Attorneys representing indigent clients and children in Family and Criminal Court cases in New York were handed a significant – albeit temporary – victory in their fight for better pay last week.
Read MoreBreaking from the New York City and State Bar Associations, several bar associations representing Latino and Hispanic legal professionals have begun to voice their opposition to court leaders’ plan to reform the state’s decades-old court structure.
Read MoreWhere sadly a significant number of witnesses, complainants and defendants are Latinos, very few of them will stand in front of a peer, a Latino judge, when it comes to the most serious and devastating crimes.
Read More"New York State's courts deserve the best and brightest minds to uphold principles of law and fairness and move our State forward.”
Read More“When I was growing up I didn't see many Latinas doing what I’m doing now.”
Read More“That’s my aspiration — to be fair and give everyone the opportunity to be heard.”
Read More“It’s not disputable. People need to see themselves reflected on the bench.”
Read More‘Once again a federal court has underlined the illegal behavior of the Trump Administration.’
Read MoreAttorney Nestor Diaz, past president of the Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County, received a prestigious award from the organization 100 Hispanic Men.
Read More“Either the county party works with us, or we welcome you to the land of the marginalized.”
Read MoreCruz, a CUNY Law alum, is the first DREAMer elected to the state legislature. She grew up in the district she now represents.
Read More“This is an historic day for Queens County.”
Read MoreState Sen. Michael Gianaris and State Assembly Member Aravella Simotas both threw their support behind Cruz at a press conference in Jackson Heights. Last month, Cruz defeated incumbent Ari Espinal in the Democratic primary.
Read MoreThe Queens District Attorney’s office will partner with Borough President Melinda Katz, The Legal Aid Society and the Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County for a summons warrants clearing “Second Chance” event on Oct. 20 at the Universal Church on Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside, located near the 69th Street-Fisk Avenue 7 train station.
Read MoreNew York City Comptroller Scott Stringer visited Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights Monday to announce his endorsement of Catalina Cruz in the race for the District 39 Assembly seat.
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