legal aid

The Access to Representation Act aims to help the influx of asylum-seekers who have descended upon the city.

Emma Goodman, a staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society of New York, explains the path for expunging these marijuana convictions.

A federal judge in Manhattan will determine whether undocumented immigrants in New York between the ages of 18 and 21 can stay in the country legally if they’ve been abused or abandoned by a parent.

Including tenants, victims of domestic violence, targets of predatory lending, people facing discrimination, and disabled children.

"Everything they're doing is fraudulent."

"It seems to be in line with a pattern of taking legal action before long weekends. That irony is not lost on any of us."

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"I was in my apartment and the lights just went out."

"We’re just damaging people every single day.”

A Legal Aid lawyer claims that a belligerent Bronx courtroom officer smashed her head into the wall, causing her to have a concussion.