New York’s Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman to Criminal Defense Leaders: We must Provide Access to Justice or We may as well Shut Down the Courthouses!

by RICH CASSIDY on JUNE 21, 2011 The Honorable Jonathan Lippman, Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, (New York state’s highest Court) addressed an audience of some 70 invited criminal defense lawyers and legal scholars at the Read More …

The Bad News: No Enactments of the Uniform Collateral Consequences Act this Year

by RICH CASSIDY on MAY 19, 2011 My last post covered the good news on collateral consequences law reform: support for the idea from our nation’s chief law enforcement officer, United States Attorney General Eric Holder. I promised the bad Read More …