It’s been over five years since New York State implemented contentious legislation that ended the use of cash bail for most ...

Bail reform. While acknowledging the problem of recidivism in the criminal justice system, Hochul spoke of the need to work within current bail laws. An ongoing topic of concern for the mayor ...

While some New Yorkers may be shocked at the increase of criminal charges being dropped and cases being dismissed under ...

The reform law dictates that judges should only dismiss cases for discovery reasons if a prosecutor fails to exercise “due ...

Cuomo, who in 2019 signed the package of bail reform laws that continues to haunt Democrats ... did not rule out the possibility of blocking cars with New York license plates from crossing the ...

The New York state ... law enforcement while continuing to protect defendants’ due process rights.” The revised discovery process was passed alongside the state’s highly controversial bail ...

“Discovery reform,” overshadowed in the news by changes to New York’s bail laws, was intended to speed up the pretrial process and allow defendants to make informed decisions about whether ...

Bail reform. While acknowledging the problem of recidivism in the criminal justice system, Hochul spoke of the need to work within current bail laws. An ongoing topic of concern for the mayor, Adams ...