After 'egregious' misconduct, St. John's Law cuts ties with top Queens prosecutor
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“I do not want the students to be unnecessarily distracted.”
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NY legislature votes to limit solitary confinement after years of advocacy
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“Freedom from torture is the most basic of human rights.”
Read MoreFeds end deal with NYC’s only private jail contractor
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Queens BP Donovan Richards called the news “a victory for the Southeast Queens community and our borough.”
Read MoreQueens court dismisses hundreds of prostitution cases after request from DA
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“We have seen first hand the damaging effects of these laws on the lives of women and transgender individuals.”
Read MoreHollis residents rally against violence in wake of fatal shooting
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Hollis business owners, nonprofit leaders and everyday residents rallied Friday to denounce violence and demand safer streets.
Read MoreAs pressure mounts, some Queens legislators keep quiet on Cuomo future
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Fourteen Queens lawmakers have called for Cuomo to resign.
Read MoreQueens mom targeted in latest apparent anti-Asian hate attack
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A 25-year-old Asian woman says she was spit on — while holding her baby — and called “Chinese virus.”
Read MoreTop prosecutor quits after Queens judge accuses him of lying in death penalty case
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Charles Testagrossa “deliberately” withheld key evidence to convict three men for murder, a judge said.
Read MoreBehind-the-scenes campaign helped spur Queens wrongful conviction reversals
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“It was clear to me that if I could be helpful, I wanted to be.”
Read MoreSE Queens lawmakers call on Katz to probe prosecutors’ past cases in wake of 'egregious' violations
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‘This is just the tip of the iceberg.’
Read MoreNYC moves to curb solitary confinement, mayor says
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New York City will nearly eliminate the use of solitary confinement on Rikers Island and other city jails by November.
Read MoreQueens judge says top prosecutor lied to convict in death penalty case
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Judge Joseph Zayas amended his ruling to call a prosecutor’s account “mindboggling.”
Read MoreTerrifying police video shows fatal shootout with Springfield Gardens domestic abuse suspect
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The NYPD released the footage Friday.
Read MoreThree wrongfully convicted Queens men freed after ‘egregious’ violations by trial prosecutors
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A Queens judge condemned prosecutors for ‘deliberately’ suppressing key evidence for more than 20 years.
Read MoreQueens Criminal Court set to debut NYC’s new paperless records system
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“Welcome to the 21st Century.”
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