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Current Press Releases and Statements:

July

07/02/25 Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Unlawful Suspension of HALT Law
07/01/25 LAS Statement on President Trump’s Devastating Tax Bill
07/01/25 LAS DA Gonzalez Move to Vacate Wrongful Conviction Against Brian Kendall

June

06/30/25 LAS Statement on NYC Rent Guidelines Board’s Vote to Increase Rents 
06/30/25 LAS Statement on ALAA–UAW Local 2325’s Vote to Authorize a Strike
06/27/25 LAS Statement on Decision to Limit Nationwide Injunctions in Birthright Citizenship Case
06/27/25 LAS Secures Court Order to Temporarily Halt Termination of Citywide “Unit Hold” Policy
06/26/25 LAS Statement on ICE Detaining People at Beleaguered Federal Detention Center
06/23/25 LAS Files Lawsuit to Halt Abrupt Termination of Citywide “Unit Hold” Policy
06/23/25 LAS Statement on the Death of Client James Maldonado
06/20/25 LAS Calls on Local Detention Centers to Ensure Access to Water, Cooling Measures
06/18/25 LAS Statement in Response to Ruling in United States v. Skrmetti
06/17/25 LAS Lauds Passage of Legislation to Protect Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Care
06/17/25 LAS Applauds Passage of Anti-Harassment in Reporting Act by State Legislature
06/16/25 Court Rules that Lawsuit Challenging Solitary Confinement Can Proceed
06/13/25 Court Ruling Continues to Block ICE’s Return to Rikers
06/13/25 LAS Releases Know Your Rights Guide for New Yorkers Participating in Protests
06/12/25 LAS Statement on DOJ Lawsuit Attacking New York’s Protect Our Courts Act
06/11/25 Advocates Demand Full Restoration of Jury Service Rights for People with Felonies
06/11/25 LAS Lauds Senate Passage of Legislation to Ensure Medically Necessary Dental Care
06/10/25 LAS Statement on Prison Reform Package That Fails to Include Decarceration Measures
06/10/25 Advisory: Advocates Demand Full Passage of the Jury of Our Peers Act
06/10/25 LAS Statement Condemning ICE’s Recent Raids on Local Immigration Courts
06/09/25 LAS Statement on Legislation on Access to Shelter and Rental Assistance Info
06/04/25 LAS Statement on Trump’s New Travel Ban
06/04/25 LAS Statement on the Trump Administration’s Proposed 2026 Federal Budget
06/03/25 Advocates Call for Preliminary Injunction Blocking ICE from Rikers

May

05/20/25 LAS Statement on Proposed CityFHEPS Rule Change
05/30/25 LAS File Amended Complaint Over Expanding Wage Theft Scheme
05/29/25 LAS Lauds Passage of Legislation to Provide Youth in Foster Care With Luggage
05/29/25 LAS Statement on the Passage of Senate Legislation on Suppression Rulings
05/29/25 LAS Statement on Assembly Passage of Legislation Redefining Consumer Debt
05/28/25 LAS Statement on Assembly Passing #Right2RemainSilent Legislation
05/27/25 LAS Statement on the NYC RGB Again Voting to Increase Rents on Vulnerable Tenants
05/21/25 LAS Statement on Senate Passing Legislation to Create the Youth Justice Innovation Fund
05/21/25 LAS Statement on Proposed Cuts Threatening New Yorkers’ Health, Housing, and Stability
05/20/25 Advocates Urge Swift Passage of Gender Identity Respect, Dignity, and Safety Act
05/20/25 LAS Statement on Senate Passing the Anti-Harassment in Reporting Bill
05/19/25 Advisory: Advocates Call for Passage of GIRDS Act Amid Federal Rollbacks and Local Abuses
05/16/25 LAS Urges Accountability on $215M CityFHEPS Expansion Funding Ahead of Budget Hearing
05/14/25 LAS, ALAA Laud Senate Passage of Legislation to Increase Student Loan Assistance
05/13/25 LAS and Emery Celli Win Court Order to Place NYC Jails Under Federal Receivership
05/12/25 Advocates Join Legal Fight to Block ICE’s Return to Rikers
05/12/25 Advisory: Advocates Call for Passage of Sentencing Reform Legislation
05/09/25 Statement from the Alliance to Protect Kalief’s Law on Discovery Rollbacks
05/09/25 LAS, ALAA Respond to the FY2026 New York State Budget
05/09/25 LAS Celebrates its 48th Annual Servant of Justice Awards
05/08/25 LAS Statement on Budget Establishing the Housing Access Voucher Program Pilot
05/07/25 Advocates Urge Passage of Treatment Court Expansion Act
05/06/25 Federal Court in New York Blocks Removals Under Alien Enemies Act
05/06/25 Advisory: Advocates Demand Passage of the Treatment Court Expansion Act
05/01/25 LAS Celebrates Law Day 2025 with United Stand for the Rule of Law

