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LAS: City Has Consistently Violated Court Order on Conditions in City Jails

The City has failed to provide legally manded ventilation-related data, which is of critical importance as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, according to the New York Daily News.
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LAS Client Ensnared by Cops Who Planted Drugs Has Conviction Overturned

Jason Serrano's conviction was vacated after video surfaced showing police officers planting evidence in his car, as reported by Gothamist.
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LAS in the News 10.29.21

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 Files to Intervene Against Landlords’ Latest Eviction Moratorium Challenge

A group of landlords has filed yet another frivolous and meritless lawsuit challenging New York State's latest protections for tenants, as reported by the New York Law Journal.
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Op-Ed: New York Needs “Good Cause” Evictions

Mayors from two upstate cities with "Good Cause" laws on the books make the case for expanding the tenant protections statewide in today's New York Daily News.
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LAS Decries Illegal Evictions by Unscrupulous Landlords

Landlords are changing locks and cutting off utilities in an effort to force tenants out of their homes, according to City & State.
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Advocates Rally Against Upstate Transfer of TGNCNBI New Yorkers

The Legal Aid Society joined protesters who are demanding the Governor and Mayor reconsider an ill-convinced plan to move people from Rikers to facilities outside of the City, reports News 12 Bronx.
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LAS in the News 10.22.21

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 Demands Transparency on Cops with Credibility Issues

For ten years, the Bronx district attorney has kept a secret list of "no fly" officers whose conduct would undermine their credibility should they be called to testify, as reported by THE CITY.
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LAS Calls for Bar Admission Reform to Address Racial Injustice

Advocates are asking the Administrative Board of the Courts to revise a question that unlawfully mandates disclosure of juvenile and sealed arrests from the bar application, reports the New York Law Journal.
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