In The News

• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Warns That Low-Income New Yorkers Urgently Need Legal Assistance (February 02, 2012)
• Low-Income New Yorkers Continue To Wait in Long Lines Hoping To Receive Help (February 01, 2012)
• The Legal Aid Society Services In The Bronx Enhanced By All Three Practices (January 31, 2012)
• The Legal Aid Society and New York City Council Fight for Rights of Homeless Women and Men‬ ‪ (January 27, 2012)
• Federal Court Condemns Use of Force and Restraints on Children in Juvenile Detention Facilities But Does Not Issue Injunction (January 26, 2012)
• The Legal Aid Society Praises Governor's Plan To Place Youth Closer To Home (January 25, 2012)
• Important Notice To All Youth Between The Ages of 17 and 21 Who Are Currently In Foster Care and Whose Permanency Planning Goal Is To Leave Foster Care To Live On Their Own; Or Have Left Foster Care To Live On Their Own (January 24, 2012)
• Governor Submits Judiciary's Proposed Budget With Statement of Support; Judiciary Budget Includes $25 Million for Civil Legal Services, and Funding for Criminal Defense Case Caps and Juvenile Rights Services (January 19, 2012)
• The Legal Aid Society Celebrates 130 Years of Legal Service to Brooklyn (January 18, 2012)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Raises Concerns About Arrests of New Yorkers For Subway Seat Violations (January 09, 2012)
• Hundreds Of New Yorkers In Need Wait For Help In Overflowing Welfare Center Lines (January 06, 2012)
• Tribute to Yvonne McCain in The New York Times Magazine (December 27, 2011)
• More Than 500 Children Enjoy Legal Aid's Holiday Party (December 22, 2011)
• Legal Aid's Brooklyn Criminal Staff Volunteers For Project Safe Surrender (December 05, 2011)
• Members of the Legal Aid Staff Honored and 23 Directors Elected at The Legal Aid Society's 135th Annual Meeting (November 30, 2011)
• Coalition to Improve the NYC Jails - Organizing Meeting (November 29, 2011)
• The Legal Aid Society's Request To Be Relieved From The Pimentel Case Due To A Conflict Is Granted (November 23, 2011)
• Legal Aid Society's Intern Investigator Program Featured in Duke Publication (November 22, 2011)
• The Legal Aid Society Honors 43 Law Firms and 328 Lawyers For Outstanding Pro Bono Service (November 17, 2011)
• Yvonne McCain, the Courageous Homeless Mother Who Fought For Homeless Families, Dies at 63 (November 17, 2011)
• Legal Aid's Prisoners' Rights Project Celebrates 40 Years of Outstanding Advocacy (November 16, 2011)
• The Legal Aid Society Goes To Court On Behalf Of Vulnerable Homeless Women And Men; City Puts Off Implementation Of Its New Shelter Denial Plan (November 11, 2011)
• Proposed Class Action Settlement Averts the Danger of Homelessness For Young People Aging Out of Foster Care (October 20, 2011)
• Federal Lawsuits Challenge NYC Housing Authority for Wrongful Termination and Illegal Rents; Thousands of Families Could Face Eviction (October 13, 2011)
• The Legal Aid Society Seeks Names of Police Officers Implicated in Bronx Ticket Investigation (October 06, 2011)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney to Serve on Mayor's Steering Committee of the City-wide Justice and Mental Health Initiative (October 03, 2011)
• Chief Judge Lippman Calls for Juvenile Justice Reform Based on Rehabilitation and Best Interests of the Child Rather Than Punishment and Incarceration (September 27, 2011)
• Bill Gibney Honored by NY County Lawyers' Association; Mark Son Wins Public Service Fellowship (September 27, 2011)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Responds to the NYPD's Change in Marijuana Possession Policy (September 26, 2011)
• Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman Champions Access to Legal Assistance in Civil Matters, Making New York The Leader In A National Effort for Low-Income Families and Individuals (September 22, 2011)
• Changing Lives, Offering Second Chances (September 21, 2011)
• Legal Aid's Chief Lawyer WarnsThat Thousands of Formerly Homeless Families and Individuals Are At Risk of Losing Their Homes and Flooding the City's Shelter System (September 14, 2011)
• For 40 Years, the Prisoners' Rights Project Has Advocated for the Rights of Prisoners Through Ground-Breaking Litigation and Law Reform (September 01, 2011)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Hopes New Jersey Ruling on Witnesses Will Provide Momentum for New York, Consistent with Legal Aid's Continued Efforts on Behalf of New Yorkers Victimized by Witness Identification Problems (August 29, 2011)
• Judith Goldiner Appointed Attorney-in-Charge of The Legal Aid Society's Civil Law Reform Unit (August 23, 2011)
• State Prison Sex Abuse Complaints Reinstated by 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals (August 23, 2011)
• Bike Sting Operation Criticized by Ed Koch and Legal Aid Lawyers (August 05, 2011)
• Crisis Provides Opportunity to Improve Representation in Immigration Court (July 08, 2011)
• John Boston Honored by Sylvia Rivera Law Project (June 28, 2011)
• Loss of Employment and Housing Plague Persons of Color Arrested for Small Amounts of Marijuana (June 17, 2011)
• New York City's New Social Services Database Raises Privacy Issues For Low Income New Yorkers (June 16, 2011)
• Chapter on Human Trafficking in Lawyer's Manual on Human Trafficking Written By Cait Mullen (June 15, 2011)
