ACP coordinates the assignment of attorneys to represent individuals who cannot afford to retain an attorney in various Criminal and Family Court matters.
In an interview with The Imprint at his Manhattan office, Chief Judge Rowan Wilson described how family court judges too often prioritize punishing parents rather than helping them reunify with their children, and outlined a vision to create more equitable outcomes for New York families. ... See MoreSee Less
The court ruled that prosecutors cannot make defendants who take a plea deal waive their right to a hearing that would allow their history of domestic abuse to be considered during sentencing. ... See MoreSee Less
The court ruled that prosecutors cannot make defendants who take a plea deal waive their right to a hearing that would allow their history of domestic abuse to be considered during sentencing.
The New York Court of Appeals ruled prosecutors cannot force survivors, as a condition of a plea agreement, to give up a crucial hearing designed to consider their history of abuse during their sentencing. ... See MoreSee Less
Child care advocates claim state regulations for a temporary child placement are devoid of the protections afforded to children and parents in voluntary foster care situations. ... See MoreSee Less
Child care advocates claim state regulations for a temporary child placement are devoid of the protections afforded to children and parents in voluntary foster care situations.