Tag: legal system
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NYC Council Demands At Least $195 Million Funding Increase For Legal Aid Providers Following Funding Crisis
The NYC Council demanded at least a $195 million funding increase for legal aid providers following the funding crisis. NYC Council Calls Additional Funding for Legal Aid Providers to Next Year’s State Budget Amidst Funding Crisis Following the funding crisis faced by city lawyers, NYC Council urged the City Mayor to allocate additional funding of…
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Manhattan Chief Prosecutor: By Choosing Not To Persecute People, Prosecutors Have The “Capacity” To Alter The Legal System.
Meg Reiss, Manhattan Chief prosecutor Said That They Have The Power To Turn Down The Law And Replace It With Their Principles And Belief. In 2017, She stated That They could Ignore Mandatory Minimum Laws And Further Stated They Have An Amount Of Discretion And Independent Power In Rejecting Prosecution Cases. Power to change…