• Appeals Court Grants A Stay Stopping The City From Cutting Off Rent Subsidies for 15,000 Formerly Homeless Families and Individuals (June 02, 2011)
• Major Victory for Criminal Appeals Client (June 01, 2011)
• City Agrees to Pay $2 million After Postal Worker Died in Jail Because His Alcohol Withdrawal Went Untreated (May 26, 2011)
• Making the Case for Humanity (May 26, 2011)
• Lauren Donnelly To Receive City Bar Award Tonight (May 25, 2011)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Expresses Gratitude for IOLA Refunding, But Points Out Loss of Federal Stimulus Money Will Impact Services (May 25, 2011)
• The Legal Aid Society Honors Alan Levine and Mark Gallogly; Record Attendance of 1,000 (May 17, 2011)
• Steve Banks, Legal Aid's Chief Attorney, Predicts Budget Cuts Will Have Harsh Impact on Vulnerable New Yorkers, Urges City Council To Restore Funding for Civil Legal Services; Warns Of Uncertainties That Affect Criminal Client Services (May 16, 2011)
• Budget Cuts Force Court System to Reduce Hours of Service (May 16, 2011)
• Dori Lewis and Lisa Freeman, Leading Advocates for Women Inmates, Discuss Sexual Abuse of Inmates by Correctional Officers with City Limits Magazine (May 13, 2011)
• The Legal Aid Society Will Honor Alan Levine and Mark T. Gallogly at the 34th Annual Awards Dinner on May 12 (May 12, 2011)
• Important Information for Current and Former Pizza Delivery Employees Regarding a Federal Lawsuit (Also in Spanish) (May 11, 2011)
• Budget Cuts Could Signal End of Staten Island's Treatment Alternatives for Safer Communities Program (May 11, 2011)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Reacts to New Homeless Intake Facility (May 08, 2011)
• Ed McCarthy on WNYC and National Public Radio Discussing Illegal Searches And Increases in Marijuana Arrests (April 28, 2011)
• Giving Everyone Their Day In Court (April 28, 2011)
• The Legal Aid Society's Criminal Practice Sponsors First DNA College (April 27, 2011)
• Safe Surrender Gives Hundreds of New Yorkers A Second Chance; Legal Aid Volunteers Provided Representation and Assistance (April 26, 2011)
• Second Amendment Challenge to Provisions of State's Gun Possession Laws Rejected by Appeals Panel (April 25, 2011)
• Unclear and Unconvincing Evidence in SORA Hearings (April 21, 2011)
• Dan Greenbaum Named Attorney-in-Charge of Staten Island Juvenile Rights Office (April 12, 2011)
• Juvenile Rights Victory in New York State Court of Appeals (April 06, 2011)
• Adriene Holder To Be Honored at Columbia Law School's Annual Paul Robeson Conference (March 31, 2011)
• 10th Anniversary Celebration of Kathryn A. McDonald Education Advocacy Project on April 6 (March 31, 2011)
• Temporary Restraining Order Prevents City From Stopping April Advantage Rent Subsidies For 15,000 Current Advantage Recipients (March 31, 2011)
• Significant Criminal Appeals Bureau Habeas Corpus Win (March 30, 2011)
• Dawne Mitchell Named Attorney-in-Charge of Bronx Juvenile Rights Office (March 28, 2011)
• Mimi Rosenberg Honored by CUNY School of Law (March 28, 2011)
• Christopher Pisciotta Appointed Senior Supervising Attorney of new Staten Island Criminal Defense Office (March 25, 2011)
• Kristina Schwarz Argues Before U.S. Supreme Court Today (March 21, 2011)
• The Legal Aid Society Honors 2011 Sustaining Law Firms (March 18, 2011)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Urges City Council To Restore Funding for Civil Legal Services; Warns Of Pending 18-B Litigation and State Funding Uncertainties That Affect Criminal Client Services (March 15, 2011)
• Class Action Settlement Mandates Reform Of New York City Foster Care Agency Psychiatric Hospitalization Practices (March 14, 2011)
• Settlement in Federal Lawsuit, Securing the Education Rights of Young People In Court-ordered Settings Who Return to NYC Schools (March 11, 2011)
• The Legal Aid Society Celebrates Its 135th Anniversary of Service to New York City (March 08, 2011)
• NY Law Treating All 16 and 17 Year Olds As Adults In the Criminal Justice System Handcuffs Judges As Well As Adolescents, Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Tells The New York Times (March 08, 2011)
• Legal Aid’s Communication Director, Pat Bath, Conducts “Communications Crisis” Workshop at the M.I.E. Legal Services Managers Conference in Nashville (March 06, 2011)
• City Reaches Settlement With Some Individual Plaintiffs In Trespass Case; Illegal Arrests in Public Housing Projects Continue (March 04, 2011)
• Lou Sartori Named Director of the Pro Bono Program at The Legal Aid Society (March 02, 2011)
• The Legal Aid Society and Other Advocates Praise New York City Council for New Legislation Protecting Senior Citizens and Low Income New Yorkers From Losing Their Homes Due to Water and Tax Liens (March 02, 2011)
• Scott Rosenberg, Who Has Served As Lead Counsel in Major Legal Aid Law Reform Cases, Is Named General Counsel of The Legal Aid Society (February 23, 2011)
• Daniel Sussner, Skadden Extern at Harlem Office, Honored by New York State Bar Association (February 17, 2011)
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Creates State Prison Advocacy Project Based on Associate's Experience With Legal Aid's Prisoners' Rights Project (February 17, 2011)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Praises The Chief Judge's New Initiative Aimed at Assuring Legal Representation in Foreclosure Cases (February 15, 2011)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Urges Legislators To Provide Adequate Funding for Civil and Criminal Representation of Low-Income New Yorkers (February 10, 2011)
