Misconduct settlements topped $205 mil last year

Misconduct settlements topped $205 mil last year

The city paid out over $205 million in police and prosecutorial misconduct settlements last year, marking a seven-year high, according to a new analysis released by the Legal Aid Society.

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With discovery law rollbacks looming, coalition launches to defend reforms

With discovery law rollbacks looming, coalition launches to defend reforms

As lawmakers and district attorneys appear to flirt with the idea of rolling back the state’s discovery reforms, a coalition of public defense groups have joined up in an effort to protect the changes made to New York’s discovery statute half a decade ago.

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