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New York Times: Video of Police Encounter May Play Lead Role in Lawsuit
The man, Luis Solivan, 19, was later charged with assaulting an officer, but his case was dismissed after a grand jury watched the video, which…
City Limits: Bail Fund Aims to Free Poor Defendants
The Bronx Defenders, through its affiliate the Bronx Freedom Fund, bailed hundreds of people between 2007 and 2009. According to Robin Steinberg, executive director of…
“Collateral” No More: The Practical Imperative for Holistic Defense in a Post-Padilla World”
By McGregor Smyth. One warm night last summer, Terrence was hanging out with some friends on a South Bronx sidewalk when two police officers approached…
News 12 Bronx: Criminal justice groups hold first BX town hall
THE BRONX – Several criminal justice groups came together Monday night for their first Bronx town hall meeting at Hostos Community College. Organizers, including the…
Reuters Legal: ABA urges criminal defense lawyers to embrace holistic approach
ALBANY, N.Y., Aug 7 (Reuters) – The American Bar Association is calling on criminal defense attorneys to take a holistic approach to representing clients in…
WNYC The Brian Lehrer Show: Charities Posting Bail & Robin Steinberg discusses the Bronx freedom fund
Robin G. Steinberg, executive director of The Bronx Defenders, discusses the Bronx Freedom Fund, a program that helps Bronx residents pay bail and avoid time…
WNYC News: Charities to Play Bail Bondsman Role
Charities will soon be allowed to post bail for the poor and indigent. A new law recently signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo allows charities to…
New York Law Journal: Guardian Ordered to Assist Tenant in Termination Hearing
The decision annuls a New York City Housing Authority hearing officer’s refusal to set aside a determination terminating the tenancy of a woman with mental…
New York Daily News: New version of charitable bond bill headed to Cuomo’s desk could free thousands of poor Bronx defendants
Legislation passed by state lawmakers last week with approval from Gov. Cuomo could free thousands of jailed Bronxites. Sponsored by state Sen. Gustavo Rivera (D-Bronx),…
Holly Beck co-authors article in the New York Law Journal
Chris Gottlieb, co-director of the NYU School of Law Family Defense Clinic, and Holly Beck, staff attorney with The Bronx Defenders, write that when a…