• The Legal Aid Society Will Litigate Its 37th Case Before the United States Supreme Court (February 09, 2011)
• New York Court of Appeals Hears Arguments in Rent Guidelines Case (February 09, 2011)
• Seymour W. James, Jr. Named President-Elect Of New York State Bar Association (February 08, 2011)
• Stan Melnick To Receive 12th Annual Charles Schinitsky Award (February 07, 2011)
• The Legal Aid Society Calls for Legislation to Establish a Health Insurance Exchange With Medicaid As the Foundation (February 04, 2011)
• The Legal Aid Society Files Amicus Brief in United States Supreme Court Case (January 31, 2011)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Welcomes Initiative to Address Felony Backlog (January 25, 2011)
• The Legal Aid Society Urges the State to Preserve Affordable Housing By Extending and Strengthening Emergency Tenant Protection (January 20, 2011)
• Jane Sujen Bock Featured in The Oprah Magazine As The Justice Seeker (January 18, 2011)
• The Legal Aid Society and Advocates for Senior Citizens and Persons With Disabilities Demand Withdrawal of Lawsuit Against the City Charging Fraud (January 18, 2011)
• Legal Aid's Justine Luongo Heads Special ABA Task Force on Comprehensive Criminal Defense Representation (January 14, 2011)
• Nation's Civil Legal Services Programs Facing Shrinking Resources and Huge Demands for Service (January 13, 2011)
• Thanks to the Efforts of the Immigration Law Unit and the Criminal Practice, 73-Year-Old Yugoslavian National Is Granted Permanent Residence, After 43 Years (January 12, 2011)
• Update on 18-B Litigation: Acting Supreme Court Justice Anil Singh Upholds City's Plan to Assign Conflict Cases to The Legal Aid Society (January 05, 2011)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Warns That NYPD's Controversial Stop and Frisk Policy Is a "Serious Daily Occurrence" (December 23, 2010)
• Janet Sabel Appointed Executive Deputy Attorney General for Social Justice (December 22, 2010)
• Legal Aid Supports Keeping Children Closer to Their Families In The City (December 22, 2010)
• The Legal Aid Society's Annual Holiday Party for Homeless and Other Vulnerable Children (December 16, 2010)
• Legal Aid Attorneys Testify Before City Council Committees On A Number of Issues Affecting Our Clients (December 16, 2010)
• Amanda White Appointed Judge of the Family Court (December 15, 2010)
• Important Notice for Children in Custody of ACS Who Are Admitted to a Psychiatric Hospital: Proposed Settlement in Lawsuit Requires ACS to Monitor Children Admitted to Acute Psychiatric Hospitals, Inform Parents and Attorneys of Hospitalizations, Ensure Family Visits and Ensure Educational Needs Are Met (December 13, 2010)
• The Legal Aid Society's December Pro Bono Newsletter (December 13, 2010)
• Richard J. Davis Named Chair of Legal Aid's Board (December 08, 2010)
• Congratulations to Amy Meselson for A Brilliant Victory Before the Second Circuit (December 07, 2010)
• Legal Aid and ALAA Testify Before NYC Council on Mayor's Proposed FY 2011 Budget Modification Warning That Cuts Will Harm Struggling Families and Actually Cost the City Money (December 06, 2010)
• Legal Aid Society Remains Primary Provider of Indigent Defense Services in New York City; City Announces Criminal Trial Caseload Numbers; Awards Staten Island to Legal Aid (December 03, 2010)
• Update on Judiciary Budget (December 02, 2010)
• Celebrating 100 Years of Service to the Bronx (November 24, 2010)
• Legal Aid Society's Chief Attorney Expresses Concern Over New Police Procedures (November 18, 2010)
• The Legal Aid Society Honors 46 Law Firms at Pro Bono Award Ceremony; Chief Judge Lippman Praises NYC Law Firms For Pro Bono Commitment (November 05, 2010)
• The Legal Aid Society’s 2010 Pro Bono Publico Awards (November 04, 2010)
• Federal Investigation Into Death of Inmate at Bellevue; Jonathan Chasan Serves As Family's Lawyer (October 29, 2010)
• Foreclosures Continue Despite Reports; Legal Aid Works With Attorney General and State Banking on Fraud Investigation (October 15, 2010)
• Seymour James Named to Chief Judge's Commission on Sentencing (October 14, 2010)
• Humanitarian Parole for Haitian Women Project (October 14, 2010)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Calls for More Community-Based Programs for Drug Treatment (October 14, 2010)
• New York City Council Hears Dangers Caused by NYPD Controversial Stop and Frisk Policy (October 08, 2010)
• Unmet Need for Civil Legal Aid (September 29, 2010)
• Adriene Holder Featured in Amsterdam News Profile (September 23, 2010)
• Civil Legal Services Task Force Hearings (September 20, 2010)
• Preventing Prison Rape (September 17, 2010)
• Low-Income Workers File Federal Lawsuit Seeking Wages Illegally Held by Domino's Pizza Owner And Operator (September 16, 2010)
• Karen Hambrick To Receive Public Service Award (August 26, 2010)
• The Legal Aid Society and NY State Begin Settlement Negotiations on System-Wide Changes in Residential Centers (August 24, 2010)
• Supreme Court Justice Finds Parolee's Constitutional Rights Violated; Victory for Parole Revocation Defense Unit and Criminal Appeals (August 24, 2010)
