Starting this week, New York City will have new policy rules that will prevent the practice of bringing criminal charges against individuals who are caught drinking alcohol or urinating in public. This a major win for civil right advocates who have fought New York City council to curb the harsh penalties for minor offenses like drinking or urinating in public. This new policy will also reduce the number of immigrants being deported for minor offences.
READ MOREOnline Privacy: “Ain’t What She Used to Be”
Jane Park of New York City won big in the EuroMillions, Britain’s national lottery. Hours later, she was the quarry of blackmailers. When she shared the new but refused to share the money, someone hacked her Snapchat account and posted a personal, and revealing, image of Park, 21. The posters demanded cash to return control […]
READ MORENew York Woman Busted in Green Card Scam
While Washington is writing and re-writing Executive Orders regarding illegal immigrants, one New York woman established herself as a one-woman dating site for illegal immigrants wanting American residence. “I apologize to the American people,” said Liana Barrientos. “I could have let people in this country who could have killed us.” Barrientos wed ten men over […]
READ MOREWhat to Do If You’re Sexually Assaulted
Dr. David Newman, a former emergency room physician at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, was sentenced on Monday to twenty-four months in prison after admitting to sexually assaulting four female patients. Newman was also remanded to three years of post-release supervision. Newman pleaded guilty to a sole count of first-degree sexual abuse and four counts […]
READ MOREWhy Do You Need a Lawyer If You Are Offered Pre-Trial Diversion
Marcy Wills was charged with felony theft. She met the criteria for pretrial diversion and started to get her life back on track. When she had trouble paying the related fees and court costs, her case was sent to trial, she was found guilty and sent to jail. There’s the catch in the pretrial diversion […]
READ MOREA Sign of the Times
When you take the subway in New York, look about. You may recognize a sign of the times, or maybe you won’t. In the 1980s, “safety zones” were constructed by the New York Transit Authority in an attempt to make taking the subway a bit less frightening. Now, those signs are coming down. Homage to […]
READ MOREGunman’s stray bullet kills 24-year-old mother of three Sherri Williams
Birmingham Mother Shot and Killed While Holding Infant In Birmingham, Alabama, Sherri Williams, of Birmingham died on her sofa still holding her son. A stray bullet meant for someone else ricocheted and hit Williams as she watched from the doorway of her home, holding her ten-day old son. The April 2013 shooting still has neighbors […]
READ MOREZimmerman was on the ground being punched when he shot Trayvon Martin
Trayvon Martin’s Parents Give Their Account in New Book: “Rest in Power” It was dark in a violent neighborhood the night of February 26, 2012. A black teenager was shot by a Hispanic man. That is the only thing on which everyone agrees. The other details are still discussed five years later. Trayvon Martin‘s parents […]
READ MORECA 2d District on Patdown Search for Identification
A patdown search merely to find a suspect’s identification is not okay under Terry v. Ohio. That’s the holding of People v. Garcia, B187453, decided today by the California Second District Court of Appeal. In this case, a police officer stopped a man for the heinous offense of riding a bike without a headlamp and […]
READ MOREAbortion Laws in New York State
Mets vs. Yankees. Subway vs. Bus. Upper East Side vs. Queens. Pro-life vs. Pro-choice. The number of topics that can start an argument in New York City is unlimited. Possibly none as much as the subject of abortion. Despite New York abortion laws being less restrictive than many states, the state does have some abortion […]
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