After heat and hot water outages plagued 300,000 @NYCHA residents last winter, we filed a lawsuit against the City demanding rent abatements. #RefundTheRenthttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/12/nyregion/legal-aid-nycha-tenants-heat.html …
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We stayed the imminent deportation of a father of two and longtime New York City cab driver just hours ahead of his expected removal to Ecuador.http://gothamist.com/2018/08/17/judge_halts_deportation_queens_cab_driver.php …
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@NewYorker on our Rikers re-enfranchise drive. Cc:@CommJusticeLAS@Posada_Ant33https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/09/03/voter-registration-day-at-rikers-island …Diesen Thread anzeigen -
After the federal government started arbitrarily denying fee waiver requests from low-income immigrants, including those fleeing domestic violence, we launched a
@gofundme drive and raised almost $15,000 to help families in need.http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-metro-legal-aid-immigration-fundraiser-20180906-story.html …Diesen Thread anzeigen -
In September, we filed a motion to exonerate
#JamesDavis, a Brooklyn native who has spent the last 14 years in prison for a crime that we believe he did not commit. We're still working to secure James' freedom.http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-metro-james-davis-wrongly-convicted-seeks-exoneration-20180910-story.html …Diesen Thread anzeigen -
Here's another immigration victory via
@alicesperi from@theintercept. https://theintercept.com/2018/09/29/ice-deportation-immigration-system/ …Diesen Thread anzeigen -
We've been working with
@alaa2325 and #1199 to address the long standing pay parity gap between public defenders and local DAs/CorpCounsel. Interview with@TMLuongo on the@CapPressRoom

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#TenantsRightsCoalition and their work representing low-income families against unscrupulous Bronx landlords.https://abc7ny.com/home/lawsuit-lead-paint-crumbles-stoves-without-gas-at-bronx-building/4449092/ …Diesen Thread anzeigen -
We joined other defenders shortly after the November election and called on Albany to re-prioritize key criminal justice reforms next session. Cc:
@BklynDefender@BronxDefenders@ndsharlem @DefenderNychttp://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-pol-public-defenders-criminal-justice-reform-20181113-story.html …Diesen Thread anzeigen -
We've been working with
@theappeal on a lot of powerful stories. Here's one involving a case from the Bronx replete with discovery issues and Brady violations. Our client was acquitted on all charges but the case had devastating personal consequences.https://theappeal.org/a-melee-broke-out-on-the-subway-and-then-the-bronx-da-prosecuted-one-of-its-victims/ …Diesen Thread anzeigen
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