As New York faces a budget gap due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the state has delayed payments to non-profits who contract with the government. Kristin Brown, President and CEO of the Empire Justice Center, talked about the deepening financial straits … Read More …
LASNNY would like to welcome Joseph P. Orzechowski, Esq. as a Staff Attorney in our Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC). Joe assists clients with tax debt issues, penalties, notices, examinations, assessments, injured/innocent spouse applications, appeals and Tax Court litigation, … Read More …
Every day brings stark news of how the coronavirus pandemic has worsened hunger in New York State. Because hunger will remain a challenge throughout the economic downturn, and increased effort needs to continue to enroll people in the Supplemental Nutrition … Read More …
We watched for two weeks after George Floyd was murdered…about two months after Breonna Taylor was murdered…four since Ahmaud Arbery was murdered. Almost four years after Philando Castile; eight after Trayvon Martin. Six and a half decades after Emmett Till. … Read More …
This article was originally published by the New York Law Journal on June 4, 2020 Just as COVID-19 disproportionately impacts the health of the poor and minorities, so too it is giving rise to an unprecedented demand for … Read More …
Over the past two weeks, judges, chambers staff and support staff in courts in the previously mentioned judicial districts−which have all met the Governor’s safety benchmarks−have been returning to their courthouses. The goal of Phase Two is to safely … Read More …
A Schenectady Supreme Court ruling will allow former St. Clare’s workers to speak in regards to a request that would dissolve the St. Clare’s pension fund, according to the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York (LASNNY) who represent two … Read More …
Two more former employees have been allowed to join the lawsuit opposing the dissolution of the corporation that controlled the collapsed St. Clare’s hospital pension. “We have two clients objecting. They are part of it now,” Victoria Esposito, advocacy … Read More …
Legal advocates are expanding their reach in three rural upstate counties in the greater Capital Region to assist clients facing increased civil legal hardships because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Legal Aid Society for Northeastern New York launched an … Read More …
Confusion over different Federal and State Eviction Moratoriums, court backlogs, and illegal evictions are discussed with Tara Glynn and David Crossman, Attorneys with North Eastern Legal Aid. Reported by Michele Maserjian for the Hudson Mohawk Radio Network. Read More …