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LAS Calls Out Shifting Eviction Policies That Penalize Tenants

Tenants are continuing a lawsuit involving an inadequate waiver solution that leaves some New Yorkers holding the bag, according to Law360.

Attorneys Face Uncertainties and Challenges as Courts Resume In-Person Trials

Safety and client's rights hang in the balance as New York City courts return to normal functions despite the ongoing health threat, as reported by the New York Law Journal.

LAS Warns Against Aggressive Policing of Massage Businesses

Following the recent violence in Georgia, workers in massage businesses across the country fear potential law enforcement crackdowns, reports Vice.

New York Again Fails to Distribute Rent Relief Funds

The second round of the State’s COVID-19 rent relief program has reached even fewer people than the first, according to Gothamist.

LAS Urges City Council to Reject Mayor de Blasio’s Policing Plan

The Mayor's proposal fails to address longstanding patterns of NYPD violence and harassment disproportionately affecting Black and Latinx New Yorkers, as reported by El Diario.

Listen: LAS Breaks Down Lawsuit Over COVID-19 Vaccines in Prison

The Legal Aid Society's Philip Desgranges appeared on WCNY's The Capitol Pressroom to outline the suit, which challenges the criteria dictating eligibility for receiving the vaccine.

LAS: Correction Department Lied About Recording Privileged Calls

Defender organizations attempted to alert Correction officers to the problem in 2020 but were quietly brushed off, reports the New York Daily News.

NYC Defenders: All Calls From Incarcerated New Yorkers Must Be Private

The organizations are calling for an end to the intrusive practice of recording phone calls, whether they are subject to privilege or not, as reported by the New York Daily News.

City and State Honors The Legal Aid Society’s Ongoing Advocacy

Janet Sabel, Judith Goldiner, Ellen Davidson, and Susan Horwitz were all honored as part of the publication's top 100 lists.

LAS Slams Illegal Recording of Client-Attorney Calls

Private contractors mistakenly recorded calls between incarcerated New Yorkers and their lawyers, according to the New York Daily News.