
Special Education Remote Learning Information/Contacts/Resources/Links
The switch to remote education because of the coronavirus crisis has created many educational challenges for families. New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) offers the f …

Memorandum in Support of Assembly Bill A8586A
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) strongly endorses Assembly Bill A8586-A, which promotes the rights of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities by …

Memorandum in Opposition to Senate Bill S7374
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) strongly opposes Senate Bill S7374. S7374 would inappropriately limit the rights of people with visual and hearing disabilities …

Letter: EPA and DOT Must Put a Halt to North Brooklyn Pipeline
Climate and Energy Justice, Community Justice, Environmental Justice, News
May 4, 2022 Lilian S. Dorka, Director External Civil Rights Compliance Office Office of General Counsel [email protected] Katelyn Liesner Program Analyst, External Civil Right …

Testimony: Justin Wood on Commercial Waste Zones
Environmental Justice, News, Waste Equity
Testimony of Justin Wood, Director of Policy of New York Lawyers for the Public Interest to the City Council Committee on Sanitation on April 29, 2022 Regarding Waste Equity and C …

Council Members, Workers and Advocates Call for Immediate Implementation of Commercial Waste Zones System
Environmental Justice, News, Waste Equity
For Immediate Release: April 29, 2022 Contact: Eli Judge (NYLPI) [email protected] 608-332-3940 Council Members, Workers and Advocates Call for Immediate Implementa …

Statement: Mask Mandates Must Remain on Public Transit
For Immediate Release: 4/26/2022 Contact: Jess Davidson, [email protected] Washington, D.C. – Following the recent court decision striking down the Centers for Disease Prevention …

NYLPI’s Comments on “Public Charge” Grounds of Inadmissibility
Disability Justice, Health Justice, Health in Immigration Detention, Immigrant Justice, News
Public Comment of New York Lawyers for the Public Interest Regarding “Public Charge” Grounds of Inadmissibility DHS Docket No. USCIS-2021-0013 April 25, 2022 New York Lawyers …

Letter: Prioritize Federal Infrastructure Funds for Mass Transit and Climate Goals
Climate and Energy Justice, Disability Justice, Environmental Justice, News
The Honorable Kathy Hochul Governor of New York State NYS State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 CC: Acting Lieutenant Governor Andrea Stewart-Cousins Commissioner Marie Therese …

PEAK Coalition on NYPA Clean Power Plant Adaptation Study
Climate and Energy Justice, Environmental Justice, News
The PEAK Coalition—UPROSE, THE POINT CDC, New York City Environmental Justice Alliance (NYC-EJA), New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI), and Clean Energy Group (CEG)—tod …
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