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As the candidates for Brooklyn district attorney prepare to debate, defense lawyers and a bail advocate say that cash bail is still requested too often under acting DA Eric Gonzalez.

ByTheodore Hamm 2Comments

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Jun 2017

Justice

Brooklyn DA Hopefuls Stake Out Positions on Bail Reform, Key to Closing Rikers

A point of contention among the candidates is how much the DA’s office is currently doing to limit the use of bail in cases involving alleged misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies.

ByTheodore Hamm 1Comment

25

Oct 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Suit Against City Affordable Housing Policy Survives

A lawsuit challenging New York’s practice of setting aside affordable apartments for nearby residents is still alive after a judge rejected a bid by the de Blasio administration to have…

ByJarrett Murphy 4Comments

27

Sep 2016

Uncategorized

Appeals Court Rejects Manhattan DA’s Bid to Undo Ruling on 1990 Murder

Prosecutors now must decide whether or not to appeal that ruling.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

09

Aug 2016

Investigations Justice

An Illegal Gun on the Streets is no Slam Dunk in Court

Hoping to make gun charges result in convictions earlier and more often, New York City is pursuing another experiment with specialized gun courts. But making illegal weapons charges stick is…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

21

Jun 2016

Justice

Council Eyes Barriers to Court Access for New Yorkers with Disabilities

Overlapping authority among state and city agencies might be one of the reasons that obstacles persist for the estimated 99,000 New Yorkers who use wheelchairs, as well as other people…

ByJillian Jonas 1Comment

21

Mar 2016

Justice

New York’s Bail Reforms Making Little Impact, Lawyers Say

A move by the state courts to review bail decisions comes too late in the process to make a difference, defense attorneys report.

ByWendy Davis 0Comments

19

Feb 2016

Uncategorized

CityViews:
Dem Lawmaker Proposes Major Rikers Change

Some want Rikers to close altogether. The mayor says that’s not a realistic goal. But a Manhattan Assemblyman says the de Blasio administration should at least move pre-trail detainees off…

ByDaniel J. O'Donnell 1Comment

26

Jan 2016

Opinion

No Backspace:
Doubts on De Blasio’s Gun Courts

The program would handle gun cases to serve one basic underlying purpose: to speed up gun convictions. Many, however, might not equate “fast tracking” with justice or due process.

ByJosmar Trujillo 0Comments

25

Nov 2015

Investigations Justice

The Perils and Potential of Closing Rikers Island

City Limits contacted all 51 members of the City Council, the five borough presidents and the three citywide officials to ask whether they support closing Rikers.

ByEd Morales 5Comments

Observers: Brooklyn DA Still Pushes for Bail Too Often

Brooklyn DA Hopefuls Stake Out Positions on Bail Reform, Key to Closing Rikers

Suit Against City Affordable Housing Policy Survives

Appeals Court Rejects Manhattan DA’s Bid to Undo Ruling on 1990 Murder

An Illegal Gun on the Streets is no Slam Dunk in Court

Council Eyes Barriers to Court Access for New Yorkers with Disabilities

New York’s Bail Reforms Making Little Impact, Lawyers Say

CityViews:
Dem Lawmaker Proposes Major Rikers Change

No Backspace:
Doubts on De Blasio’s Gun Courts

The Perils and Potential of Closing Rikers Island

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