Justice Center News
The Justice Center News blog features our advocacy on issues affecting low-income New Yorkers today and the latest CBJC happenings. For press releases, click here. For publications, click here.
Increased State Housing Subsidy Will Help Poor Families Avoid Homelessness
by Lisa Pearlstein, Esq.March 3, 2017
Now life is about to change for the better for Rochelle, her girls, and the thousands of families receiving FEPS. New York State just settled a lawsuit filed by The Legal Aid Society and Hughes Hubbard & Reed by agreeing to significantly increase the FEPS subsidies it issues on behalf of low-income families with children in New York City.
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Protecting Your Home from Deed Theft
by Marisa Guerrero and Brianna NoonanFebruary 10, 2017
Did you inherit your home after a family member passed away? Do you think you now own the home? Are you sure? You may think you own your home, but if you inherited the property from a deceased family member, it is possible that you are not yet the legal homeowner.
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The City Bar Justice Center Responds to the Immigration Executive Orders
by Danny AliceaFebruary 3, 2017
On January 25 and 27, 2017, President Trump signed a series of Executive Orders relating to refugees, immigration, and national security. The result has been a massive and immediate disruption to our immigration status quo. Just days after the Executive Orders were signed, the City Bar Justice Center (CBJC) joined the efforts of volunteer attorneys who rushed to JFK International Airport.
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Justice Center Holds Program for Attorneys Interested in Representing Hate-Crime Victims and Peaceful Protesters – Download the Toolkit and Watch the Video
by CBJC StaffDecember 20, 2016
The City Bar Justice Center co-sponsored a training event, on December 19, for attorneys interested in representing hate-crime victims and peaceful protesters. Over 400 attorneys were there as experts from social justice and criminal defense organizations and New York government officials educated attendees on these issues.
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UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons Comes to NYC
by Lorena RamirezDecember 15, 2016
On Friday, December 9th, the City Bar Justice Center’s Immigrant Women & Children Project, a longtime provider of legal services to survivors of human trafficking, hosted a meeting for the UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons Hon. Maria Grazia Giammarinaro.
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CBJC Expands Community & Economic Development Efforts
by CBJC StaffDecember 12, 2016
The City Bar Justice Center is ramping up its community and economic development efforts in 2017. Thanks to a new two-year Bank Settlement grant from the New York State Interest on Lawyer Account Fund (IOLA), CBJC has expanded its Foreclosure Project and Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project (NELP) this Winter.
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