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Judge Smacks NYPD For Its ‘Gotcha’ Tactics In Forfeiture Public Records Lawsuit
“New York’s court system is finally pushing back against the NYPD’s refusal to provide better accounting of its forfeiture programs.” Techdirt on the most recent…
Judge Raps NYPD for ‘Gotcha’ Tactics in Civil Seizures
“Displeased by the New York City Police Department’s ‘troublesome’ litigation tactics, a state judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit seeking information on what happens to…
Immigrants in Detention Centers Are Often Hundreds of Miles From Legal Help
In this investigation, ProPublica demonstrates the benefits and importance of having access to free legal representation during deportation proceedings. As our client Romniel shared with…
Non-Profit Offers Free Legal Representation, Services To North Tulsa Mothers
“Oklahoma is sending the highest recorded number of women to prison, but a new non-profit program based in north Tulsa is trying to buck that…
Holistic legal aid program Still She Rises begins taking clients in north Tulsa
“What we knew initially was that we wanted to create a holistic law defender law office that could represent women in the criminal justice system,…
Trapping immigrants using NYC courts
“Allowing ICE to use the city’s court system to trap immigrants is immoral. If New York City is to live up to its promise as…
Bronx Defenders Asks NY Supreme Court to Compel NYPD to Produce Property Seizure Records
March 21, 2017, New York –The Bronx Defenders has asked the NY Supreme Court to compel the NYPD to appear at a hearing to explain…
NYT: Black Children’s Welfare
Erin Cloud, a supervising attorney of our Family Defense Practice, writes a Letter to the Editor to Stacy Patton to clarify the ways in which…
Vox: A former inmate on the perils of life after prison
“I have yet to speak with or to hear an employer who employs a formerly incarcerated person complain about the quality and the passion of…
A Critical Civil Rights Tool Is on the Chopping Block
“With threats to the balance of power in this country on the rise, protecting the class action is urgent. Courts can serve as a check…