The Legal Aid Society exists for one simple yet powerful reason: to ensure that no New Yorker is denied the 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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RT @JooHyun_Kang: Dear @BronxDAClark - Any update on this? When will you drop the trumped up charges against Ms. Pagan and charge Off… https://t.co/1AskoyLMcj -
RT @QueensEagle: ICYMI: Each of the seven candidates for Queens DA have endorsed the effort for pay parity among public defenders an… https://t.co/QTi5rIYJkV
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RT @jessicaramos: No, we do not. We do not need more police. We need good jobs. Stop criminalizing the poor! https://t.co/ZaCkwZcpIB
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RT @TMLuongo: The LAST thing needed is police on buses. What’s needed is better access to #MTA for those who cannot afford the fa… https://t.co/i7YOMjk4aw
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“It is shameful that the Bronx District Attorney continues to drag this case on, and that Officer Lustica continues… https://t.co/zn4LeIGKeg
