Complaints against NYPD spiked in 2019
Complaints against New York City police officers spiked in 2019, rising nearly...
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PBB: Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association to focus on treating mental disease to prevent violence
Justice Matt D’Emic will outline progress of Brooklyn Mental Health Court...
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Botanic Garden development opponents to begin settlement talks
A Brooklyn judge called for settlement talks in a lawsuit challenging the...
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86 percent of Brooklynites in court are people of color: report
More than 85 percent of Brooklynites arraigned on criminal charges in the...
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Courts commemorate 9/11 anniversary at academy dedicated to fallen court officers
The New York Unified Court System held its annual 9/11 commemoration...
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Lawsuits mount as sex abuse ‘lookback window’ nears second month
Ten anonymous survivors of childhood sexual abuse filed civil lawsuits against the...
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Columbian Lawyers get a crash course in new presumptive mediation program
The New York State court system recently began presumptive mediation for its...
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A desire to give back to his community drives Frank Francis’ bar association efforts
Frank Francis was not even sure why he walked into the Brooklyn...
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Appellate Division, Second Department hearing cases at a record pace
Justice Alan Scheinkman took over as presiding justice of the Appellate Division...
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