Case Dismissed Against Queens Man Arrested for Zimmerman Facebook Post
A grand jury refused to indict a Queens man who was arrested last week for making an angry Facebook post in response to the George Zimmerman verdict. But although the case was dismissed, he remains in...
View Article30 Issues: Brooklyn DA Nominee Ken Thompson on Prosecuting Crime
It’s Public Safety Week on the Brian Lehrer Show’s election series “30 issues in 30 Days.” See the full 30 Issues schedule and archive here. What's the role of a DA in a changing New York City? Ken...
View ArticleNYC Progressives Continue Victory Lap With Mammoth DA Inaugural Bash
The victory lap for New York City's newly-elected progressive leaders continued Sunday evening with a lengthy inaugural party for Kings County District Attorney Kenneth Thompson that drew a crowd of...
View ArticleDA Vance Makes Tackling Domestic Abuse a Priority
At a time when crime numbers are down in New York City, domestic violence cases are up. Manhattan District AttorneyCy Vance Jr. explains how his office plans on addressing these kinds of crimes, and...
View ArticleBrooklyn DA Will Dismiss Low-Level Marijuana Cases, Report Says
The Brooklyn district attorney's office will no longer prosecute people arrested for possessing small amounts of marijuana, according to a confidential policy proposal obtained by The New York...
View ArticleSix Indicted After Single Largest Illegal Gun Buy in the City
Six people have been indicted on more than 500 separate charges for allegedly transporting and selling firearms to undercover police officers.Authorities say the accused ringleader, 32-year-old Michael...
View ArticleDemocracy, Bronx Style
District Attorney Robert Johnson said he wanted to run for re-election, got the Democratic, Republican and Conservative nominations and was running without further opposition. But now he wants Bronx...
View ArticleManhattan D.A.: Low-Level Offenses Will Not Be Prosecuted in Criminal Court
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said his decision not to prosecute low-level offenses in criminal court won't affect the quality-of-life of New Yorkers. He said moving cases out of Manhattan...
View ArticleThe Thick Blue Line, Snap #813 - By The Book
In 2012, Kari Brandenburg became the longest serving district attorney in Bernalillo County, where Albuquerque sits. But at the start of her fourth term in office something big started to take hold of...
View ArticleCity District Attorneys Purge Almost 645,000 Old Warrants
Four of the city's five district attorneys went to court in their respective boroughs on Wednesday morning to dismiss nearly 645,000 warrants that were at least 10 years old, in the city's largest...
View ArticleBrooklyn District Attorney Candidates Differ on Immigration Policy
Acting District Attorney Eric Gonzalez defended his decision to consider immigration status when offering plea agreements and bringing charges, during an interview with WNYC's Brian Lehrer.He said the...
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Brooklyn DA's Pledge to Reduce Marijuana Prosecutions Makes Little Difference
In 2014, Brooklyn’s new District Attorney Ken Thompson made national headlines when he said his office would decline to prosecute low-level marijuana cases, so long as the defendant had no serious...
View ArticlePower, Money and the Manhattan DA's Sexual Misconduct Cases
Harvey Weinstein wasn't the only rich and powerful man to come under the scrutiny of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance for an alleged sex offense.In 2011, International Monetary Fund leader...
View ArticleWaging a Write-In Campaign
Marc Fliedner, former chief of the Civil Rights Bureau of the Brooklyn D.A. office who ran unsuccessfully in the Brooklyn D.A. Democratic primary, talks about his write-in campaign against incumbent Cy...
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Collateral Consequences: Brooklyn DA Seeks to Protect Immigrant Defendants...
By Kate RyanEric Gonzalez, the newly elected district attorney of Brooklyn, has a vast squad of 500 assistant prosecutors serving his borough. But this April, while serving as acting D.A., he made two...
View ArticleManhattan and Brooklyn DA's Stop Asking for Bail in Most Misdemeanor Cases
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., and Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez took the unusual step of announcing together that they will no longer request that bail be set in most...
View ArticleAs NYPD Loosens Marijuana Enforcement, Will Old Convictions Be Sealed?
With the NYPD planning to stop arresting as many people for smoking marijuana, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez is looking at how to help those already convicted. Gonzalez revealed his plans...
View ArticleManhattan DA Will No Longer Prosecute Marijuana Arrests
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance says starting Aug. 1, his office will no longer prosecute most arrests for marijuana possession or smoking. Read our new "decline to prosecute" policy 👇🏽...
View Article10 Years or Life
An accused man faces an impossible choice in New Orleans. Plus, a new district attorney in Philadelphia sets out to undo the work of those who came before him.From reporters Eve Abrams and Laura...
View ArticleCase Cleared (Part 2)
He seemed to confess to the crime, twice to his ex-girlfriend, once to police. But prosecutors never charged him. The reasons why show how rape myths continue to influence how justice is meted out in...
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