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Legal Aid Society, attorneys to continue contract negotiations as union considers strike

Posted on July 1, 2025

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Legal Aid union authorizes strike as midnight contract deadline approaches

Posted on June 30, 2025

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Legal Aid Society condemns ICE raids at NYC immigration courts

Posted on June 10, 2025

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Legal Aid Society calls for investigation into NYPD arrest practices after two people died in courthouse jails

Posted on April 1, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

UJA Federation unveils state-of-the-art facility to combat poverty in Brooklyn

Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas, who oversees one of the most complex court systems in the United States, is focused on expanding problem-solving courts and improving public confidence in the judiciary.

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Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas: Leading with vision and reform

Posted on November 1, 2024

Legal Aid Society

Named and shamed: Legal Aid Society releases list of cops with the most lawsuit payouts

Posted on March 19, 2024

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Bronx Times

Legal Aid, tenants sue Bronx landlord with almost 500 health and safety violations

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Brooklyn Paper

Eight barrels of evidence recovered from NYPD warehouse blaze, advocates still seek answers

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Politics

New York City legal aid lawyers seek to stop ICE arrests at courthouses

Posted on February 12, 2020

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Opinion

Not the Time for a Constitutional Convention

Posted on October 19, 2017

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Miss Simone is the focus of the forthcoming documentary "Miss Simone & The Queens of Stonewall."

Film screening spotlights forthcoming documentary ‘Miss Simone & The Queens of Stonewall’