• Advocates for Homeless Families Pledge to Fight City's Effort to Make It More Difficult to Quality for Rent Subsidy (August 18, 2010)
• In Its Series on Jails and Education, NY1 Finds Hope and Progress (August 17, 2010)
• Failure to Provide Decent Education to Incarcerated Children Discussed in NY1 Series; Legal Aid Lawyers Point Out Problems and Suggest Solutions (August 16, 2010)
• Critical Article on DA's "Ready for Trial" at Arraignment Practice (August 16, 2010)
• Howard Turman Represents Jet Blue Flight Attendant at Arraignments (August 11, 2010)
• Demand for Services Increases As Economic Downturn Hurts Low-Income New Yorkers (August 01, 2010)
• Legal Aid Chief Discusses Padilla and Retroactive Effects (July 30, 2010)
• Huffington Post Reports on Legal Aid Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Stops and Arrests in Public Housing Projects (July 23, 2010)
• Newsletter Highlights Pro Bono Efforts (July 23, 2010)
• American Lawyer Cites LAS Pro Bono Program (July 21, 2010)
• Andy Fine Honored by NY State Defenders for Outstanding Devotion to Clients, Persistence, Compassion and Sense of Justice (July 20, 2010)
• Passing Judgment: Juvenile Crime Indicts Adults (July 20, 2010)
• New Worker Cooperative Provides Jobs for Low-Income Immigrants (July 18, 2010)
• Restoration of City Council Funding (July 16, 2010)
• Attorney General Issues Lawsuits Against Landlords for Discrimination; Adriene Holder Praises AG for Defending Rights of All New Yorkers (July 15, 2010)
• Law Students Intern at The Legal Aid Society This Summer Along with College and High School Students (July 09, 2010)
• A Generation of Children Indelibly Scarred (July 06, 2010)
• New Misdemeanor Arraignment Diversion Program, Funded by Langeloth Foundation, Begins Today (July 06, 2010)
• Albany's Approval of No-Fault Divorce, Temporary Maintenance Guidelines and Domestic Workers' Rights Are Major Victories for Legal Aid Society Clients (July 05, 2010)
• Section 8 Federal Housing Subsidy Crisis Averted; Homes of Thousands of Low-Income Families Saved (July 01, 2010)
• Employment Law Unit Win Benefits for Nail Salon Worker (June 30, 2010)
• Steve Banks Discusses Effects of the Economy on Low-Income People on Inside City Hall (June 28, 2010)
• Goals of Rockefeller Drug Law Reform: Treatment Instead of Incarceration; Reducing Crime (June 27, 2010)
• Governor Paterson's Proposal Would Limit Placements in OCFS Detention Facilities (June 24, 2010)
• Appellate Division, First Department, Affirms in Casado, Striking Down "Poor Tax" (June 22, 2010)
• Victory for Low Income Tenants: Defiant Landlord Ordered to Jail by Bronx Housing Court Judge Jerald R. Klein (June 20, 2010)
• Network of Support Saves Edda Lopez-Lennards Home (June 18, 2010)
• Pride Month Celebration (June 18, 2010)
• State Senate Passes Matrimonial Law Reform Legislation (June 17, 2010)
• Chief Judge Announces Civil Legal Services Task Force (June 10, 2010)
• Preserving Tenancy in Tough Economic Times (June 10, 2010)
• Plans To Charge Rent To Working Homeless Families Dropped (June 09, 2010)
• Maria Baldridge To Be Honored during Pride Celebration (June 08, 2010)
• LGBTQ Program (June 08, 2010)
• New Bronx Criminal Office (June 07, 2010)
• Budget Cuts Will Have Harsh Impact on Low Income New Yorkers, Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Warns NYC Council (June 01, 2010)
• Literacy Carnival at Queens Central Library (May 28, 2010)
• Steve Banks Named to Chief Judge Lippman's Advisory Council for the Attorney Emeritus Program (May 25, 2010)
• Debt Buyers Prey On Lower Income New Yorkers And People Of Color (May 25, 2010)
• Bronx Homeowners Advised How To Keep Their Homes (May 21, 2010)
• Rita Horvath to Receive City Bar Award (May 19, 2010)
• Bill Nelson Named New Director of Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Program Office (May 19, 2010)
• The Legal Aid Society Servant of Justice Awards Dinner Raises $2.2 million; Most Successful in Society's History (May 14, 2010)
• Federal Lawsuit Charges ACS With Improperly Confining Foster Children In Psychiatric Hospitals for Prolonged Periods (May 13, 2010)
• John Liu Honored by The Legal Aid Society (May 12, 2010)
• Abuse of Sexually Exploited Children (May 09, 2010)
• Court Of Appeals Allows Public Defender Lawsuit To Proceed (May 07, 2010)
• Delinquent Water Bills Are a New Threat to Foreclosures, Warns Legal Aid (May 06, 2010)
• JoJo Annobil To Receive NYC Bar Award (May 05, 2010)
• Chief Judge Lippman Calls For The Expansion Of The Right To Counsel In Civil Matters; Making New York The Leader In A National Effort for Low-Income Individuals and Families (May 04, 2010)
• Governor's Panel to Review Pardon Applications Praised by Legal Aid's Chief Attorney (May 03, 2010)
• Detention: Risks and Alternatives (May 01, 2010)
• The Legal Aid Society's Rebrand Recognized in 2010 Rebrand Global Awards (April 30, 2010)
• Safe Harbor Services Threatened By Budget Crisis (April 28, 2010)
• Legal Aid's Criminal Practice In the Forefront of Innovation (April 27, 2010)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Reacts to City's Plan to Charge Rent to Working Homeless Families (April 23, 2010)
• Bronx JRP Celebrates National Child Abuse Prevention Month (April 22, 2010)
• Legal Aid Attorneys Talk About Positive Impact of Case Caps (April 22, 2010)
• Lisa Sbrana to be Honored by Commission on the Public's Health System (April 21, 2010)
