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LAS Files Emergency Motion to Ensure Due Process for Homeless New Yorkers

The City has repeatedly violated a preliminary injunction that safeguards disabled individuals from being transferred out of hotel rooms without first going through proper protocols, reports POLITICO.

Lilia Toson Named New York Law Journal Rising Star

Toson, Supervising Attorney in the Law Reform Unit of The Legal Aid Society's Civil Practice, is part of the publication's prestigious under 40 list.

Listen: New York Struggles to Deliver Federal Rent Relief Funding

The Legal Aid Society's Ellen Davidson appeared on The Capitol Pressroom to discuss the issues plaguing the State's rent relief distribution.

LAS: Eviction Moratorium Must Once Again Be Extended

A new COVID-19 surge coupled with the sluggish distribution of rent relief funds makes it essential that Albany extend tenant protections beyond August, reports the Norwood News.

LAS in the News 07.30.21

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LAS Applauds City’s Expansion of Fair Chance Act

The new protections prohibit employers from discriminating on the basis of pending criminal cases, according to City Limits.

LAS Seeks Order Requiring Community Engagement to End Stop-and-Frisk Abuses

A new filing, made with a coalition of advocates, calls for substantial changes to federal monitorship overseeing NYPD's stop-and-frisk and trespass arrest practices, as reported by the Associated Press.

LAS Filing Demands Transparency on NYPD Surveillance Spending

The NYPD’s history of opaqueness surrounding its surveillance capabilities and funding continues, according to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.

Listen: Bracing for the Post-Pandemic Medicaid Enrollment Decline

The Legal Aid Society’s Rebecca Antar Novick and Erika Hanson appeared on The Capitol Pressroom to discuss the spike in demand and what will happen when things return to normal.

LAS Welcomes Pledge to Streamline Rent Relief Process

Advocates appreciate the Governor's attention to fixing the problem with processing applications but need more details, including a plan to address the program's glitchy website, reports THE CITY.