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Current Press Releases and Statements:
March
03/15/24 LAS Announce Settlement in Callahan v. Carey, Preserving NYC’s Right to Shelter 03/15/24 Advocates Call to Restore Funding to the NYC Commission on Human Rights 03/15/24 LAS Secures Landmark Settlement on Access to Critical Rental Vouchers 03/15/24 Advisory: LAS to Appear in Court on Right to Shelter Case 03/14/24 LAS, ALAA Laud Legislature for Prioritizing Legislation to Increase Student Loan Assistance 03/14/24 East Harlem Tenants Announce Lawsuit Against One of NYC’s Worst Landlords 03/14/24 Advisory: Advocates Gather to Save The NYC Commission on Human Rights 03/14/24 Advocates Condemn Deployment of National Guard, State Police into NYC Subway System 03/14/24 LAS Announces Spring Mobile Justice Bus Tour to Meet New Yorkers in Their Communities 03/14/24 Advisory: Press Conference Opposing Governor’s Safety Plan for Subway System 03/14/24 Advisory: East Harlem TenantsAlleging Landlord Stole Security Deposits 03/13/24 LAS Statement on Senate and Assembly One-House Budget Proposals 03/12/24 Transparency Advocates Urge Legislature and Governor to Strengthen FOIL 03/12/24 LAS Secures Federal Appeals Court Ruling in Final Two Rent Stabilization Law Cases 03/12/24 35 DAs, Public Defenders, More Support Legislation to Increase Student Loan Aid 03/11/24 LAS, ALAA Laud NY State Senate’s Passage of DALF Legislation 03/11/24 Attorneys for Children Providers Release White Paper on Family Court in Crisis 03/08/24 Civil Rights Organizations Respond to Community Engagement Plan 03/06/24 Worker Advocacy Organizations Outline One-House Budget Priorities 03/05/24 LAS Lawsuit Against Owners of Tax-Delinquent Bronx Building 03/05/24 Advisory: Announcement About Bronx Building with Decades-Long History of Neglect 03/04/24 LAS Statement on Adams Reducing Cash Assistance, SNAP Backlogs 03/01/24 LAS Call on NYPD to Adhere to Agreed-Upon Terms of Protest Settlement 03/01/24 Latest Report from Rikers Monitor Reflects NYC DOC’s Continued Non-Compliance
February
02/29/24 Payouts on Alleged NYPD Misconduct for 2023 Reach Almost $115 Million 02/27/24 NYC Public Defenders Respond to Mayor’s Call to Modify NYC’s Detainer Law 02/26/24 600+ Attorneys Call on Albany to Enact Legislation to Increase Student Loan Aid 02/21/24 LAS Statement on NYC Council’s Motion to Intervene on City FHEPS Litigation 02/20/24 LAS Statement on SCOTUS Decision Leaving NY Rent Stabilization Laws Intact 02/16/24 Civil Legal Service Community Applauds Governor’s Funding Support 02/14/24 LAS Sues to Force Adams to Fully Implement CityFHEPS Reform, Expansion 02/13/24 #Right2RemainSilent Coalition Holds Advocacy Day in Albany 02/13/24 NYC Jails Coalition Holds Rally in Support of Incarcerated Individuals’ Access to Polls 02/13/24 LAS Files Source of Income Discrimination Lawsuit Against NYC Landlords 02/13/24 NYIFUP Condemns Attacks on NYC’s Sanctuary and Detainer Laws 02/13/24 Advisory: #Right2RemainSilent Coalition to Hold Advocacy Day Today in Albany 02/12/24 Advisory: Rally in Support of Incarcerated New Yorkers’ Access to the Polls 02/07/24 Court Approves Overhaul of NYPD Protest Practices 02/05/24 Wage Gap is Driving an Employment Crisis in New York’s Civil Legal Services 02/05/24 LAS Files Lawsuit Against City and Landlords of Collapsed Bronx Building 02/05/24 Advisory: Tenants of Collapsed Bronx Building To Make Announcement 02/01/24 LAS Statement on NYPD Subway Robot No Longer Patroling Subway Station
January
