AGENCY TESTIMONY
Mastro's vision for the Law Department
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Randy Mastro outlines his vision for the Law Department, emphasizing a proactive approach to legal advocacy and a commitment to addressing a wide range of issues affecting New Yorkers.
- Plans to increase resources for affirmative litigation
- Prioritizes defending the city and protecting public fiscal interests
- Aims to bring cases to protect and expand civil rights, constitutional rights, racial justice, social justice, workers' rights, tenants' rights, consumer protection, and environmental protection
- Intends to promote public safety by targeting guns, drugs, gangs, organized crime, and illegal smoke shops
- Pledges to stand up for the city's interests, regardless of political outcomes
Randy Mastro
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I hope to bring many more such cases and move more of the law department's resources into affirmative litigation as head of that 800 lawyer team.
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Of course, defending our city, and protecting the public fiscal be a priority.
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But just as importantly, a priority of mine will be to bring cases to protect and expand New Yorkers civil rights, constitutional rights, racial justice, social justice, workers rights, tenants rights, consumer protection, and environmental protection, as well as to promote public safety going after guns, drugs, gangs, organized crime, and illegal smoke shops.
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I'm known as a happy warrior, now ready to fight for the rights of all New Yorkers.
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It matters who your lawyer is.
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The council has its priorities.
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Some now in the New York Court of Appeals, where I have argued many times and 1.
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And many say our democracy is on the ballot this presidential election year.
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Whatever the outcome, I'll stand up for our city.