Op-ed: Arresting people for THC oil undermines justice reform
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“Loopholes that undermine progressive policy should not stand,” Councilmember Rory Lancman writes in an Eagle op-ed.
Read MoreMalik’s team objects to three additional DA primary ballots
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“We believe our petitions are valid and that they’ll withstand the challenge.”
Read MoreKatz, Malik and Cabán first to file DA petitions
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In order to appear on the ballot, candidates must file at least 4,000 valid signatures from registered Democrats who live in Queens County.
Read MoreLancman slams Albany for cash bail ‘travesty’
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Lancman visited the Queens Criminal Courthouse to double down on his commitment to ending cash bail in Queens if elected DA.
Read MoreDA Candidates Stake Out Positions on Sex Work Decriminalization
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Candidates’ responses ranged: from a willingness to consider the issue, to a call for limited prosecution and diversion alternatives, to support for decriminalization.
Read MoreDA Candidates Clarify Stances On Cash Bail
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All call for significant reforms, some for the total elimination of cash bail.
Read MoreDA Candidates Describe Plans For Increasing Office Diversity
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In Queens, no single racial or ethnic group makes up more than a third of the population.
Read MoreQueens Democrats Endorse Katz for DA; DSA Backs Cabán
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The Queens Democrats and DSA are again in opposition, eight months after Ocasio-Cortez defeated Crowley.
Read MoreAdvocates Demand a Conviction Review Unit for Queens and NY State
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“We need something that speaks louder. We need to light a fire under prosecutors.”
Read MorePublic Defender Cabán Officially Enters Crowded DA Race
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“I am running to transform the Queens District Attorney Office after years of witnessing its abuses on the front lines.”
Read MoreQueens DA Race Swells With Release of Candidate Questionnaires
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The field of candidates doubled on Wednesday, the same say DA Richard Brown announced he would not seek re-election.
Read MoreKatz Kicks Off DA Campaign With Bail, Weed Reform Proposals
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Katz pledged to stop prosecuting low level marijuana possession and end cash bail on misdemeanors, though she stopped short of saying she would end cash bail on all offenses.
Read MoreCity Council Passes Jailhouse Voting Rights Bill
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The bill mandates that DOC provide every person released from a city jail with written notice outlining their voting rights.
Read MoreZoning Advisory Council Honors Mattone, Development Leaders
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The Zoning Advisory Council met Wednesday to honor a cohort of leaders who have helped pave the way for new development and city planning.
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