The Legal Aid Society's Attorney-in-Chief Twyla Carter joined State Senator Zellnor Myrie and Assemblyman Harvey Epstein in calling on lawmakers to formally abolish slavery without exception in New York.

The lawsuit seeks to reopen a years-long investigation into the stolen wages of 24-hour home care aides.

Progressive groups are concerned about the policy's impact on essential workers who risk exposure to COVID-19 from unvaccinated people, according to Spectrum Local News.

Sabrina Talukder - an immigration attorney at The Exploitation Intervention Project - penned an op-ed for CNN calling on the incoming Biden administration to form a national task force to decriminalize sex work.

The head of The Legal Aid Society's Queens Civil Practice profiles among NYC's most influential leaders according to City & State.

Today's ruling from the Second Circuit clarifies that ICE cannot incarcerate individuals for unreasonably prolonged periods of time without a bond hearing.

As the Coronavirus outbreak has brought New York City to a standstill, workers transporting people and food have shouldered the burden of delivering essential services to homebound residents - even as they themselves face increased risk of exposure to the deadly virus, reports POLITICO.

The company that manufactures these drones has been flagged by The Department of Homeland Security as potentially providing data to the Chinese government, reports The Intercept.

The Legal Aid Society's Attorney-in-Chief and CEO is part of City & State's The Power of Diversity: Black 100 list.