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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.
Under current law, thousands of New Yorkers have their driver’s licenses suspended every year, not because they are unsafe drivers, but because they simply can’t afford to pay fines, fees, and other monetary penalties imposed for traffic violations.
The use of solitary confinement in New York’s jails and prisons is inhumane. Thousands of New Yorkers are subjected to prolonged solitary confinement despite the growing body of research demonstrating that it can irreparably damage an individual’s health.
Police Statistics and Transparency (“Police STAT”) Act
S.1830-B (Hoylman) / A.5472-A (Lentol)
“The Judge Judith S. Kaye Safe and Supportive Schools Act”: An Act to amend the education law, in relation to school climate and codes of conduct on school property and disciplinary action following violation of such codes of conduct
In recent years, national attention has been paid to the crisis in police-community relations, as communities demanded and were denied accountability following police killings of unarmed people of color.
An open internet is essential to our ability to speak freely and participate fully in public life.
