The Bronx Defenders Responds to Governor Hochul’s 2025 State of the State...
Bronx, NY – Today, The Bronx Defenders – which represents nearly 20,000 people each year in criminal, civil, family, and immigration courts in the Bronx – issued the following statement in response to...
View ArticleThe Governor is Wrong: Evidence Sharing Does Not Drive Recidivism, and...
Bronx, NY – In response to the Governor’s press conference today on her proposal to repeal New York’s evidence sharing laws, The Bronx Defenders issued the following statement: “The Governor claims her...
View ArticleAhead of Critical State Budget Hearing, Discovery Alliance to Legislators:...
Statewide Coalition Urges Legislature to Reject Governor’s Proposal to Repeal Discovery Law in the Next Fiscal Budget New York, NY – On Thursday, February 13, 2025, the New York State Legislature will...
View ArticleA Decade After Kicking ICE Off Rikers, Mayor Adams Is Reopening the Door to...
Bronx, NY – Yesterday, Mayor Eric Adams, after meeting with Trump’s Border Czar Tom Homan to discuss immigration enforcement in New York City, announced an Executive Order to allow ICE to return to...
View ArticleThe Bronx Defenders Condemns Illegal Move to Suspend HALT Law
(New York) – On Wednesday, the same day that prosecutors unsealed indictments against the correction officers who brutally murdered Robert Brooks, New York State Department of Correction and Community...
View ArticleRequest for Proposal: Managed IT Services for Headquarters Relocation EXTEN
Please find a copy of the IT RFP below. The Bronx Defenders encourages applications from all vendors across the information technology community. Please note that proposals under this RFP are due no...
View ArticleThe Adams Administration is Allowing ICE on Rikers Island for the First Time...
Bronx, NY—On Tuesday, the Adams administration issued an executive order establishing office space for Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Rikers Island, contravening longstanding city law. The...
View ArticleFive NYC Public Defenders Issue Letters Invoking Constitutional Rights of New...
Attorneys Also Call on Adams Administration to Immediately Rescind this Executive Order to Comply with NYC Sanctuary Laws and Due Process (NEW YORK, NY) – The Legal Aid Society, New York County...
View ArticleGovernor Hochul and District Attorneys Continue to Mislead About the True...
Bronx, NY – At a press conference today in New York City, Governor Hochul again pushed for changes to New York’s discovery reforms, known as Kalief’s Law. This comes after a series of press conferences...
View ArticleCivil Rights and Legal Organizations File Lawsuit on Behalf of Black and...
(NEW YORK, NY) – Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), The Legal Aid Society, The Bronx Defenders, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and the law firm Ballard Spahr filed a putative class-action complaint against...
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