NYS forensics board considers polarizing views of adopting new DNA technology
New York police and legal defender groups are squaring off over whether state police should be allowed to…
All NYC public defenders back on the job as Bronx Defenders calls off strike, ending weeks of uncertainty in the courts
Bronx public defense attorneys were back on the job Friday after reaching a tentative agreement with their management…
Bronx public defenders have been on strike for ten days. How is it impacting the courts, and clients?
Bronx courts are feeling the impact of the borough’s over 300 public defense attorneys and legal professionals out…
Striking Bronx Defenders union says management left attorney no choice but to cross picket line for immigration hearing where client risks deportation
As the city’s longest public defender strike since 1982 bleeds into its second week, one immigration attorney will…
Striking Bronx Defenders union says management left attorney no choice but to cross picket line
As the city’s longest public defender strike since 1982 enters its second week, one immigration attorney will be…
Bronx Defenders union walks off the job, joining ongoing strike of attorneys who represent court clients that can’t afford to pay
Yet another union representing public defenders representing clients who cannot afford attorneys in the city’s justice system has…
Bronx Defenders Service becomes third NYC public defense firm to set July strike date as contract negotiations break down
The Bronx Defenders Service on Tuesday became the third public defense firm in the city to authorize and set…
Public defender union representing nearly 300 attorneys in Brooklyn and Queens authorizes strike
The members of Brooklyn Defender Services (BDS) say that months of negotiations had come to a standstill prior…
NYC Council employee released from ICE detainment after 5 months
Editor’s note: The above video aired in a previous newscast. NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — A New York…
N.Y.C. City Council Employee Freed After 5 Months in ICE Detention
A Venezuelan employee of the New York City Council whose detention by federal immigration officials drew outrage from…
NYC public defender unions push to get funding in the city budget
A year after the Bronx Defenders union walked off the job for the first time in three decades,…
‘The Bronx is not for sale’ Rent-stabilized tenants demand rent freeze at Bronx Rent Guidelines Board hearing – Bronx Times
Hundreds of Bronx tenants packed the Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture on Monday, using their allotted…