ACP coordinates the assignment of attorneys to represent individuals who cannot afford to retain an attorney in various Criminal and Family Court matters.
ACP coordinates the assignment of attorneys to represent individuals who cannot afford to retain an attorney in various Criminal and Family Court matters.
Parents on Legal Addiction Meds Face Discrimination in Family Courts
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Parents managing addiction under doctor’s orders with methadone or similar medications are often set up for failure in foster care courts.
Judges topple gun restrictions as courts chart an uncertain path forward • Stateline
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More than two years after the U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally expanded its interpretation of the Second Amendment, federal courts throughout the country continue to strike down state restrictions on ...
Mount Vernon Police’s Strip Searches Were Unconstitutional, U.S. Says
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A report by federal prosecutors found that a Westchester County police department violated the Fourth Amendment “on an enormous scale.”
For a Prison Transfer 45 Minutes Away, I Spent 12 Days in Hell
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From feces on the wall to constant gang calls, LaMarr W. Knox details the horrors of the transit unit at New York’s Green Haven prison.
Criminal justice reform advocates start new push for sentencing reform
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For the fourth year in a row, activists are backing a trio of bills that would give incarcerated people time off for good behavior and allow judges to impose more lenient sentences.
