“New York has an opportunity to become one of the first states to require that children speak with a lawyer before waiving their right to remain silent.”
“It’s a complicated question,” said Rosalind Black, citywide housing director at Legal Services NY, which aids tenants under the landmark city initiative to provide free representation to low-income New Yorkers…
Attorneys say they are facing logistical, technical, and communication problems with their cases, which are backlogged across the U.S. Immigration Court system.
All tenants in New York City Housing Court now have a right to legal assistance, with lower-income renters eligible for full representation from nonprofit attorneys through an initiative funded with…
