patch.