Dismissed Queens criminal case highlights discovery debate

Dismissed Queens criminal case highlights discovery debate

As negotiations over changes to the state’s evidence-sharing laws hold up the passage of the state’s budget in Albany, a recent criminal case in Queens appears to highlight the core of the debate over discovery.

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Vast majority of criminal court decisions still go unpublished, report shows

Vast majority of criminal court decisions still go unpublished, report shows

A vast majority of criminal court judges in New York do not choose to publish the decisions they make in the cases they oversee, a new report released this week found.

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Good government groups call for state to reform Judicial Conduct Commission

Good government groups call for state to reform Judicial Conduct Commission

Over half a dozen good government groups this week issued their support for a bill that would effectively boost the budget and power of the state’s ​​Commission on Judicial Conduct, the oversight agency that investigates ethics complaints made against New York’s judges.

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