Last week, Proskauer filed an Article 78 petition on behalf of The Legal Aid Society, Lawyers For Children, and the Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo — three organizations that represent children in foster care proceedings —...more
4/15/2022
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Foster Children ,
Guardians ,
Minor Children ,
New York ,
Parental Rights ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Pro Bono ,
Regulatory Standards ,
State and Local Government
Last week, court reform took a giant step forward in New York State when Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Brad Hoylman and Assembly Judiciary Committee Chair Charles D. Lavine introduced a proposed constitutional amendment to...more
3/11/2022
/ Administrative Backlogs ,
Constitutional Amendment ,
Family Law Courts ,
Judicial Proceedings ,
Judicial Reform ,
Judicial System ,
Jurisdiction ,
Low-Income Issues ,
New York ,
Proposed Amendments ,
State and Local Government ,
State Constitutions
Delays in New York City Family Court proceedings too often result from an inadequate number of judges combined with a court structure that makes it difficult to allocate judges where they are most needed. Although these...more
Election Protection is a nationwide nonpartisan coalition, spearheaded by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, working to ensure that every voter is able to exercise their right to vote. In conversation with...more
The idea that individuals with a felony conviction should be barred from voting for at least some period of time is widely accepted across the United States. But when you consider that current laws arose out of explicit...more
10/22/2020
/ Criminal Justice Reform ,
Felonies ,
Human Rights ,
Presidential Elections ,
Primary Elections ,
Pro Bono ,
Race Discrimination ,
Racial Bias ,
Slavery ,
State and Local Government ,
Voting Rights
On November 13 and 21, 2019, the New York State Assembly and Senate will hold joint hearings on the court simplification reforms proposed by Chief Judge Janet DiFiore. The proposed amendment to the State Constitution would...more
Chief Judge Janet DiFiore’s call during her recent state of the judiciary address to “modernize” New York’s court system by reforming its complicated structure, has energized a growing grassroots effort across the state....more