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Frank News: Systems Built on Good Intentions are the Most Dangerous: Pt. 1
“This interview with Emma Ketteringham, managing director of the family defense practice at the Bronx Defenders, was conducted and condensed by franknews. The second half of this conversation on the…
New York Law Journal: Bronx Defenders and New York Giants Players Partner Amid George Floyd-Sparked Social Justice Movement
“As the social justice movement against racial discrimination continues in the wake of George Floyd’s death, The Bronx Defenders, one of the city’s largest nonprofit…
City & State: Bronx Power 50
“Justine Olderman was named executive director of Bronx Defenders in 2018, but she has been with the organization since its earliest days. As managing director…
The Imprint: The Sad Omission of Child Welfare from Mainstream Discussion on Race
“As thousands of Black people and their allies are protesting the systemic racism and police brutality that have been part of the fabric of this society…
Gotham Gazette: Supporting Law Enforcement and Reforming the NYPD are Not Mutually Exclusive — I Know From Experience
“When I joined the NYPD in 2013, I was an unlikely candidate for law enforcement. Nearly a decade earlier, during the 2004 Republican National Convention,…
Brooklyn Daily Eagle: De Blasio, Shea blame courts for violence; Legal Aid points out courts have arraigned 19,000
“In fact, since mid-March, courts in New York City have held nearly 19,000 arraignments,” said the letter. “By executive order, these individuals’ right to have…
Commercial Observer: Can NYC Reopen Its Housing Courts Safely?
“The legal services groups, which include the Legal Aid Society, the Bronx Defenders and the Brooklyn Defender Services, argued in a statement that the state…
NBC News: Video of police abuses and the NYPD trampling the Constitution reveal inefficacy of ‘reform’
“Amid a summer of protest sparked by the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others, much has been said about the importance of “reforming” police departments. But…
The Appeal: Virtual Hearings Have Created A ‘Caste System’ In America’s Courts
“Particularly problematic is the fact that many courts have closed to all but those hearings determined to be emergencies. The deferment of so many legal…
Gothamist: Pardoned By Cuomo But Detained By ICE, Bronx Immigrant Marks Three Years In ICE Detention
“In a series of court decisions since the pardon, neither immigration nor federal judges have agreed to his release — even on bond. “Black immigrants…