By Jane Wester | January 4, 2022
As a former lawyer in the Executive Chamber, the new first assistant U.S. attorney will recuse from an investigation into the Cuomo administration's reporting of COVID deaths at nursing homes.
By Jason Grant | January 4, 2022
"For decades, our young clients--the overwhelming majority of whom come from communities of color--have suffered significant trauma from these draconian practices," said Dawne Mitchell of The Legal Aid Society of New York, speaking of the previous minimum age of 7 for nonhomicide arrest and prosecution. Among states that have a minimum age for youth prosecution, New York state had had the second-youngest age.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Joseph D. Nohavicka | January 4, 2022
Bronx Criminal Court Judge Jeffrey M. Zimmerman raises a vexing philosophical and moral question penned in a recent decision where he asks, "Can a defendant be required to get vaccinated for COVID as a condition of a conditional discharge?"
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Daniel Pollack, Helene M. Weiss and Amy Mathieu | January 4, 2022
Whatever one's opinion regarding legalizing prostitution might be, and however well-intentioned the two pieces of proposed legislation are, might they inadvertently force sex work further into the shadows and thereby expose children to exploitation?
By Meghann M. Cuniff | December 31, 2021
Prosecutors say they can safely proceed amid the spread of the omicron COVID-19 variant, through the nearby District of New Jersey has halted all in-person proceedings through Jan. 31.
New York Law Journal | News|Photo|Slideshow
By Ryland West | December 30, 2021
With eyes turned towards the Manhattan federal court where former socialite and Jeffrey Epstein confidant Ghislaine Maxwell stood trial for sex trafficking, New York photographers documented the events of the past two months.
By Tom McParland | December 30, 2021
The Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office is still investigating Epstein's network of associates for possible related crimes.
By Tom McParland | December 29, 2021
The jury convicted Maxwell of trafficking young girls for sex with the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
By Meghann M. Cuniff | December 28, 2021
Avenatti's cooperation in the lawsuit against Geragos comes amid marked optimism about his fate with two criminal appeals, pending a second wire fraud trial scheduled next month in New York.
By Jane Wester | December 28, 2021
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office is still investigating incidents that allegedly took place in the borough.
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