Blog by David Roche, on behalf of Sivin, Miller & Roche LLP: Like every other institution and organization, the criminal courts of New York City are figuring out how to adapt and function in the drastically changed world of the Coronavirus pandemic. The criminal...
Just this past week, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Legal Aid Society of New York, for the first known time in New York state history, won habeas relief in response to conditions-of-confinement claims, which were brought for certain medically vulnerable...
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The 4th amendment is one of the most important protections extended to citizens of the United States. While we expect law enforcement to support safety and act in the interest of the general public, this amendment prohibits them from violating rights in the process of...