Micah Lasher

Assessment

All three are T2 (pending) at tier weight 0.6, so they contribute roughly equally. Weighted to 4.69.

CST Reasoning

Three actions, all aligned, two prime-sponsored. The Immigration brief permits broad prudential disagreement on enforcement design but excludes cruelty and demands treatment consistent with dignity. A08139 (sensitive-locations civil arrest, prime, in committee) prohibits civil arrest within 1,000 feet of schools, hospitals, churches, and shelters. This is squarely in Policy §A ("treatment of all migrants in detention and enforcement consistent with human dignity"). Score 5. A09092 (civil liability for rights deprivation, prime, in 2026 budget) creates a state cause of action when government officials violate constitutional rights, targets accountability for ICE agents who kill or abuse detainees. Score 5. A03506 (New York for All sanctuary, co-sponsor, in committee) limits cooperation with federal immigration detainers. Aligns with dignity protection. Score 4.

Dossier (3 entries)

Assessment

Issue score: 5.00.

CST Reasoning

One such act, perhaps the most pristine example of his support for workers. A8590A (NLRB Trigger Bill), which allows the state PERB to take over labor cases when the federal NLRB does not have a quorum (it didn't when President Trump fired Gwynne Wilcox). Signed Sept 5, 2025. Lasher is a named co-introducer. The Labor Rights brief's Policy §A lists "protection of the right to organize and bargain collectively" as strongly suggested. The bill exists specifically to preserve that right when the federal mechanism is disabled. T1, score 5, single action, issue score = 5.

Dossier (1 entry)

Assessment

Both T2 at weight 0.6. Weighted average pulls to 3.53.

CST Reasoning

Two policies, one ambiguous, one clear-cut. The CJ brief views sentencing and procedure as generally prudential considerations, apart from degrading or vengeful rationales. A00825 (change in discovery law, prime bill, budget proposal) is the ambiguous one. The NY reforms of 2020 resulted in the nation's most defendant-friendly discovery provisions ("the blindfold law"); Lasher's bill reduces burdensome deadlines and allows judges to exercise more discretion before throwing out cases because of prosecution failures to comply with discovery requirements. Proponents argue that this was needed to stop low-level criminal cases from being thrown out on technicalities; opponents counter that it shifts the system further in favor of prosecutors. The CST brief allows any sentencing and/or procedural structure, except those involving degradation or vengefulness: neither applies here. 3/3. A09220 (aggravated harassment of rent-regulated tenant, prime, in committee) uses criminal law to protect vulnerable tenants from systematic landlord harassment. Aligns with Policy §A (proportionate criminal law, dignity protection). Score 4.

Dossier (2 entries)

Assessment

Both T2. Weighted to 4.51.

CST Reasoning

Two items in alignment. The Healthcare brief accepts all access models (including single-payer) but has Category A moral limits against funding for abortion and euthanasia. NY Health Act (cosponsored; in committee) is single-payer universal health care. Policy Section B includes single-payer within the models that are "potentially consistent." The catch: NY Health Act covers reproductive health care, exceeding the moral limit. Thus it aligns on the key access issue of the brief, but has a small disconnect on limits. Score 4. A08383 (vaccine access backstop, prime, in 2026 budget) authorizes the NY Department of Health to issue vaccine guidance when CDC fails to do so. Protects the vulnerable. Pure Policy §A. Score 5.

Dossier (2 entries)

Assessment

The single T1 (A08245) and three T2s with mostly 5s pull the average to 4.80.

