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Article: Small “Nudges” Can Boost Defendants Showing Up for Court Dates
NYC Use Small “Nudges” to Reduce Missed Court Dates Missing scheduled court dates or appointments is a persistent problem in […]
Article: New York Criminal Law Reforms Took Effect in January 2020
Major changes in New York’s criminal law, backed by Governor Cuomo and passed by the state legislature in 2019, took […]
Article: High Court Hears Challenge to New York City Gun Transport Law
For the first time in nearly a decade, the U.S. Supreme Court on December 2 heard arguments on Second Amendment […]
Article: Upstate County Criminalizes Behavior to “Annoy” the Police
Being annoying won’t do much to advance your popularity or social life, but in one upstate county, New Yorkers might […]
Article: New York Governor Will Try Again to Legalize Adult Pot Use
Although failing to make good last year on his plan to legalize adult recreational use of marijuana (or, as the […]
Article: NYC “Anti-Gang” Raids Swept Up Many Youth Not in Gangs
A little over three years ago, a large-scale raid by hundreds of New York City police and numerous members of […]
Article: New York DAs List Cops Who May Be Problematic Witnesses
UPDATE: In November 2019, the Brooklyn DA publicly releases a part of the NYPD do not call list which includes […]
Article: Academics, Defense Lawyers Find Fault with NYC Gang Database
UPDATE: A New York City Council bill that will require the NYPD to notify minors who are suspected to be […]
Article: New York City Council Would Limit Pre-Hire Cannabis Tests
The New York City Council has passed two bills that, if signed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, would cut back […]
Article: New York Gangs Diversify into Credit Card Fraud, Related Crimes
When I first started practicing criminal defense law, using violence might have been enough to qualify someone for membership in […]
Article: New York City and State Restrictions on Use of Criminal Records in Hiring
On June 29, at a signing ceremony in City Hall, New York City mayor Bill DeBlasio hailed a new City […]
Article: Total Costs for Local Jails Are Seriously Understated, New Study Says
What does it cost taxpayers to run a local jail? Unless your hobby is studying local government budgets, you probably […]