ACP coordinates the assignment of attorneys to represent individuals who cannot afford to retain an attorney in various Criminal and Family Court matters.
Before 2020, New York was among a handful of states that did not require prosecutors to disclose discovery material—police reports, video recordings and other evidence—until the day of trial. The law was commonly referred to as the “blindfold” law. ... See MoreSee Less
“I believe we worked through, we have a framework on having the discovery issue resolved. I just briefed my conference and we’re in a good place,” Heastie told reporters. ... See MoreSee Less
“I believe we worked through, we have a framework on having the discovery issue resolved. I just briefed my conference and we’re in a good place,” Heastie told reporters.
"The United States is now a world leader when it comes to incarceration," Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch and co-author Janie Nitze noted last year in their book Over Ruled. They added that "our incarceration rate is not only eight times as high as the median rate in Western European democracies" but also higher than the rates under authoritarian regimes such as those in Rwanda and Turkmenistan. ... See MoreSee Less
Supporter of state law allowing for involuntary commitment of mentally ill people misrepresents study critical of its implementation, writes a co-author of the study.
A state judge temporarily blocked Mayor Eric Adams on Monday from allowing the federal government to open offices at the Rikers Island jail complex, delaying the mayor’s efforts to help President Trump with his immigration crackdown. ... See MoreSee Less