Senate Bill S2440, the New York Child Victims Act, was signed into law by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Thursday. The new law, which has been a goal of victims'.
Read MoreOn Monday, the New York Legislature passed a series of reforms that will significantly impact civil lawsuits and criminal prosecutions for sexual abuse of — January 29, 2019
Read MoreThe U.S. Sentencing Commission kicked off the new year with a comprehensive report analyzing data from federal sex crime cases. The report, which runs 81 — January 3, 2019
Read MoreAs of December 27, there were 180,429 prisoners in federal custody. Think about that a minute -- about a fifth the population of San Francisco behind bars — December 31, 2018
Read MoreOur office had two happy results in cases in the last twenty-four hours, just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. I won't use names to protect client — November 21, 2018
Read MorePeople who seek out criminal lawyers are human beings, in all their vast complexity. An important part of our jobs as lawyers is to reveal the full person — November 12, 2018
Read MoreWith a heart full of joy, I had the unique pleasure of attending the wedding of Felipe and Karen Rodriguez last month. Felipe has been my client since the — October 16, 2018
Read MoreAccording to an article in the New York Post that was picked up in Newsweek, the City of New York has paid out $384 million in settlements for police — September 5, 2018
Read MoreWhen Michael Cohen signed his plea agreement last Tuesday at the Southern District of New York, he was affixing his signature to one of the most important — August 31, 2018
Read MoreGetting out ahead of the difficult problem of prosecutorial misconduct, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo yesterday signed a bill creating a new commission — August 21, 2018
Read MoreIn the Daily News yesterday, Judge Frederic Block of the Eastern District of New York -- who handled the Jabbar Collins civil suit that ended in a $13 — July 31, 2018
Read MoreOral argument will be heard tomorrow before the Hon. John L. Michalski in Erie County Supreme Court on one simple question: are Brian Lorenzo and James — July 10, 2018
Read MoreYour phone constantly tracks and records its location and transmits the information to your wireless carrier. Most phone companies keep that data -- known — June 25, 2018
Read MoreOn Tuesday, the New York State Assembly passed A. 5285-C, the State Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct bill that passed the Senate in a surprise — June 21, 2018
Read MoreProsecutors in New York state who commit even egregious misconduct are virtually untouchable. In today's New York Times, Nina Morrison of the Innocence — June 18, 2018
Read MoreUnder the Sex Offender Registration Act, registered sex offenders must tell New York State about all "internet accounts with internet access providers" — June 2, 2018
Read MoreThe abrupt resignation of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Monday night left the legal community scratching its head. How could such a bright — May 9, 2018
Read MoreLast week, President Trump signed legislation that expands criminal liability for people who own or operate online platforms that “promote or facilitate” — April 18, 2018
Read MoreA new law should close an "egregious loophole" that had allowed police officers who sexually assault prisoners to defend themselves by claiming their.
Read MoreNew York City criminal defense and civil rights lawyer Victoria N. Medley, Esq. has joined the Law Office of Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma as an associate, — March 26, 2018
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