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Op-Ed: Albany Must Build on Housing Reform by Enacting Additional Protections

Judith Goldiner and Ellen Davidson penned a joint op-ed in the New York Daily News urging Albany to build on the successes of recently enacted housing reforms by passing new measures to benefit tenants.
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Op-Ed: Moving Past the Fear-Mongering on Bail, Discovery Reform

Tina Luongo, Attorney-In-Charge of the Criminal Defense Practice at The Legal Aid Society, joined other Chief Defenders on a joint op-ed decrying the fear-mongering from law enforcement and other detractors concerning the newly implemented reforms in today's Gotham Gazette.
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Op-Ed: End the NYPD’s Rogue DNA Database

Innocent New Yorkers have a right to genetic privacy. Terri Rosenblatt, Supervising Attorney of the DNA Unit at The Legal Aid Society, makes the case in the New York Daily News.
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Op-Ed: NYPD Disciplinary Lacks Teeth, Transparency, and Accountability

Anne Oredeko, Supervising Attorney of our Racial Justice Unit, penned an opinion piece in City Limits on the rampant problem of impunity and lack of meaningful discipline at the New York City Police Department.
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Op-Ed: For a Better NYPD, Fix the City Charter

LAS Attorneys Cynthia Conti-Cook and Sateesh Nori make the case for a stronger Civilian Complaint Review Board in today's Daily News.
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Op-Ed: The Cruel and Counterproductive Transit Purge of Serial Offenders

LAS attorneys Sara a. Doody , Akin Akinjiola and David Ourlicht lay out the case against the MTA's new proposal to impose lifetime bans in today's New York Daily News.
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