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Forbes Cites NYLPI’s “Left Behind” Report On Story About Lyft Disability Lawsuit
Forbes cited NYLPI's "Left Behind" report in a story about a California lawsuit targeting Lyft today. The report, published in May 2018, found that services like Uber and Lyft fail to provide accessible vehicles to wheelchair users 70% of the time they are requested...
City Limits Publishes Op-Ed By NYLPI Attorneys on Lead Enforcement
City Limits published an op ed on lead enforcement this morning by NYLPI Director of Environmental Justice Rachel Spector and Senior Staff Attorney for Environmental Justice Christine Appah-Gymanfi. The piece references the passage by city council of a recent raft of...
NYLPI joins amicus brief supporting transgender students
NYLPI joins the National Women’s Law Center and over 50 colleagues in an amicus brief before the Ninth Circuit in Parents for Privacy v. Dallas School Dist. No. 2, which challenged a school district’s policy blocking transgender students’ access to bathrooms...
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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.
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