Maron v. The Legal Aid Society

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK MAUD MARON, Plaintiff, 21 Civ. 5960 (KPF) -v.- OPINION AND ORDER THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY and ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL AID ATTORNEYS, Defendants. KATHERINE POLK FAILLA, District Judge: On July 23, 2020, Plaintiff Maud Maron, a career public defender at Defendant The Legal Aid Society (“LAS”), penned an op-ed in the New York Post entitled “Racial Obsessions Make it Impossible for NYC Schools to Treat Parents, Kids As People” (the “Op-Ed”). Speaking simultaneously in her capacities as a mother, public defender, elected public school council…