01/30/24 LAS Lauds NYC Council for Overriding Mayor Adams’ Veto of the How Many Stops Act 01/25/24 Lawsuit Against NYSDOL On Behalf of 24-Hour Home Care Workers Moves Forward 01/24/24 LAS Files Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff Subjected to Deceptions by Police 01/19/24 Community Denounces Mayor for Vetoing Int 549A to End Solitary Confinement 01/19/24 LAS Condemns Mayor Adams for Vetoing the How Many Stops Act 01/18/24 Advisory: Exoneration of LAS Client Steven Ruffin 01/16/24 LAS Statement on State, City Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Unveilings 01/11/24 Data: City Marshals Executed 11,973 Evictions in 2023 01/09/24 LAS Responds to Governor Hochul’s 2024 State of the State Address 01/09/24 LAS Statement on the City Evacuating Families with Children from Floyd Bennett Field 01/09/24 LAS Statement on NYC DOI Report on PATH Intake Issues 01/09/24 LAS Announces Intention to File Litigation to Implement CityFHEPS Reform 01/08/24 NYC Public Defenders Release 2024 Statewide Legislative Priorities 01/04/24 LAS Releases 2024 Statewide Juvenile, Family Regulation Legislative Priorities 01/02/24 LAS Releases 2024 Statewide Civil Legal Services Legislative Priorities
December
12/22/23 LAS Statement on Governor Signing Legislation Banning “Frankensteining” 12/22/23 LAS Statement on BOC Report on Fire that Occurred on Rikers Island 12/22/23 LAS Lauds Pardon Granted for Kayode Oseni, Client at Risk of Deportation 12/22/23 NYC Public Defenders Urge Federal Lawmakers to Reject Immigration Reform Effort 12/21/23 Advocates Applaud NYC Council’s Passage of The Fair Chance for Housing Act 12/20/23 Advocates Laud City Council for Passing 549A to End Solitary Confinement 12/20/23 City Council Takes Historic Action by Passing the Fair Chance for Housing Act 12/20/23 #Right2RemainSilent Coalition Lauds City Council for Passing Resolution in Support 12/20/23 LAS Urges Mayor Adams to Sign the How Many Stops Act 12/19/23 LAS Files Contempt Motion Against City for Failing to Provide SNAP, Cash Assistance 12/19/23 LAS Statement on Resolution Adopted by the ALAA, UAW Local 2325 12/18/23 Advocates Call on NYC Council to Pass the Fair Chance for Housing Act 12/18/23 LAS Calls on Governor to Take Action on Hundreds of Pending Clemency Applications 12/15/23 LAS Lauds Voting Results on NYCHA Residents Joining Preservation Trust 12/14/23 Statement from Counsel for Plaintiffs in Nunez v. City of New York 12/14/23 LAS Statement on Integrity Issues Involving NYC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner 12/14/23 LAS Lauds Decision Upholding New York’s Common Sense Discovery Laws 12/14/23 361 Attorneys, Advocates Call on Governor Hochul to Sign Appeal Waiver Bill into Law 12/13/23 LAS Calls on Governor Hochul to Sign the Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act 12/13/23 LAS Calls on Governor to Sign Bill to Better Inform Immigrants of Deportation Risks 12/13/23 Organizations Call to Pass Bill Ensuring Young New Yorkers Have Access to an Attorney 12/12/23 LAS, RHI Conclude Second Annual Know Your Rights Ambassador Training Series 12/12/23 Families, Advocates Condemn Governor’s Veto of the Preserving Family Bonds Act 12/11/23 LAS, RHI To Host Final Workshop in Know Your Rights Ambassador Training Series 12/08/23 Advocates Secure Victory in Lawsuit Challenging Abusive Debt Collection 12/08/23 LAS Statement on the Appointment of Lynelle Maginley-Liddie 12/07/23 LAS Call on District Attorneys for a Full Audit of the NYPD Latent Print Section 12/05/23 Advocates Rally in NYC, Albany to Save Legal Right to Shelter 12/04/23 Advisory: Rallies in NYC and Albany to Defend the Right to Shelter
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