Criminal justice advocates push back against Governor's Discovery changes
Outlined in the FY2026 Executive Budget proposal, New York Governor Kathy Hochul is proposing to "streamline" Discovery Laws.
Hero, 15, saves female friend in NYC subway from beer-chugging migrants — but judge sets one free
A 15-year-old boy said he was with a gal pal when a pair of drunk migrants mugged him at a Brooklyn subway station -- and was ...
Career criminal with 19 arrests accused of stabbing teen with corkscrew on NYC subway — and was cut loose by judge without bail
What a twisted decision. A vagrant with 19 busts under his belt allegedly stabbed a 15-year-old boy with a corkscrew in an ...
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Cayuga County DA: Hochul's proposed discovery changes 'a small step'
Cayuga County District Attorney Brittany Grome Antonacci supports Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed changes to the discovery law, ...
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Local Sheriff Calls Out New York Bail Reform After Tragic Animal Cruelty Case
The Coatimundi is a long-nosed South American relative of the raccoon. According to New York’s wild animal ordinance, it ...
Nassau County police joining forces with ICE agents. Here's how officials say it will work.
Nassau County police will work directly with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to carry out operations, Nassau ...
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Abbott earmarks session priorities, calls on Texas Lege to be ‘guardians of freedom’
Greg Abbott’s top legislative priorities, as outlined in Sunday evening. His 30-minute address solidified emergency items poised to be tackled by the Texas Legislature during the 89 th legislative ...
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For fairer discovery laws: Reform the rules for justice for victims and the accused
Like the very messy bail reform bill passed by the state Legislature and signed into law by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the overhaul of the state’s discovery laws, also demands refinement. Gov. Hochul ...
Hochul backs NYC DAs’ push to reform discovery laws by closing loopholes that let criminals walk free on technicalities
Gov. Hochul is rallying behind Big Apple district attorneys’ push to change the state’s evidence laws — by ending a ...
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NY prosecutors, defense attorneys spar over Gov. Hochul proposal to streamline discovery reform
president of the District Attorneys Association of the State of New York. But lawyers behind the initial push for reform said ...