• Women Inmates Victimized In Prison (April 21, 2010)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Compliments City for Attempts to Streamline Contracting System (April 20, 2010)
• Attorneys for Children; No More Law Guardians (April 20, 2010)
• Appellate Division Denies Stay on Rent Guidelines Lawsuit (April 19, 2010)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Orders Review of Hundreds of Cases In Which Clients May Be Eligible for Habeas Relief (April 10, 2010)
• 10,000 Low-Income Families Threatened By Potential Loss of Section 8 Rent Vouchers (April 07, 2010)
• Honors In The Family (April 05, 2010)
• State's Highest Court Limits Use of General Warrants (April 01, 2010)
• New York's Persistent Felony Offender Sentencing Law Ruled Unconstitutional (March 31, 2010)
• Luz Hernandez Honored During Women's History Month (March 30, 2010)
• Marie Washington Honored During Women's History Month by NYC Correction Guardians Association (March 24, 2010)
• Appeals Court Affirms Jail Ventilation Requirements, Blasts “Untruthfulness, Non-Compliance, And Inaction” By City (March 23, 2010)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Points to the Requirements of Gideon As Funding of Indigent Defense Receives Attention (March 17, 2010)
• The Legal Aid Society Honors 2010 Sustaining Law Firms (March 16, 2010)
• The Legal Aid Society Receives Bi-Partisan Support at City Council Budget Hearing; Criminal Case Caps Announced by State Court Administrators (March 11, 2010)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Warns of Harsh Impact on Low Income New Yorkers (March 10, 2010)
• Emily Ruben Discusses Child Support on CBS (March 09, 2010)
• Legal Aid's Ability To Provide Comprehensive Services For Clients in Criminal, Civil and Juvenile Rights Matters Sets It Apart From Others As City Issues RFP For Criminal Work (March 08, 2010)
• The Legal Aid Society Honors Senator Hassell-Thompson During Black History Celebration (March 08, 2010)
• Deborah McGee Named Recipient of the Charles Schinitsky Award for Outstanding Service (March 07, 2010)
• Protecting Immigrant Youth (March 03, 2010)
• Seymour James And Tami Steckler Selected To Attend Federal Indigent Defense Summit As New York Representatives (February 26, 2010)
• Bronx Court Merger Unconstitutional, Appellate Court Rules (February 26, 2010)
• Family Court Judge Will Not Place Children in Troubled Detention Facilities; JRP Head Opposes Placements to All OCFS Detention Facilities (February 25, 2010)
• Profile of a Troubled Youth (February 15, 2010)
• Mistreatment of Mentally Ill Children in State Custody Identified by Legal Aid Attorneys (February 11, 2010)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Warns Several Thousand Families At Imminent Risk of Homelessness (February 11, 2010)
• Testimony Before State Legislators (February 09, 2010)
• LAS Chief Attorney and ALAA President Warn of Dire Consequences Resulting From State Cuts in Criminal Defense and Civil Legal Services Funding (February 08, 2010)
• Legal Aid Attorneys Help Individual Haitian Nationals: The Story of Ruth (February 04, 2010)
• State Officials Prohibit Shackling of Juveniles in Response to Court Ruling in Legal Aid Case; Steckler Calls for Reform of Juvenile Detention System (February 04, 2010)
• The Legal Aid Society Is Assisting New York City in Reaching Out to Haitian Immigrants (January 30, 2010)
• Federal Class Action Complaint Challenges Unlawful Enforcement of Trespass Laws (January 29, 2010)
• Allen Popper elected to Kings County Criminal Bar Association Board (January 28, 2010)
• Victory in City Jails “Close Custody” Litigation (January 28, 2010)
• Court Prohibits New York State from Routinely Shackling all Delinquent Youth Brought to Courthouses (January 26, 2010)
• Victory for New York City Tenants: State Supreme Court Strikes Down 'Poor Tax' Against Low Income Tenants (January 25, 2010)
• Recidivism Rate of People Re-Sentenced Under Drug Law Reforms Is Remarkably Low, Legal Aid Society Report Shows (January 14, 2010)
• Chief Judge Announces New Pro Bono Program to Help Low Income New Yorkers (January 07, 2010)
• Criminal Court Backlogs Hurt Defendants, Warns Criminal Defense Chief Seymour James (January 04, 2010)
• Children Are Subjected to Excessive Force and Deprived of Mental Health Services In OCFS Residential Centers, Federal Lawsuit Charges (December 31, 2009)
• Homeowners at Risk of Foreclosure Face Grim Reality (December 30, 2009)
• New York City Housing Authority Forces 3,000 Low Income Families Into Homelessness, Federal Lawsuit Charges (December 23, 2009)
• Ed McCarthy Quoted in Jim Dwyer Column in December 23 New York Times (December 23, 2009)
• Large Cuts in Section 8 Housing Will Increase Homelessness, The Legal Aid Society Warns the City (December 18, 2009)
• Holiday Party for Homeless and Other Vulnerable Children (December 17, 2009)
• Governor's Task Force on Juvenile Justice Calls For Major Reform (December 15, 2009)
• City Has Run Out of Shelter Space for Homeless Men and Women, Says Steven Banks, Legal Aid's Chief Attorney (December 10, 2009)
• Legal Aid Staff Attorneys, Clients and Senior Managers Urge State Senate To Support IOLA Bailout and Provide More Funds for Civil Legal Services (December 10, 2009)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Praises IOLA Bailout, Calling the Need for Civil Legal Services Dire During this Economic Downturn (December 03, 2009)
