Court Limits 'Today Only' Plea Bargains
Mar 20, 2009
Plea "bargains," which are not necessarily bargains for any of the participants, are what keep the criminal justice system from collapsing under the weight of the number of cases. In Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 11:27 AM)
How to Fight an International Landlord
Mar 16, 2009
Photo (cc) TAPorto In late 2007, East Harlem tenant, Victor Calentre opened his rent check to find an additional bill charging several hundred dollars for unspecified repairs he knew nothing about. Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 11:37 AM)
The Tough Battle to Repeal Tough Drug Laws
Mar 11, 2009
Photo (cc) llimllib "This is the year to reform the Rockefeller drug laws," Gov. David Paterson has just finished saying Tuesday morning in Albany. He stands before a crowd of hundreds Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:53 PM)
Court Upholds a Hole in 'Safety Net'
Mar 02, 2009
Photo (cc) Tracy Collins A woman at an anti-eviction block party in Bergen Hill, Brooklyn The New York Court of Appeals has ended years of litigation with its recent decision that the Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 11:26 AM)
Trying -- Again -- to Change the Drug Laws
Feb 04, 2009
Photo (c) >Sahu. Used with permission. For decades, activists have pressed leaders in New York State to repeal laws that mandate long sentences for drug offenders. The legislature has made some Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:52 PM)
Protection for Abuse Victims
Jan 23, 2009
Metro North Owners LLC v Sonya Thorpe appears, at first, to be a typical New York City landlord-tenant case. But it has resulted in an atypical dismissal of the eviction Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 11:23 AM)
Going Beyond the Maximum in a Gun Case
Dec 23, 2008
Photo (cc) Josh Mason The United States Court of Appeals in New York has upheld the sentence imposed by a federal judge although it was stiffer than the guidelines
Looking Ahead to the New Year
Dec 22, 2008
 Who would have guessed that our former governor would be caught up in a prostitution scandal or that Wall Street would have crumbled so dramatically? The prominent New Yorkers we asked
A President's New York Prosecutors
Oct 24, 2008
The two top federal prosecutors in New York City soon may be pondering their next career moves, especially if voters put a Democrat in the White House. If tradition holds,
Stated Meeting: Crane Safety Beefed Up
Sep 08, 2008
In the wake of another construction fatality last week, the City Council passed three bills Thursday aimed at increasing safety at building sites with cranes, including increasing coordination between operators |