New York State Bar Association Honors Human Rights Champion with Haywood Burns Award
The New York State Bar Association honored Remla Parthasarathy of the Empire Justice Center with its W. Haywood Burns Award. Named for the civil rights attorney who worked with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and rose to prominence as New…
Taking Another Look: How the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act Works in Practice
In 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act, which allows both prosecutors and defense attorneys to look back at cases where a defendant was a documented victim of abuse. Alexandra Harrington of the University of Buffalo…
Tools To Help Clients Dealing With Domestic Violence
Statistics on gun violence bear the grim reality that cases of domestic violence turn deadly more often if there are firearms in the home. “Having a gun in the home increases the risk of homicide 20 times when there is…
The ‘One Family, One Judge’ Court Model: Instituting Integrated Domestic Violence Courts in the United States
For decades, New York courts have led innovation in the way domestic violence cases are addressed in the United States legal system.[1] Specifically, New York has been at the forefront of instituting specialized courts to handle domestic violence cases, giving…
