The Post Star quoted Criminal Justice Section Chair Tucker Stanclift on bail reform. Opponents of New York’s new bail reform have seized on a number of serious criminal cases where those who were released from jail re-offended. But the purpose of bail has long been to secure a defendant’s reappearance in court. And fears that … Continued

Yorktown (NY) HamletHub reported on NYSBA’s Task Force on Incarceration Release Planning and Programs and quoted Secretary Sherry Levin Wallach. The Westchester County Department of Corrections (WCDOC) has partnered with the Legal Aid Society of Westchester County on an innovative program that will work collaboratively with detainees and sentenced persons on discharge planning for successful … Continued

HudsonValley360 quoted President Greenberg on the proposed bill to guarantee immigrants facing deportation the right to an attorney. The 2020 legislative session has continued the previous year’s initiatives to establish more rights for immigrants. The day after activists and lawmakers rallied at the state Capitol to bar U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from making … Continued

The New York Law Journal quoted President Greenberg on the proposed bill to guarantee immigrants facing deportation the right to an attorney. Key Democrats in the New York Legislature have proposed a bill that would require access to an attorney for any resident of New York facing deportation, regardless of whether that individual is lawfully … Continued

Spectrum News (State of Politics) mentioned NYSBA’s role in the proposed bill to guarantee immigrants facing deportation the right to an attorney. State lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a bill that would create a legal right to a lawyer for New York residents who are facing deportation. The bill, sponsored by Democratic lawmakers Sen. Brad Hoylman … Continued

The Daily Record (sub. required) reported that Rochester attorney Tiffany Lee will receive the State Bar’s Kay Crawford Murray Award. Assistant United States Attorney Tiffany H. Lee will be presented with the 2020 Kay Crawford Murray Memorial Award by the Women in Law Section of the New York State Bar Association at a luncheon in … Continued