April

04/30/25 LAS Statement on the New York City Rent Guidelines Board Voting to Increase Rents
04/30/25 Civil Rights, Legal Organizations File Lawsuit Challenging Discriminatory Gang Database
04/29/25 Advisory: Press Conference to Announce Legal Action Against the NYPD’s Gang Database 
04/29/25 LAS on Mayor’s Announcement of Over $5 Billion in Advance Payments to Nonprofit Providers
04/28/25 LAS Statement on Budget Language Amending New York’s Discovery Statute
04/28/25 LAS Files Class Action Over Unpaid Wages for Home Healthcare Workers
04/28/25 LAS, Harlem Community Boards Host Successful Community Forum
04/21/25 Three Best-in-Class Solutions Win Robin Hood’s AI Poverty Challenge
04/18/25 LAS Files Lawsuit on DOCCS Suspending HALT Solitary Law in NY State Prisons
04/17/25 LAS Statement on Price Index of Operating Costs Report, Mortgage Survey Report
04/17/25 LAS to Governor: Ensure All Stakeholders Have a Seat at the Table on Discovery Negotiations
04/16/25 LAS Statement on Governor’s Continued Misleading Comments About Discovery Reform
04/15/25 LAS Statement on Governor’s Continued Budget Delays to Push Misguided Policies
04/15/25 LAS, Debevoise File Motion for Partial Summary Judgment in Douglas Litigation
04/11/25 NYC Public Defenders Invoke Constitutional Rights of New Yorkers in DOC Custody
04/11/25 LAS Hails Senate for Introducing Legislation to Strengthen Evidence-Sharing Practices
04/10/25 LAS Statement on NYC Rent Guidelines Board’s 2025 Income and Affordability Study
04/10/25 LAS Statement on Federal Court Ruling in G.F.F. et al. v. Trump et al.
04/09/25 LAS Statement on Adams Administration Reopening the ICE Office at Rikers Island
04/08/25 Groups Move to Block Removals Under Alien Enemies Act
04/08/25 LAS Files Suit Against NYCHA, Diego Beekman for Unlawfully Charging Higher Rents
04/08/25 LAS Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Alien Enemies Act
04/07/25 LAS Hails Groups Fighting Back Against Repeal of Discovery Reform
04/07/25 LAS on Hiring of Community Engagement Expert to Help Assess NYPD’s Compliance
04/04/25 LAS Calls for Investigation into NYPD’s Violations of Body-Worn Camera Policies
04/01/25 LAS Statement on Mayor, Commissioner’s Misleading Comments on Discovery Reform 
04/01/25 LAS Statement on NY State’s Plan to Release Some Individuals at Understaffed Prisons
04/01/25 LAS, QD Statement on the Death of Dashawn Jenkins at Rikers Island
04/01/25 LAS: Governor Delays Budget to Ram Through Policies That Will Harm New Yorkers
04/01/25 LAS: NYPD Arresting/Detaining New Yorkers Who Should Be Released with Tickets