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“There is currently no right to public defense in immigration proceedings, but having a lawyer to navigate this notoriously complicated system advances the cause of justice.”

ByCatalina Cruz

ByBrad Hoylman 0Comments

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Feb 2022

Justice Opinion

Opinion: DA Bragg’s Well-Intentioned Reforms Have Little Impact While Racist Policing Persists

‘Of the 33 cases we at PROP have seen this year, none entailing a serious charge, 30 involved New Yorkers of color—unsurprising since 90 percent of the more than 7,000…

ByRobert Gangi 0Comments

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Feb 2022

Government Justice News

Processing Issues in Immigration Courts Upending New Yorkers’ Cases, Lawyers Say

Attorneys say they are facing logistical, technical, and communication problems with their cases, which are backlogged across the U.S. Immigration Court system.

ByDaniel Parra 2Comments

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Nov 2020

Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: Ping-Pong is a Competitive Sport, Not a Way to Treat the Unhomed

‘We are not a gated community—we welcome everyone from all different backgrounds, colors and faiths. Living through the pandemic here has only underscored that reality, and it’s why I’ve been…

ByRuth Messinger 3Comments

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Oct 2020

Government Justice

On Crime and Justice, Biden and Trump Both Have Long Records

From the Central Park Five and the ’94 Crime Bill to Black Lives Matter, both candidates have a track record and a distinct policy vision.

ByKristen McNerney 0Comments

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Oct 2020

Justice

Youth Arrests Decrease in NYC but Racial Disparities Persist

A study finds that the Raise the Age policy shift has had an impact, but the pool of kids being arrested has grown even more Black and Latino, El Diario…

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 3Comments

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Sep 2020

Housing and Homelessness Justice

Chinatown Jail Plan Halted By Court

Although the city is set to appeal, members of Neighbors United Below Canal said they believe the final victory belongs to the community.

ByLotus Chau for Sing Tao Daily 0Comments

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Sep 2020

Justice

New York Courts Accepting Requests to Destroy Marijuana Arrest Records

Arrests for two lower-level weed charges have been expunged and the records sealed, but if you want those records destroyed altogether, there’s a form to fill out.

ByJarrett Murphy 4Comments

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Aug 2020

Health Opinion

Opinion: COVID-19 Showed us Life Without Grand Juries. It Was an Improvement.

‘The grand jury—which one former jurist said would indict a ham sandwich—has long outlived its usefulness and instead acts as the prosecutor’s puppet. It is well past time for…

ByDan Curbelo Zeidman 0Comments

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Aug 2020

Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Another Court Win for City Hall Against Critics of Development Schemes

An appeals court on Thursday sided with the de Blasio administration in one element of a tangled legal dispute over a proposed development in the Two Bridges neighborhood.

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

Opinion: NY Can Address Immigration Court Backlog by Funding Legal Services