
NYLPI on Draft Disadvantaged Communities Criteria
Climate and Energy Justice, Environmental Justice, News, Racial Justice
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest Statement on Draft Disadvantaged Communities Criteria Prior to the end of the public comment period for the Draft Disadvantaged Communitie …

Megan Carr’s Testimony in Support of New York State’s Build Public Renewables Act
Climate and Energy Justice, Environmental Justice, News, PEAK Coalition
Good morning, my name is Megan Carr, and I’m a legal intern at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, known as NYLPI, and I am here today speaking for NYLPI and as a member of t …

Testimony of Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney on Access-a-Ride On-Demand Program
Access-A-Ride, Access-a-Ride Reform Group, Disability Justice, News
July 27, 2022 I would like to thank the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) for allowing me the opportunity to submit testimony regarding the On-Demand pilot …

New York Lawyers For the Public Interest Honors Recipients of the 2022 Felix A. Fishman Awards
Disability Justice, Environmental Justice, Event Recap, Fishman Awards, Health Justice, Immigrant Justice, News
New York, NY – [July 20, 2022] — Established in 2003, the Felix A. Fishman Awards for Extraordinary Advocacy are given by NYLPI every year to recognize the work of community lawyer …

IL First District Appellate Court: Involuntary Electroconvulsive Therapy Appeal
Disability Justice, News, Transforming Mental Health Crisis Response
This appeal involves Appellant, John F., a person with no history of mental illness who, at age 65, after receiving spinal injections for back pain, developed alleged mental health …

COVID-19 Testing for People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision
Coronavirus, Disability Justice, News
Tests for people who are blind or have low vision Testing is a critical part of the fight against COVID-19, but some people who are blind or have low vision face barriers using man …

Explainer: West Virginia v. EPA Supreme Court Decision
Climate and Energy Justice, Environmental Justice, Legislative, News
WHAT THE SUPREME COURT’S DECISION TO CURTAIL EPA REGULATION OF POWER PLANT POLLUTION MEANS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE Tying the hands of the EPA to rein in harmful pollutants hurt …

ZQ v. NYC Department of Education Amicus Brief
Community Justice, Disability Justice, Education, Special Education
22-939 IN THE United States Court of Appeals FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT Z.Q., by his parent, G.J., G.J., individually and on behalf of Z.Q., J.H., by his parent, Y.H., Y.H., individual …

Testimony of NYLPI’s Eleanor Tahbaz, New York City Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
Climate and Energy Justice, Community Justice, Environmental Justice, Legislative, News, Waste Equity
June 15, 2022– Testimony of Eleanor Tahbaz, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Inc. Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Thank you, Chair Nurse, and members …

Special Education Remote Learning Information/Contacts/Resources/Links
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) offers information and resources to students with disabilities, their caregivers, and other advocates. We will update the informati …
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