• Directors Elected and Staff Honored at 133rd Annual Meeting (November 20, 2009)
• Adriene Holder and Seymour James Are Honored By the Foundation for the Judicial Friends (November 19, 2009)
• The Legal Aid Society's 2009 Annual Report (November 19, 2009)
• Prisoners’ Rights Prevails on Appeal in Jail Conditions Case (November 12, 2009)
• Civil Practice Files Law Suit to Help Homeowners At Risk of Losing Homes to Foreclosure (November 09, 2009)
• JRP Honors Attorneys in Stays and Writs Project (November 04, 2009)
• Medical Needs of Adolescents Explored in Unique JRP Training With Mt.Sinai Adolescent Center (November 04, 2009)
• Chief Judge Lippman Presents 2009 Pro Bono Awards (November 02, 2009)
• Future of Pro Bono in New York City (November 01, 2009)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Predicts Governor's Proposed Cut in State-wide Civil Legal Services Will Have a Harsh Impact on Low-Income New Yorkers Who Are Facing Economic Hardships (October 27, 2009)
• Chief Judge Lippman To Present Awards at the Society's 2009 Pro Bono Awards and Law Firm Recognition Ceremony (October 26, 2009)
• Significant Revisions to Rockefeller Drug Laws Will Affect Hundreds of NYC Cases (October 07, 2009)
• Department of Health Given Oversight Over Policies Affecting Treatment of Prisoners With HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C (October 05, 2009)
• Number of Homeless Families Explodes; Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Expresses Concern Over City's Plans (September 25, 2009)
• April Newbauer and Shilpy Goswami Are Honored by NY County Lawyers' Association for Public Service (September 24, 2009)
• Two Former Residents of Detention Center Tell of Abuse and Humiliation (August 31, 2009)
• Prisoners' Rights Project Plays Crucial Advocacy Role in Ending Shackling of Pregnant Women Prisoners During Birth (August 21, 2009)
• Dramatic Drop in IOLA Revenues Could Cost Legal Aid $4.5 Million in Funding for Civil Practice Clients, Says Steven Banks (August 20, 2009)
• Juvenile Rights Practice Hosts National Juvenile and Family Law Conference (August 19, 2009)
• Back-to-School Program for Low-Income Kids: Two Legal Aid Attorneys Identified the Need and Advocated for the Solution (August 14, 2009)
• Landlords Required to Accept Section 8 Vouchers from Current Tenants, Court Rules (July 28, 2009)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Expresses Shock Over City and State Plans to Evict Homeless Families (July 28, 2009)
• Homebound Clients May be Owed Money From the NYC Human Resources Administration; Call Legal Aid Society Homebound Review Hotline at 212 577-3699 (July 27, 2009)
• Head of Prisoners' Rights Points Out Continuing Problem of Violence At City Jails (July 26, 2009)
• Legal Aid Attorney Saves A Queens Family's Home; Shrinking Resources Will Affect Numbers of Clients (July 24, 2009)
• Law Firm Summer Associate Program Provides Vital Support To Legal Aid Clients (July 23, 2009)
• Latham & Watkins LLP Real Estate Practice Helps To Preserve Affordable Housing In Upper Manhattan (July 23, 2009)
• Legal Outreach Internship Provides Rewarding Experience for High School Students (July 15, 2009)
• Donate New or Gently Used Clothes to Help JRP Clients (July 14, 2009)
• Continuing to Build on Precedent: Federal Court Recommends Habeas Grant in another Criminal Appeals Case (July 13, 2009)
• Teresa DeFonso Named Head of Staten Island Civil Office (July 10, 2009)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Expresses Concern Over City's Plans to Expel Families From Shelter System (July 08, 2009)
• Legal Aid Testimony On Prison Rape Before Congressional Subcommittee (July 08, 2009)
• Tremendous Successes for Juvenile Rights Clients Thanks to Collaborative Efforts of Appeals Unit and Trial Attorneys (July 07, 2009)
• Supporting Hispanic Small Businesses (June 26, 2009)
• The Legal Aid Society Welcomes 217 Summer Interns (June 15, 2009)
• Assistance to Avoid Foreclosures Announced by Mayor Bloomberg During Press Conference at Legal Aid's Queens Neighborhood Office (June 12, 2009)
• Legal Aid Wins Bid To Be Notified of City Plans to Evict Homeless (June 05, 2009)
• Victory for Homeless Families (May 26, 2009)
• Susan Bahn Honored For Service to Tenants (May 20, 2009)
• Theodore Levine and Kenneth Cole Honored at 38th Annual Servant of Justice Award Dinner (May 15, 2009)
• The Legal Aid Society Elects New President; Ted Levine Returns to Private Practice (May 14, 2009)
• The Legal Aid Society Gets A New Look (May 14, 2009)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Tells City Council Proposed Cuts Will Have Harsh Impact on Low Income New Yorkers (May 12, 2009)
• Steve Banks Vows To Fight Harsh Policy Against Homeless Families (May 10, 2009)
• Lisa Sbrana To Receive City Bar Legal Services Award (May 09, 2009)
• Emily Kitay To Receive Kathryn A. McDonald Award (May 09, 2009)
• Reporter Shadows Legal Aid Criminal Defense Lawyer; Legal Aid Chief Attorney Says Caseloads Exceed Standards (April 27, 2009)
• Judith Goldiner Speaks Out for Low-Income Tenants (April 25, 2009)
• Lucy Newman Helps Senior Citizen Keep Her Home of 30 Years (April 24, 2009)
• Andrew Lehrer Appointed Housing Court Judge (April 23, 2009)
• David Weschler To Retire As Head of Pro Bono Practice (April 16, 2009)
