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Our work activates the power of New York communities as they lead the fight to make equal justice a reality. Together we attack systemic bias based on race, poverty, disability, and immigration status. Guided by their priorities, we use every tool available to create lasting change. We file lawsuits, organize, seek policy reform, educate, create pro bono partnerships, and build the capacity of local nonprofits to serve our communities. READ MORE >
Featured Updates
State Agencies Are Flouting the Climate Law: Urge Governor Hochul and Agencies to Enforce the CLCPA!
The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), New York’s major Climate Act, celebrates 5 years since its passage this year. However, a recent report released by NY Renews and New York Lawyers for Public Interest (NYLPI) has revealed that New York is not...
Legal Alert: Get Ready for New Federal Government Policies and Enforcement Priorities
Nonprofits and their communities are gearing up for the profound changes in our federal government that will come in 2025. The incoming administration has discussed plans for intensive oversight and investigation of organizations perceived as opposing its policies or...
Updated Guidance on Preparing Your Nonprofit for Immigration Enforcement
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest and Lawyers Alliance for New York have issued an updated guidance to nonprofits outlining best practices for assisting and protecting immigrant clients amidst heightened immigration enforcement under the incoming second Trump...
NEW GUIDE: Data Protection Best Practices for Nonprofits
People seeking assistance from nonprofit organizations often entrust the nonprofits with their most sensitive personal information. Safeguarding that information is essential to keep clients safe, to build trust, and to satisfy the organizations’ own legal and ethical...Latest News
Event Recap: Alternative Mental Health Crisis Response Panel
William Juhn, senior staff attorney for the Disability Justice Program at NYLPI, and Christina Sparrock, alternative crisis response researcher, presented as part of an Alternative Mental Health Crisis Response Panel, drawing from the joint report by NYLPI, Human...
NYLPI Disability Justice Program Intern Tracy Moreno Presents Testimony to the NYC Council: People with Disabilities Experience Worse Health Outcomes When Healthcare Facilities Remain Inaccessible
Christopher Schuyler, managing attorney, Disability Justice Program at NYLPI, and Tracy Moreno, law student intern, submitted written and oral testimony, respectively, on behalf of NYLPI, to the New York City Council Committees on Disabilities, Health, and Hospitals'...
Event Recap: NYLPI’s Disability Justice Program Participated in the Justice Peer Initiative Conference
Staff from NYLPI's Disability Justice Program participated in the Justice Peer Initiative Conference last week. Ruth Lowenkron, director, joined William Juhn, senior staff attorney, and two law students (Tracy Moreno and Graciana Messier) at an information table,...
NYLPI and Disability Rights Orgs File Amicus Brief to NYS Supreme Court Regarding Fifth Avenue Store’s Lack of Accessibility
NYLPI filed an amicus brief to the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division First Department, along with the following organizations: Center for Independence of the Disabled, NY; New York DeafBlind Advocates; Disabled In Action of Metropolitan New York, Inc.;...
Mental Health Care Not Police
We need a healthcare response to mental health crises, not police! We need your help to protect the rights of our neighbors, friends, and family members with mental health and substance use conditions. Studies show that up to half of people who become victims of...
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