The Legal Aid Society exists for one simple yet powerful reason: to ensure that no New Yorker is denied their right to equal justice because of poverty. For over 140 years, we have protected, defended, and advocated for those that have struggled in silence for far too long – working on the front-lines and behind-the-scenes to offer our clients the exceptional legal services they deserve.
Through our Civil, Criminal Defense, and Juvenile Rights Practices, we offer an unmatched depth and breadth of legal expertise to vulnerable New Yorkers in over 300,000 legal matters each and every year.
Every day, in every borough, The Legal Aid Society changes the lives of our clients with the help of our supporters.
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“Using mental health survey data and a database of police shootings, a team of health researchers concluded that wh… https://t.co/v8b2NiwakV -
RT @NYCLU: On this #TransDayofAction we continue to fight to make sure that trans New Yorkers have the same rights as everyone else.
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“Now, though, one of the most important pieces of criminal justice reform legislation is on the cusp of becoming la… https://t.co/sdFCCXPRLM
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“New York's Democratic governor has granted only a trickle of commutations, fewer than many of his Democratic and R… https://t.co/IvHOmBOXsx
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"A lot of this is very quietly, I would say, unfortunately, surreptitiously done. And there’s been no communication… https://t.co/nPq8JSdlFg
