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September 25, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Brooklyn Judge Issues Novel Opinion on Admission of New DNA Testing Methods

In a first-of-its-kind ruling for New York State that has already been cited by another judge, Acting Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun found LCN and FST technologies meet the Frye standard and can be admitted at trial.
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April 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

NY Public Defenders Fear Discovery Rollback Is a Late Arrival to Extended Budget Talks

According to public defender groups, the proposed change amounts to an 11th-hour budget measure that would turn back the clock on reforms that included requirements for district attorneys to share discovery material in a more timely manner.
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January 04, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Hochul Signs Into Law Measure Granting Custody Hearings to Unwed Fathers

An adoption lawyer's group opposed the bill as a "drastic departure" from a child-centered approach, but backers said change was needed to ensure fairness.
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December 20, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Bronx Judge Should Find DOC in Contempt, Order $3 Million in Fines: Legal Aid

The Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn Defender Services, and Milbank are asking a judge to hold the Department of Corrections in contempt for failing to provide adequate medical care for incarcerated people. They're seeking $3 million in fines—$250 per missed medical appointment in a 9-month period this year.
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August 29, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Looking to 'Modernize' Criminal Justice System and Examine It Through a 'Post-COVID Lens', NYSBA Launches 30-Member Task Force

"There are opportunities for a more holistic review of criminal practice and the criminal justice system through the post-COVID lens," said New York State Bar Association President Sherry Levin Wallach in announcing the 30-member task force.
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August 16, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Bronx Judge Fines NYC Roughly $200K for Not Providing Inmates Medical Visits Upon Request

The ongoing suit that has led to the contempt finding against the DOC, and now imposed fines, was launched in 2021 by several inmates who are jointly represented by The Legal Aid Society of New York, the Brooklyn Defender Services and the Am Law 100 law firm Milbank.
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July 29, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Armed With SCOTUS' Ruling in 'Bruen,' New York Defense Attorneys Fighting Uphill Battle Against Gun Charges

A judge said in a recent ruling that New York state courts have been hit with a "flood" of constitutional challenges filed on behalf of defendants facing illegal gun possession charges.
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June 02, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Lawsuit Demands New York Courts to Make Public 'Secret' Directives to Judges

The lawsuit seeks to vindicate the public's right to know how the New York court system operates and how the OCA influences judicial decision-making, an NYCLU staff attorney said.
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May 20, 2022 | New York Law Journal

'We're for the Common Man': Growing NYC Personal Injury Firm Recruits Public Defenders for New Civil Rights Practice

"Where the criminal case ends, the story doesn't have to end and it shouldn't end," Kline said. "In order to reform, these stories need to be told. And that's exactly what this practice endeavors to do, to tell these stories."
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May 20, 2022 | Litigation Daily

A Fresh Batch of Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

Our first runners-up at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Greenberg Traurig, and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman got a last-minute temporary restraining order barring the town of East Hampton, New York, from moving forward with plans to close its public airport.
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