• The Legal Aid Society Proposes Criminal Discovery Reform (April 15, 2009)
• Helping Children Realize Their Potential (April 14, 2009)
• Breakthrough Legislation Establishes Criminal Defense Caseload Standards (April 06, 2009)
• The Legal Aid Society Proposes Criminal Discovery Reform (April 03, 2009)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Calls the Rockefeller Drug Law Reform a Huge Breakthrough, Choosing Treatment Over Punishment and Restoring Judicial Discretion (March 30, 2009)
• Puerto Rican Bar Honors Maria Navarro (March 27, 2009)
• The Legal Aid Society Honors Judge Fern Fisher During Women's History Month (March 27, 2009)
• Immigration Unit's Incredible Advocacy Provides Hope and New Life (March 26, 2009)
• The DA: Not Ready When You Are (March 26, 2009)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Predicts Dire Consequences for Poor New Yorkers With Cuts in State and City Funding for Criminal Defense and Civil Legal Services (March 24, 2009)
• The Legal Aid Society Honors 2009 Sustaining Law Firms (March 24, 2009)
• Preserving An Issue for Appeal (March 23, 2009)
• Foreclosures Hit Renters; Queens Office Sets Up Program (March 22, 2009)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Says Homeless Families Languish in Expensive Emergency Housing While NYC Suffers Affordable Housing Famine (March 20, 2009)
• City Council Approves Debt Buyers Bill (March 13, 2009)
• Eileen McCann Recognized For Outstanding Efforts to End Violence Against Women (March 13, 2009)
• The Dream of a Mexican Immigrant Family Comes True, Thanks to The Legal Aid Society, the City of New York and Asociacion Tepeyac (March 13, 2009)
• Legal Aid Fights Use of Excessive Force (March 11, 2009)
• Adriene Holder - Fighting for the Defenseless (March 10, 2009)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Calls for Permanent Housing for Homeless Families; Cluster-Site Housing Displaces Low-Income Residents (March 04, 2009)
• Black History Celebration at The Legal Aid Society (February 28, 2009)
• Legal Aid's Chief Lawyer Predicts Access to Justice Will be Limited; Vulnerable New Yorkers Will Be Turned Away (February 24, 2009)
• Robin Karasyk Receives 10th Annual Schinitsky Award (February 23, 2009)
• Victory for Low Income Tenants; Judge Upholds City Ban on Section 8 Rent Bias (February 20, 2009)
• Promise of a Bright Future for Amadou Ly, Thanks to Legal Aid Heroes (February 16, 2009)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Testifies on Wrongful Convictions before New York State Bar (February 13, 2009)
• Legal Aid Sponsors Training Conference on Litigating Confession Cases (February 13, 2009)
• Weil Gotshal Wins Jury Verdict for Abused Inmate (February 12, 2009)
• Sidley Austin Attorneys Team Up With HIV/AIDS Project (February 12, 2009)
• Prisoners' Rights Project Brings Lawsuit on Behalf of Beaten Inmate (February 04, 2009)
• Cuts in City and State Funds for 2010 Will Further Impair Legal Aid's Ability to Provide a Constitutional Defense (February 04, 2009)
• Federal Court Orders Deadlines For Long-Delayed Jail Repairs (January 29, 2009)
• Without Adequate Funding, Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Predicts Further Problems In Providing A Constitutionally Mandated Defense And That The Most Vulnerable New Yorkers Will Be Turned Away At Record Levels (January 27, 2009)
• Legal Aid's Chief Attorney Compares Legal Services Delivery To MASH Units (January 19, 2009)
• Important Employment Law Victory (January 14, 2009)
• Concern for Homeless Singles (January 14, 2009)
• Legal Aid Chief: Elimination of Homeless Prevention Program Destroys Safety Net for Low Income Families (January 13, 2009)
• Juvenile Rights Attorney Calls for Protection of Sexually Exploited Children (January 11, 2009)
• Legal Aid Lawyers Discuss Employment Law Issues (January 07, 2009)
• Legal Aid Saves the Home of Domestic Violence Survivor (January 02, 2009)
• Legal Aid Chief Points to Major Decisions During Chief Judge Kaye's Tenure (December 28, 2008)
• Steve Banks Calls for Restoration of State Budgets Cuts for Legal Services (December 26, 2008)
• What Do You Do When Your Home Has Been Foreclosed? (December 23, 2008)
• Letter to the Editor Calls for More Criminal Resources for The Legal Aid Society's Criminal Practice (December 23, 2008)
• Lack of Holiday Evictions: Myth or Reality? (December 22, 2008)
• Criminal Practice Extern Program Featured in New York Law Journal (December 19, 2008)
• Children Enjoy Holiday Party Sponsored by The Legal Aid Society (December 19, 2008)
• New Set of Attorney Conduct Rules (December 17, 2008)
• Legal Aid's Chief Lawyer Reacts To State Budget Cuts for Criminal and Civil Work (December 17, 2008)
• Need For Volunteers With Technology Skills (December 17, 2008)
• Court Approves Landmark Settlement in Homeless Families Case, Ending 25-Year Litigation (December 15, 2008)
• Dechert Expands Pro Bono Commitment to Legal Aid Clients (December 12, 2008)
• Hearing on Low-Income Tenants' Challenge to NYC Rent Guidelines Board for Imposing "A Poor Tax" (December 11, 2008)
• Innovative Partnership with Goodwin Procter and PricewaterhouseCoopers Expands Pro Bono (December 11, 2008)
• Attorney Interviewed for World AIDS Day (December 01, 2008)
• Mother’s Sting Faces Stiff Legal Obstacles (November 30, 2008)
• The Legal Aid Society Fights for Tenants at 60 Ellwood to Secure Adequate Services (November 24, 2008)
