New York’s courts unveil new website
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After four years of research and development, the Unified Court System launched its new website that court leaders hope offer users a streamlined approach to accessing the courts.
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Bail rates rose steeply in Queens, report finds
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More and more Queens judges over the past several years have steered away from granting defendants supervised or early release, instead choosing to set bail against defendants, according to a new report.
Read MoreFraud suit against Rajkumar dismissed on procedural grounds
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A Queens judge dismissed an alleged petition fraud case against Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar on procedural grounds on Thursday, effectively guaranteeing the Democratic incumbent will appear on the primary ballot against her Democratic Socialists of America-backed opponent who first brought the allegations against her.
Read MoreCandidates and their lawyers head to Queens court to fight over ballot petitions
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Queens judges on Thursday heard allegations of fraud, the use of AI in court filings and objections to thousands upon thousands of signatures on ballot petitions from Queens voters.
Read MoreCity’s public defenders join national protest, call for more funding
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The city’s largest criminal legal aid organizations joined a national protest on Thursday, warning the constitutional right to counsel is being “systematically dismantled” as public defenders across the country struggle to keep up with mounting cases.
Read MoreImmigration legal groups stretched thin in Queens
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Before last year, Immigration Law & Justice New York regularly offered free law clinics out of Queens churches to help immigrants find legal assistance.
Read MoreFormer Queens Defender staffer pleads guilty to defrauding nonprofit
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Rashad Ruhani pleaded guilty to wire fraud on Thursday, after admitting to spending hundreds of thousands of dollars that belonged to Queens Defenders, the legal nonprofit where he worked alongside Lori Zeno, his wife and the organization’s executive director.
Read MoreAdvocates call for deportation status to be considered in guardianship cases
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As federal immigration agents continue their crackdown across the city and state, a new bill introduced by a Queens legislator seeks to streamline the process of keeping children of deported parents in the care of their family members.
Read MoreJudge declines to rule in Paladino case, questions Council’s harassment claims
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A Manhattan judge this week declined to rule from the bench on whether the City Council should halt its ethics case against Queens Republican Councilmember Vickie Paladino.
Read MoreAdvocates call on mayor to fully fund Right to Counsel
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Outside Brooklyn Housing Court on Monday morning, tenant organizers and legal aid attorneys led a rally on the courthouse sidewalk in support of expanding the city’s Right to Counsel program, as Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Comptroller Mark Levine toured inside.
Read MoreHip-hop journalist tied to Queens Defenders fraud case challenges FBI tactics
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Kimberly Osorio, the media personality who allegedly hid a cell phone for a Queens man accused of helping to steal $400,000 from legal nonprofit Queens Defenders, asked a judge to toss much of the evidence federal prosecutors plan to bring against her at trial.
Read MoreDepartment of Homeland Security sued for ‘illegal’ stops and arrests in New York
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Federal immigration agents have conducted thousands of unconstitutional stops and arrests on New Yorkers over the last year, targeting people based solely on race and without any probable cause, a new class action lawsuit claims.
Read MoreFormer Queens Defenders staffer to plead guilty in fraud scheme
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Rashad Ruhani, a former Queens Defenders employee, is expected to plead guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the public defender group with the help of his wife, the organization’s former executive director, Lori Zeno.
Read MoreRockefeller Drug Law reforms drove problem-solving court enrollment, new report finds
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New York’s problem-solving courts have seen massive increases in enrollment in the more than 15 years since the state implemented major drug sentencing reforms, according to a new report.
Read MoreQueens man acquitted of murder of police officer, convicted of manslaughter
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After eight tense hours of jury deliberations, Guy Rivera was found not guilty for the murder of NYPD officer Johnathan Diller, but guilty for several lesser charges that will still likely put him behind bars for the rest of his life.
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