Discovery reform rollback doesn’t make final budget cut
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A controversial proposal to rollback the state’s 2019 discovery reforms was struck from the state’s budget at the final moments this week.
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DAs quietly push discovery rollbacks in Albany
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Several New York City district attorneys are pushing leaders in Albany to include rollbacks to the state’s discovery reforms into the state’s budget, sources with knowledge of the negotiations told the Eagle.
Read MoreQueens reps look for answers about bail from DAs
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“We have grave concerns that excessive bail amounts are leading to unnecessary pretrial detention and contributing to a humanitarian crisis in New York City’s jail system.”
Read MoreNYC’s only women DAs talk sexism and diversity
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“The chief judge of the Supreme Court of Kings County, Brooklyn, said, ‘Liz Holtzman, she can’t get over being a woman.’” Holtzman recalled. “I mean, what am I supposed to do? … Go in camouflage?”
Read MoreNYC’s female DAs unite for John Jay forum
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Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz will join fellow female prosecutors at a panel discussion honoring Women’s History Month next week at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Read MoreNYC’s DAs differ on vacating old gravity knife convictions
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“The statute does not have retroactive language. These convictions are presumed valid.”
Read MoreA pregnant mother arrested by ICE at Queens Family Court is still sick in a NJ jail
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“It’s unclear if she will be able to get out even with the humanitarian concerns.”
Read MoreDAs urge legislature to pass Protect Our Courts Act, stanch ICE’s courthouse presence
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At least 33 people were arrested in and around Queens County courthouses last year.
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