Legislative advocacy is a critical part of the NYCLU's interdisciplinary approach to protecting civil liberties, which also includes litigation, community organizing, and communications.
As part of its work to affect legislation the NYCLU distributes dozens of legislative memoranda each year. Legislative memoranda are position papers that the NYCLU distributes to the governor's office and to state legislators and their staffs laying out our views on bills under deliberation or on issues that we feel the Legislature needs to address.
VIEW A LIST OF OUR LEGISLATIVE MEMOS BELOW:
The Fair College Admissions Act would prohibit legacy admissions policies at colleges and universities in New York. This legislation would declare such practices and policies as inequitable and...
Coverage For All would bring needed relief to many such people by making the state’s Essential Plan available without having to meet citizenship or proof-of-status requirements. This would allow the state...
The New York Privacy Act will do little to curb current data collection and monetization practices, less to deter future privacy abuses, and almost nothing to protect the rights of the actual people whose...
The Youth Interrogation Bill will provide critical protections for children under the age of 18 during police interrogations. Chiefly, the bill will require that all children subject to police interrogation...
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, we need stronger privacy protections. It is impossible to have an abortion without leaving a digital trail and electronic health...
Children with intersex traits should have an opportunity to make decisions about their bodies once they are able to determine what is best for themselves.
This bill would permit the Department of...