CST Reasoning

The best scorecard, 4 items, 3 prime sponsorships, 1 enactment. The Housing scorecard assesses success based on whether the poor can obtain affordable housing; instruments are prudential. A00799 (recurring loan fund, prime, budget financed) provides interest-free or low-interest loans for mixed-income housing projects, which should comprise a minimum of 20% of units that are ≤50% AMI. Hochul started the Housing Acceleration Fund program using this idea with $215M worth of funding. Policy §A. Score 5. A05291/A05308 (production reporting + vacant storefront, prime, in committee) addresses housing supply transparency and incentivizes use of vacant commercial space. Policy §A/B. Score 4. A08245 (security-deposit protections for rent-stabilized tenants, prime, enacted Oct 2025) extends deposit-return protections to ~1 million rent-stabilized NYC apartments previously excluded. Direct protection of vulnerable tenants. T1, score 5. A04040A (disparate-impact housing discrimination, prime, passed both chambers but not signed) codifies the federal disparate-impact standard into NY law so it survives Trump's federal rollback. Squarely Policy §A (fair-housing access, equal dignity). The evidence report called this enacted, but primary tracking shows no gubernatorial signature, so scored T2. Score 5.

Dossier (4 entries)

Assessment

Issue score: 4.00.

CST Reasoning

No legislative record (federal jurisdiction, correctly absent from a state legislator's portfolio). The platform pledge is one line under Foreign Policy: "Advocate for the reassembly of the State Department and USAID, which faced extensive cuts under the Trump administration." The Foreign Aid brief's Policy §A lists "meaningful assistance to the poorest, oriented to integral development" first. However, the platform is light-weight here, no reference to debt relief mechanisms (Policy §A); no reference to trade reform (§A); nothing about capacity building or recipient agencies (§A); and no reference to protection against coercion (§A rejects "dignity-violating" coercion conditions).

Dossier (1 entry)

Assessment

Even mix of T1 and T2 with consistent score-4 grades. Issue score = 4.00.

CST Reasoning

Three actions, all aligned. A8427 (FAIR Business Practices Act, prime, passed in Chapter 708 Dec 19, 2025) stands out as the big success; first modification of New York State's consumer protection statute in 45 years, extending the Attorney General's jurisdiction over unfair and abusive (rather than merely deceptive) conduct by companies. Developed with Attorney General Letitia James as a response to President Trump's closure of CFPB. Prevents exploitation of consumers. Policy category A. T1, rating 4 (very strong yet prudent, lots of different ways to protect consumers here). A06629 (Multinational Enterprises Act, prime, in committee) establishes worldwide combined tax reporting in an attempt to eliminate profit-shifting by multinational corporations. Nothing more, nothing less. Pure burden, pure common good. T2, rating 4. A09212 (Consumer Grocery Pricing Fairness Act, prime, in committee) protects small grocers from large-chain pricing practices. Small-business dignity, food access. T2, score 4.

Dossier (3 entries)

Assessment

All three at score 5; the T1 enacted bill carries the most weight; issue score = 5.00.

CST Reasoning

Three actions, all maxed. The Environment brief calls for action proportionate to the crisis joined with care for the poor. A8332 (tax assessment solar/wind, prime, adopted December 3, 2025) creates a stable framework for taxation on large-scale wind/solar installations, thereby eliminating one of the largest barriers to building out these projects under New York's CLCPA objectives. Policy §A. T1, score 5. A04870A (NY HEAT Act, co-sponsor) would wean NY off fossil-fuel dependency. Full bill didn't pass but one component was enacted. T2, score 5. A01749 (PRRIA, packaging reduction, co-sponsor) addresses single-use plastics and throwaway culture, defeated in 2025. T2, score 5.

Dossier (3 entries)

Assessment

Section A of the policy in the brief includes civilian protection, prioritization of diplomacy, care for refugees, and disarmament/reconstruction. Application of the idea that the current activities are "illegal wars" uses the just war doctrine in actual practice. This is complete alignment: score 5.

CST Reasoning

This is the most significant section of the platform when compared to the other two scored by rhetoric. Platform statements: "Stand up against any president's attempts to bypass congressional authority on matters of foreign policy, especially by strengthening the War Powers Resolution," tracks §A on respecting just-war legitimate-authority requirements. "Prioritize diplomacy, de-escalation, and long-term stability, with military action only as a last resort with clear objectives and accountability," tracks §A's "priority to diplomacy and the exhaustion of peaceful means before force" verbatim. Criticizes "extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean," the "fabricated drug war with Venezuela," and "illegal wars in Venezuela and Iran," applies the just-war framework critically to current operations.

Dossier (3 entries)