Chief Judge Joins Panel Exploring Causes for Public's Eroding Faith in NY Legal System
Panelists weighed whether that lack of faith was elucidated by President Donald Trump's criticism of the Manhattan trial court justice who handled his criminal trial. But an ex-New York attorney ...
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Attorney General sues scammers targeting New Yorkers seeking remote work
Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit to recover $2.2 million worth of cryptocurrency stolen from New Yorkers in ...
2 New York School Officials Accused of Spending $50K Fund for ‘At-Risk Students’ on Jewelry and Handbags
Two former New York school officials were charged with multiple public corruption offenses on Jan. 22 after allegedly ...
Suffolk DA Ray Tierney's new cold case unit unveils new sketches of unidentified remains, hoping to solve some of the oldest crimes in the county
The district attorney said his office chose to highlight the cases because they are hopeful that disclosing new information ...
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New York attorney general's office recuses itself from Robert Brooks death investigation over conflict of interest
NEW YORK — New York State Attorney General ... James, a Democrat, chose the Republican district attorney in Onondaga County, William Fitzpatrick, to investigate the Dec. 10 death of Robert ...
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New York AG recuses from prison death probe over conflict concerns
ONEIDA, N.Y. — The New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, announced Thursday that her office is recusing itself from the investigation into the death of an inmate who died while in ...
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NY attorney general Letitia James recuses self from probe into beating death of Marcy inmate Robert Brooks
Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick ... loved ones, and for all New Yorkers,” she said. New York Attorney General Letitia James. (Bebeto Matthews/AP) The discovery that the ...
Democracy in Focus: New York State Court of Appeals Year in Review
Harry Black, staff attorney with the State Democracy Research Initiative, reviews decisions from the the New York Court of ...
Judge OKs newly redrawn Nassau County legislative map, impacting this year's elections
Both sides in a landmark redistricting case alleging Republican gerrymandering in Nassau County have agreed on a new legislative map for its 19 districts as part of a court settlement, records filed ...
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NY pols pitch bills to speed up sharing of evidence to avoid criminal case dismissals
The New York state legislature could change how prosecutors share evidence with defense lawyers, after district attorneys raised ... Suffolk County DA Ray Tierney said he’d love to see the ...
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Trump’s Pick for U.S. Attorney Is Enmeshed in Long Island Politics
Trump announced that Mr. Nocella was his pick to be the next U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York. In a statement ... deep connections in Nassau County’s formidable Republican ...
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Westchester District Attorney: New leads in 1996 millionaire murder cold case
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah revealed new developments in a double homicide investigation dating back to November 1996 in Eastchester, New York.