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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“The longer children remain in institutional settings, the greater their risk of depression, post-traumatic stress… https://t.co/SDQdog0muC
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“The recently retired NYPD detective who created phony witnesses so he could close out cases without actually inves… https://t.co/gVJiPdrKjv
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RT @DrugPolicyOrg: .@NYCMayor announced a revised marijuana enforcement policy today containing broad & awful carve-outs that would cr… https://t.co/74hTMlWPP1
