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“My search for legal representation was exhausting. I visited 16 different attorneys before I was able to secure representation. Each denial delivered a wave of hopelessness as I felt the…

ByBruneth Flores 0Comments

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Sep 2023

Housing and Homelessness Justice

Report Explores How Many Eviction Cases One Lawyer Can Juggle

An experienced, full-time tenant lawyer can effectively take on 48 eviction cases per year, according to a highly-anticipated report released Aug. 31 by a state court working group.

ByEmma Whitford 3Comments

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Aug 2023

Government Justice Opinion Politics

Opinion: Adams’ Admin Should Invest More in Legal Services For Asylum Seekers

“Seeking asylum has become nearly as difficult as getting here in the first place.”

ByRaiza Guevara 1Comment

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Mar 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Justice

At Overdue Hearing, Advocates Push NYC to Fulfill Promise of Housing Court Help for Low-Income Tenants

The city’s landmark Right to Counsel law was the country’s first to guarantee legal representation in housing court to low-income tenants most at risk for eviction. But advocates and providers…

ByAnnie Iezzi

ByFrank Festa 2Comments

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Jan 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Justice

NYC’s Floundering ‘Right to Counsel’ Fails to Keep Pace With Eviction Cases

The city’s trailblazing program guaranteeing legal representation to the city’s poorest tenants facing eviction has been falling short since the state eviction moratorium was lifted last year; many still face…

ByFrank Festa

ByAnnie Iezzi 6Comments

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Mar 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: 421-a Has Benefited Tens of Thousands of New Yorkers. That’s Why We Should Pass Hochul’s Replacement.

“The governor’s bill maintains many of the core aspects of 421-a that have been vital to our city’s economic success and is a positive first step.”

ByBrett Gottlieb 2Comments

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Feb 2022

Government Immigration Justice Opinion

Opinion: NY Can Address Immigration Court Backlog by Funding Legal Services

“There is currently no right to public defense in immigration proceedings, but having a lawyer to navigate this notoriously complicated system advances the cause of justice.”

ByCatalina Cruz

ByBrad Hoylman 0Comments

Opinion: Pass the Access to Representation Act So No One Has to Fight Deportation Alone

Report Explores How Many Eviction Cases One Lawyer Can Juggle

Opinion: Adams’ Admin Should Invest More in Legal Services For Asylum Seekers

At Overdue Hearing, Advocates Push NYC to Fulfill Promise of Housing Court Help for Low-Income Tenants

NYC’s Floundering ‘Right to Counsel’ Fails to Keep Pace With Eviction Cases

Opinion: 421-a Has Benefited Tens of Thousands of New Yorkers. That’s Why We Should Pass Hochul’s Replacement.

Opinion: NY Can Address Immigration Court Backlog by Funding Legal Services

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Opinion: Pass the Access to Representation Act So No One Has to Fight Deportation Alone

Report Explores How Many Eviction Cases One Lawyer Can Juggle

Opinion: Adams’ Admin Should Invest More in Legal Services For Asylum Seekers

At Overdue Hearing, Advocates Push NYC to Fulfill Promise of Housing Court Help for Low-Income Tenants

NYC’s Floundering ‘Right to Counsel’ Fails to Keep Pace With Eviction Cases

Opinion: 421-a Has Benefited Tens of Thousands of New Yorkers. That’s Why We Should Pass Hochul’s Replacement.

Opinion: NY Can Address Immigration Court Backlog by Funding Legal Services

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