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July 10, 2020

Confusion at the vote count with nearly 22,000 Queens ballots invalidated

July 10, 2020/ David Brand
Confusion at the vote count with nearly 22,000 Queens ballots invalidated

The count is underway inside Queens Borough Hall.

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July 10, 2020/ David Brand/
Law, news, politics
vote count, absentee ballots, board of elections, boe, queens, new reformers
July 09, 2020

NYC grand juries will resume in August

July 09, 2020/ David Brand
NYC grand juries will resume in August

Counties will begin sending jury summonses over the next several days, state officials said.

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July 09, 2020/ David Brand/
Crime, news, Law
grand juries, grand jury hearings, lawrence marks
July 09, 2020

Public defender groups say court opening plan endangers clients and staff

July 09, 2020/ David Brand
Public defender groups say court opening plan endangers clients and staff

“We strongly oppose re-opening of the Supreme Court because it is not safe and it is not essential to do so.”

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July 09, 2020/ David Brand/
Health, coronavirus, Law, news
oca, courts, legal aid, queens defenders, public defenders, court reopenings, criminal court, arraignments
July 08, 2020

More than 100 New York judges of color sign letter affirming equal justice in court

July 08, 2020/ David Brand
More than 100 New York judges of color sign letter affirming equal justice in court

Thirteen Queens judges signed the letter.

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July 08, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, equity, Law, news
judges, queens criminal court, judges of color, kenneth holder, michelle a johnson, derrek thomas, george floyd, black lives matter, w.e.b. dubois
July 07, 2020

Driver smashes through outdoor dining area and into Jackson Heights restaurant 

July 07, 2020/ David Brand
Driver smashes through outdoor dining area and into Jackson Heights restaurant 

The driver passed a breathalyzer test and was released with a summons.

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July 07, 2020/ David Brand/
Central Queens, Communities, news, Law, Western Queens
12 corazones, jackson heights, roosevelt avenue, elmhurst, car crash, bad driving
July 06, 2020

Publisher will release Trump niece’s tell-all text two weeks early

July 06, 2020/ David Brand
Publisher will release Trump niece’s tell-all text two weeks early

A Queens family divided.

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July 06, 2020/ David Brand/
Business, Environment, Law, news, politics
mary trump, donald trump, simon & schuster, peter kelly, president
July 06, 2020

No fevers allowed. Temperature checks begin at NYC courthouses

July 06, 2020/ David Brand
No fevers allowed. Temperature checks begin at NYC courthouses

Court visitors can’t come in with a temperature above 100 degrees F.

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July 06, 2020/ David Brand/
Law, news, coronavirus, Health
office of court administration, temperature checks, covid-19, coronavirus, courthouses, queens
July 06, 2020

COVID-positive Queens court clerk returns to work after Texas trip

July 06, 2020/ David Brand
COVID-positive Queens court clerk returns to work after Texas trip

“She should have remained at home and not exposed her fellow workers.”

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July 06, 2020/ David Brand/
coronavirus, Law, news, Health
clerk, queens criminal courthouse, dennis quirk, court officers, office of court administration, covid-19, coronavirus
July 02, 2020

Bail reform rollback takes effect six months after landmark law enacted

July 02, 2020/ David Brand
Bail reform rollback takes effect six months after landmark law enacted

More than two dozen offenses are once again bail eligible.

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July 02, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, Crime, Law, news, politics
bail reform reform, bail reform, judges, janet difiore, albany, bail eligible
July 01, 2020

NYC has a new budget. What does it mean for Queens?

July 01, 2020/ David Brand
NYC has a new budget. What does it mean for Queens?

Five Queens councilmembers voted no on the budget.

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July 01, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, Housing, Law, news, politics
council, budget, fy2021, city council, 116th precinct stationhouse, alicia hyndman
June 30, 2020

Appellate court reverses Queens robbery conviction, finding judge acted as prosecutor

June 30, 2020/ David Brand
Appellate court reverses Queens robbery conviction, finding judge acted as prosecutor

“The court's decision to elicit such testimony was an improper exercise of discretion and deprived the defendant of a fair trial.”

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June 30, 2020/ David Brand/
Law, Crime, Southern Queens, news
Queens criminal court, richard buchter, reversal, legal aid
June 30, 2020

Public advocate vows to block property taxes without bigger NYPD budget cuts

June 30, 2020/ David Brand
Public advocate vows to block property taxes without bigger NYPD budget cuts

“Unless it meets those needs, I will use my Charter authority to prevent the budget from being executed.”

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June 30, 2020/ David Brand/
Crime, Law, news, politics
jumaane williams, nypd budget, defund the nypd, police reform
June 29, 2020

Earle-Gargan has big lead in Queens Civil Court race

June 29, 2020/ David Brand
Earle-Gargan has big lead in Queens Civil Court race

She has more than 71 percent of the vote.

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June 29, 2020/ David Brand/
Law, news, politics
jessica earle-gargan, civil court, Democratic primary, judges
June 29, 2020

Amid confusion, lawmakers urge Cuomo to halt evictions for COVID-hit tenants

June 29, 2020/ David Brand
Amid confusion, lawmakers urge Cuomo to halt evictions for COVID-hit tenants

“We could be facing a massive rental apocalypse by the end of the summer.”

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June 29, 2020/ David Brand/
Homelessness, Housing, Law, news
tenant safe harbor act, homelessness, housing, COVID-19, eviction moratorium, landlords, tenants, housing court, jeffrey dinowitz, albany
June 29, 2020

De Blasio pledges to end solitary confinement in NYC jails

June 29, 2020/ David Brand
De Blasio pledges to end solitary confinement in NYC jails

“Decades of research show that solitary is ineffective, dangerous, and, too often, deadly.”

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June 29, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, Crime, Health, Law, news, Rikers Island
board of correction, solitary confinement, #HALTsolitary Campaign, punitive segregation, coba, layleen polanco, rikers island
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