By Colby Hamilton | February 2, 2018
In a letter reviewed by the New York Law Journal, organizations are asked to sign on as supporters of the criminal justice reforms announced during Cuomo's State of the State speech.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Barry Kamins | February 2, 2018
Criminal Law and Procedure columnist Barry Kamins writes: Several recent decisions clearly signal the DiFiore court's continuing commitment to protecting defendants from wrongful convictions and protecting constitutional rights in criminal cases.
By Jason Grant | February 1, 2018
An appeals panel has decided that Mohamed Albanna's 2006 federal conviction amounted to a crime of moral turpitude and that, therefore, under the Lackawanna City Charter, he is ineligible to hold the City Council seat.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | February 1, 2018
Embattled Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Genece Brinkley has hired attorney A. Charles Peruto Jr. to help her fight criticism that has been mounting since she sentenced hip-hop star Meek Mill to a lengthy prison term for a probation violation.
By Andrew Denney | February 1, 2018
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Wednesday it has issued a formal policy on making arrests in federal, state and local courthouses, saying it will target convicted criminals and persons considered threats to public safety, but leaving a window open for arrests under “special circumstances.”
By Colby Hamilton | February 1, 2018
The initiative is based on a pilot program for 16- and 17-year-old offenders that launched three years ago in northern Manhattan.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Christopher Dunn | January 31, 2018
In his Civil Rights and Civil Liberties column, Christopher Dunn revisits the troubling practice of denying bail to arrestees deemed to pose a threat to public safety. He writes: "The deeply controversial nature of this form of preventive detention is largely lost in the current bail-reform debate, but it was only 30 years ago that the Supreme Court definitively addressed the issue. And it did so in a decision that lays bare the extraordinary constitutional implications of jailing people, often for years, who are presumed to be innocent on the supposition they will commit a future crime.:
New Jersey Law Journal | Update
By Charles Toutant | January 31, 2018
The Department of Justice filed a motion on Wednesday to dismiss the indictment of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, and Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen on corruption charges.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Joel Cohen | January 31, 2018
Does society need retribution in the form of a judge pointing her finger at the defendant using the same kind of invective that one might see—and, indeed, expect—from an individual victim?
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By David Lenefsky | January 30, 2018
David Lenefsky addresses the question: Does denial of parole make any sense after an inmate has an impeccable institutional record for 15, 20 or 25 years?
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