In an attempt to keep defendants who are being charged with petty misdemeanors out of the notorious correctional facility at Rikers Island, the New York City Mayor’s Office has decided to stop…
Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman has made a proposal that would require judges to be more active in supervising grand juries for cases involving police being accused of death or injury to civilians….
At least the plunging rates of homicide in the metropolis would have you believe the police have been doing a fine job of controlling the heinous crime! Plunging mercury levels have pushed most…
When a woman in New York was arrested for possession and intent to traffic cocaine by the DEA, she subsequently entered a guilty plea and as part of her agreement, stated that she had been part of…
A New York District Court recently rejected the sexual harassment claim of Lihuan Wang. Since Wang is an unpaid intern, she is not covered under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In…
According to a new law in New York State, from June 5 onward, harassing a policeman or showing him disrespect while he is on duty will be considered a crime.
The brainchild of this new law,…