 AALDEF volunteer attorneys represented Chinese Americans arrested in a protest against police brutality in Manhattan's Chinatown and joined a rally to support an innocent bystander, Peter Yew, who was beaten by police after complaining about their mishandling of a minor traffic incident.In 1977, AALDEF organized free legal advice clinics at Hamilton-Madison House, Korean Senior Citizens Society, and other community agencies in New York City.In an early affirmative action case, AALDEF intervened on behalf of the Asian American Law Students Association in "Doherty v. Rutgers Law School", defending the inclusion of Asian Americans in minority admissions programs in a lawsuit brought by rejected white law school applicant.