Empire Justice Center Urges Governor to Sign Bill to Provide Private Right of Action
June 23, 2010
Memo in support of legislation that would provide a private right of action to victims of gender-bias motivated violence. Read More

Empire Justice Memo of Support: Provide a Person’s Treating Doctor with the Appropriate Role in Determining Whether They are Employable
March 29, 2010
S.5547/A.1417A would require that subject to certain criteria, the treating practitioner’s opinion would be “generally controlling” in the determination of employability. Read More

Empire Justice Letter of Support - Require the Supreme Court to Assign Counsel
August 16, 2006
A 2006 letter to the Governor addressing legislation that would require the Supreme Court to assign counsel to indigent litigants when the proceeding is one over which the Family Court also has jurisdiction and there was a right to counsel, such as custody and family offense matters. (A.10447/S.8096) Read More

Empire Justice Center’s Statement on Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman’s Plan of Action for Access to Justice in Civil Courts
May 5, 2010
Empire Justice Center applauds New York’s Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman for his leadership. Read More

Empire Justice Center's Initial Reaction to Deficit Reduction Plan for 2009-10 State Budget
October 31, 2009
Reductions in services for those who have been most impacted by the recession will ultimately result in pushing more people over the edge into desperation. Read More

Empire Justice Center Testimony at the Executive Budget Hearing on Human Services
February 10, 2010
Testimony before the Joint Legislative Committees on human services in the 2010-2011 executive budget. Read More

Empire Justice Center Testimony at the Public Protection Hearing for 2010-2011
February 8, 2010
Most years we confront the need to restore state funding to the budget. This year we confront that and so much more. We are facing a triple whammy: the elimination of over $13 million from the Executive Budget that had been in last year’s budget; a dramatic decline in funding from the Interest on Lawyer Account (IOLA) fund; and an unrelenting increase in people desperately seeking legal assistance as the economy continues to strip them of the ability to hold onto their jobs, homes and their economic stability. Read More