In This Courtroom Success Means Saving A Life
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It wasn’t the typical courtroom exchange between a judge and defendant. Twenty years ago, it would have seemed preposterous.
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NYLS Expands Social Justice Mission
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New York Law School is expanding its public service focus through its new Office of Public Service and Pro Bono Initiatives.
Read MoreConviction Overturned in Hasidic Gang Attack on Gay Black Man
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Not even scientific evidence could convince a higher court to uphold the conviction of the lone perpetrator who went to trial for a brutal gang assault against a gay black man.
Read MoreHolder’s Unique Path and Pursuits Fit ‘Great Mosaic’
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There’s a whole wide world between tiny, rural Deeside, Jamaica and Jamaica High School. And by his teens, Justice Kenneth Holder had experienced a lot of it.
Bail Fail: Opponents Speak Out Against Bail Out
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Entrance of Rikers Island. Eagle Photo by Clarissa Sosin
Read MoreRikers Island Welcome Station Connects People With Community, Services
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The Mass Bail Out Welcome Center officially opened at the entrance to Rikers Island Saturday morning.
Read MoreLasak Officially Announces Bid for Queens DA
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Former Queens Criminal Court Justice Gregory Lasak officially announced his candidacy for Queens County District Attorney Tuesday morning.
Read MoreQCBA Cultivates Next Generation Of Queens Attorneys
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The QCBA is championing its Student Ambassadorship Program to engage the next generation of attorneys.
Read MoreDOJ Drops Appeal In Queens Pizza Man Case
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The legal nightmare may finally be ending for Pablo Villavicencio, a College Point pizza delivery man and father of two who was arrested and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for nearly two months.
Read MoreNYPD Continues to Withhold Key Fare Evasion Info, Lancman Says
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Though the NYPD released some fare evasion arrest data Wednesday, they continue to withhold key information in violation of city law, say Councilmember Rory Lancman and the Community Service Society of New York.
Read MoreFraud-ian Slip: 2 Queens Therapists Busted For Phony Billing
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Two Queens therapists were among eight mental healthcare providers charged with a massive Medicaid fraud in federal court for the Eastern District of New York Thursday.
Read MoreLegal Aid Attorneys Plan Kavanaugh Protest Today
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Attorneys from the Legal Services Staff Association (LSSA) and the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA) are planning a one-hour walkout Thursday at 1 p.m. outside Queens Housing Court. to protest the potential appointment of Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
Trump Family MCI Fraud Exposed, Highlighting Gianaris, Barnwell Bill
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President Donald Trump received more than $413 million from his father Fred’s real estate empire, the majority of which he pocketed thanks to tax and real estate schemes, a New York Times investigation revealed on Tuesday.
Read MoreDA’s Office Welcomes 25 New Prosecutors
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More than two dozen attorneys joined the district attorney’s office Monday after completing an assistant DA training program.
Read MoreWeprin's Jailhouse Body Scan Bill Becomes Law
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On Tuesday, de Blasio praised new legislation signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that will enable Rikers Island corrections officers to use airport-style body scanners to search for blades hidden in detainees’ bodies.
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