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December 30, 2022 | New York Law Journal

'Latinos for LaSalle' Pushes Back Against Critics of Chief Judge Nominee

Progressive groups, politicians and academics have painted LaSalle as too conservative.
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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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December 09, 2022 | National Law Journal

The Charlottesville Trial Against 'Unite the Right' Revealed the True Essence of White Supremacists—One Year Later, the Threat Is Still Real

One year ago, the jury reached a verdict against the white supremacists that organized the racist, deadly rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017. The war on white supremacy must continue on all fronts: in politics, on the airwaves and social media, and in the courts.
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November 16, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Young Lawyers Convicted in 'Molotov Cocktail' Case Tied to George Floyd Protests Are Disbarred

In twin, terse opinions issued by the Appellate Division, First Department court, Colinford Mattis and Urooj Rahman were disbarred based on pleading guilty in June to federal charges, including conspiracy to commit third-degree arson, that were "essentially similar" to one or more New York state felonies.
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November 09, 2022 | New York Law Journal

James' Win Was Unsurprising, But She Has Work To Do To Rebuild Support, Legal Observers Say

James held a commanding advantage of nearly 450,000 votes Wednesday afternoon, with nearly all districts reporting to the state board of elections.
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November 07, 2022 | New York Law Journal

New Nonprofit to Use Civic-Improvement Prize Money to Hire Legal Talent

The Family Justice Law Center, the first organization of its kind in the United States, will go on the legal offensive on behalf of families who say child welfare agencies violated their constitutional rights.
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October 11, 2022 | New York Law Journal

'The Wheels Are Coming Off': Retired Judge George Grasso Sees Rising Crime as Catalyst for Challenging Queens DA

"The crime wave we're seeing now is, I believe in many respects, an artificially created crime wave," George Grasso said.
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October 03, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Distinguished Leader: Lenora Easter

Supervising attorney, The Bronx Defenders
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September 20, 2022 | New York Law Journal

New Nonprofit Law Center Taking Aim at Alleged Constitutional Violations in NYC's Child Welfare System

"Since the killing of George Floyd, there has been a different kind of conversation about the structural racism of the child welfare system and that people are seeing that it's very much analogous to the structural racism and the danger of the abuse of government authority in the criminal realm and the immigration realm," said Chris Gottlieb of the New York University School of Law's Family Defense Clinic.
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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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