• Meridith Sopher on Good Morning America and Nightline (November 19, 2008)
• Staff Recognition and Election of Directors Highlight the 132nd Annual Meeting of The Legal Aid Society (November 12, 2008)
• New York Law Journal article by Tami Steckler and Gary Solomon on role of attorneys for children (October 22, 2008)
• Judge Approves Settlement With Housing Agency (October 21, 2008)
• Eviction Anxiety Rattles a Formerly Subsidized Upper Manhattan Building (October 15, 2008)
• Pro Bono Awards 2008 (October 07, 2008)
• New York Law Journal Column on Second Amendment by Steve Wasserman (October 07, 2008)
• Tamara Steckler, Attorney-in-Charge of the Juvenile Rights Practice, discusses the overburdened Family Court system with the Associated Press. (October 04, 2008)
• Safe Harbor Act (October 03, 2008)
• Charlotte Hitchcock, Legal Aid Alum, to Head New State Panel On Privatizing Public Assets (October 01, 2008)
• Legal Aid Clients Benefit From Two Major Hard-Fought Legislative Victories Signed Into Law By Governor Paterson (September 26, 2008)
• Legal Aid Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month (September 25, 2008)
• New Enforceable Legal Framework Can Alleviate Problems in Family Shelter System, Banks Tells Council (September 23, 2008)
• A Homeless Woman’s Victory, After a 25-Year Fight (September 19, 2008)
• The Legal Aid Society and the City of New York Announce Settlement In Homeless Families Case, Ending 25-Year Litigation (September 17, 2008)
• Low-Income Tenant Advocates Challenge NYC Rent Guidelines Board for Imposing "A Poor Tax" (September 16, 2008)
• Associates Raise Funds for Legal Aid Civil Practice (July 28, 2008)
• Right to Free Speech (July 17, 2008)
• Pro Bono Newsletter (July 03, 2008)
• Federal Court Continues Order Protecting Prisoners Against Excessive Heat (June 20, 2008)
• Legal Aid Celebrates Pride Month (June 12, 2008)
• Weekend Arraignments for Juveniles (June 09, 2008)
• 95 Year-Old Tenant Fights Slumlord (May 30, 2008)
• Tenants Rally to Save Their Building After Fire (May 19, 2008)
• Evan A. Davis Receives Servant of Justice Award from Legal Aid (May 13, 2008)
• Mayor Bloomberg Announces Weekend Arraignments For Juveniles (May 12, 2008)
• City Council Member Martinez and Legal Aid Fight for Tenants' Rights (May 08, 2008)
• Legal Aid Wins in Court of Appeals (April 29, 2008)
• Caps Established for Attorneys for Children (April 01, 2008)
• Juvenile Rights Practice Honors Vanessa Cherena, Books for Kids and the Caseload Study Team (March 31, 2008)
• Women's History Month 2008 (March 26, 2008)
• The Legal Aid Society Honors 2008 Sustaining Law Firms (March 14, 2008)
• Attorney-in-Chief Testifies before City Council on the Mayor's Preliminary Budget (March 14, 2008)
• The Legal Aid Society Celebrates Black History Month (February 29, 2008)
• Attorney-in-Chief Testifies Before the State Senate and Assembly (February 07, 2008)
• Victory for Elderly and Disabled Immigrants (January 17, 2008)
• Forensic Science Symposium 2008 (January 11, 2008)
• Holiday Party for Homeless and Other Vulnerable Children (December 17, 2007)
• Homeless Families Refused Emergency Shelter by the City (October 30, 2007)
• The Legal Aid Society's 2007 Pro Bono Publico Awards (October 23, 2007)
• Legal Aid Ball Is Huge Success With Joy Behar As Headliner (October 18, 2007)
• The Legal Aid Society Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month (October 09, 2007)
• 9/11 Workers File Suit Over Pay (September 13, 2007)
• Skadden Arps Tops the 2007 Associates' Campaign (July 13, 2007)
• Legal Aid Celebrates Pride Month With Special Ceremony (June 26, 2007)
• City Council Speaker Quinn to Participate in Pride Month Observance (June 22, 2007)
• Asian American Heritage Month 2007 (May 23, 2007)
• Landmark Settlement Increases Treatment and Housing Programs for Prisoners with Mental Illness in New York State Prisons (April 17, 2007)
• The Legal Aid Society Blasts the Weakening of Jail Standards (April 16, 2007)
• Lewis B. Kaden honored as the Servant of Justice by The Legal Aid Society (April 10, 2007)
• Legal Aid Celebrates the Accomplishments of Women During Women’s History Month (March 22, 2007)
• Archibald R. Murray Memorial Fund for Law Student Loan Forgiveness Announced as Part of Black History Month Celebration (March 01, 2007)
• Legal Aid's Top Attorney Seeks Additional Funding From New York State to Meet the Needs of Poor New Yorkers (February 14, 2007)
• Cahill Lawyers Help To Meet the Educational Needs of Abused or Neglected Children (January 16, 2007)
• Dramatic Increase in Child Abuse and Neglect (January 12, 2007)
• Legal Aid Attorney Michele Maxian Dies at 55 (November 21, 2006)
• Preventive Measures Increase in Response to Child Deaths (November 17, 2006)
• City Must Notify Legal Aid Before Evicting Homeless Individuals (November 15, 2006)
• Legal Aid Recognizes Pro Bono Support of New York's Legal Community (October 30, 2006)
• Protecting the Rights of Immigrants (October 30, 2006)
• Books for Kids in Family Court (October 30, 2006)
• An Opportunity to Serve (October 27, 2006)
• Major Victory for Affordable Housing in New York City (September 26, 2006)
• Aid for Battered Immigrant Women Ordered by Federal Court (August 09, 2006)
• Juvenile Rights Lawyers Fight for Medical Rights of Detained Youngsters (May 01, 2006)