2020 ‘Election Deniers’ Now Running to Be Attorney General in Multiple States
By Delilah Hammons NEW YORK, NY – “In four crucial battleground states, Republican candidates who falsely contend…
Columbia University to Memorialize Its Historic Past of Slavery and Racism
By Veronica Miller NEW YORK CITY, NY – Columbia University is set to add historical markers to…
Police Force Lying to Suspects during Interrogations: Legal Injustice?
By Shady Gonzales NEW YORK, NY – The Innocence Project non-profit organization this week discussed the potential…
NY Supreme Court Details Indictment of Man for Multiple NYC Anti-Black Hate Crimes
By Keana Sauray NEW YORK, NY – A report was released late last week by the New…
Falsely Jailed Anthony Broadwater Sues State of New York Seeking $50 Million for Emotional, Physical, and Psychological Damages
By Matthew Torres and Mathew Seibert SYRACUSE, NY – After spending more than 16 years in prison…
Public Defender Groups Announce Free Legal Representation for Immigrants Involved in Hunger Strike to Protest ‘Inhumane’ Conditions at New York Facility
By Keana Sauray NEW YORK, NY – After the hunger strike of detained immigrants at the Orange…
NY Detective Charged with Perjury – 133 Convictions Tied to Him Dismissed
By Amy Berberyan and Mathew Seibert BRONX, NY – After former undercover NYPD detective Joseph Franco was…
Two Thirds of ACLU-Polled Voters Agree Expansion of For-Profit Immigration Detention Must Stop; ACLU Urges Biden Administration to Follow Through
By Alex Jimenez NEW YORK, NY- The American Civil Liberties Union and YouGov recently conducted a poll…
ACLU, NYCLU, and NCAC Work Together against Attempted Censorship of New York Times Reveal of Project Veritas Info
By Natalia Ruvalcaba NEW YORK, NY – The New York Times’ right, in relation to Project Veritas,…
NY Justice Reform Group Director Calls Governor’s State of State Address ‘Encouraging’
By Amy Berberyan ALBANY, NY – Rodney Holcombe, New York State Director of Criminal Justice Reform at…
Manhattan District Attorney Announces 20-Year Cap on Prison Sentences, Prison Only for Serious Crimes
By Mei Perez MANHATTAN, NY- Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg started 2022 by announcing significant criminal just…
New York State Lawmakers, ‘Exonerated Five’ Members Introduce Series of Bills that Challenge Wrongful Convictions
By Julia Urquizo NEW YORK, NY – New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie and Assemblyman Clyde Vanel—joined…
Multiple Deaths of Incarcerated People in Rikers Island Jail Sparks Urgency to Decarcerate Pre-Trial Detainees
By Kritika Singh NEW YORK— As the Rikers Island Jail Complex in New York City reaches a…
New York Limits Solitary Confinement with Passage of New Bill
By Kritika Singh NEW YORK — After many years of advocating to end solitary confinement, New York…
Student Opinion: 75 year old Protestor Who was Violently Pushed by Buffalo Police Files a Lawsuit
By Kristine Aramyan NEW YORK — Martin Gugino, a 75-year-old protestor who was brutally shoved to the…
Man Who Served 3 Decades in Prison for Crime He Didn’t Commit Not Holding Grudges
By Nina Hall “I’m not holding grudges against nobody, especially not justice,” said Mark Denny, a man…
Seattle, Portland, NYC Sue Trump, Barr and Others for Unconstitutional Anarchist Memo
By Julietta Bisharyan, Linh Nguyen and Lauren Smith Plaintiff cities Seattle, Washington; Portland, Oregon and New York,…
NY Politicians Disagree with New NY Bail Rollback
By Linh Nguyen NEW YORK — On Apr 2, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo passed a…
Bail Reform Is About Safety and Well-Being
By Vaidya Gullapalli In May 2010, Kalief Browder, a 16-year-old from the Bronx, was arrested and charged with…
Broken-Window Theory Put in Question
by Bernard E. Harcourt In an effort to rehabilitate the broken-windows theory, George Kelling recently distanced himself…