Stunned by the harsh reaction to two recent 3-2 rulings of the Appellate Division, First Department, faulting police stop-and-frisks, state court officials and bar organizations have urged critics of the opinions to step back from what they regard as irresponsible personal attacks on the judges who voted to overturn the arrests of two teens after unconstitutional searches turned up loaded semi-automatic handguns.
Some of the criticism has been “simply unfair and misguided,” said Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti (See Profile).
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
