Appeals court again rebukes Queens judge for acting like a prosecutor

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Appeals court again rebukes Queens judge for acting like a prosecutor

For the second time in a month, a state appellate court has overturned a Queens conviction after finding that a trial judge abandoned his role as neutral referee, asking witnesses more than 800 questions and berating the defense attorney in front of the jury.

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Hundreds of public defenders go on strike

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Hundreds of public defenders go on strike

The prospect of the largest public defender strike in 30 years grew likelier Tuesday as hundreds of attorneys across a trio of organizations walked out of their offices and took to the picket line.

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First group of legal services attys go on strike as deadline for mass strike approaches

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First group of legal services attys go on strike as deadline for mass strike approaches

The largest public defender strike the city has seen in 30 years may start sooner than later, as a small group of legal services attorneys went on strike last week and as unions representing thousands of attorneys issued impending strike deadlines.

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