Joint NYC Defender Statement On NYPD Brutality
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 1, 2020 CONTACTS: Jared Chausow, Brooklyn Defender Services, JChausow@bds.org Ryan Karerat, The Bronx Defenders, RKarerat@bronxdefenders.org Redmond Haskins, The Legal Aid...
View ArticleJoint NYC Defender Statement On Efforts to Circumvent Law and Detain Protestors
June 4, 2020 ***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** Daniel Ball, Brooklyn Defender Services, dball@bds.org Ryan Karerat, The Bronx Defenders, RKarerat@bronxdefenders.org Redmond Haskins, The Legal Aid Society,...
View ArticleBronx Defenders Statement on Passage of STAT Act and 50-A Repeal
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** Bronx Defenders Statement on Passage of STAT Act and 50-A Repeal June 9, 2020 CONTACT Ryan Karerat, The Bronx Defenders (RKarerat@bronxdefenders.org) (NEW YORK, NY) –...
View ArticleThe Bronx Defenders, ALAA Announce Recognition of Staff Union
Contact: Justine Olderman | The Bronx Defenders | JustineO@BronxDefenders.org Alexi Shalom | ALAA | ashalom@alaa.org BRONX, NY – Today, The Bronx Defenders recognized the Association of Legal Aid...
View ArticleBronx Defenders Statement on DACA Decision
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** Bronx Defenders Statement on DACA Decision June 18, 2020 CONTACT Ryan Karerat, The Bronx Defenders (RKarerat@bronxdefenders.org) (NEW YORK, NY) – Sarah Deri Oshiro,...
View ArticleJoint Defender Statement: Cuts to NYPD Budget and Investing in Communities
June 26, 2020 Mayor Bill de Blasio City Hall New York, NY 10007 Via Email Speaker Corey Johnson City Hall New York, NY 10007 Via Email NYC Councilmembers 250 Broadway New York, NY 10007 Via Email Re:...
View ArticlePress Release: NYC Public Defenders Demand At Least $1 Billion Cut to NYPD...
June 26, 2020 Redmond Haskins, The Legal Aid Society (RHaskins@legal-aid.org) Jared Chausow, Brooklyn Defender Services (JChausow@bds.org) Esther Kao The Bronx Defenders (estherk@bronxdefenders.org)...
View ArticlePress Release: Bronx Defenders Statement on NYC’s Failure to Defund NYPD and...
CONTACT Ryan Karerat, The Bronx Defenders (RKarerat@bronxdefenders.org) (NEW YORK, NY) – Justine Olderman, Executive Director of The Bronx Defenders, released the following statement in response to...
View ArticleBxD v OCA
The Bronx Defenders, The Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn Defender Services, New York County Defender Services, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem and Queens Defenders filed a lawsuit today in the...
View ArticleNYC Public Defenders File Federal Lawsuit to Halt OCA’s Rushed and Dangerous...
July 14, 2020 Redmond Haskins, The Legal Aid Society (RHaskins@legal-aid.org) Daniel Ball, Brooklyn Defender Services (dball@bds.org) Esther Kao, The Bronx Defenders (estherk@bronxdefenders.org) Lupe...
View ArticleWritten Testimony of The Bronx Defenders: Virtual Public Hearing on...
New York State Attorney General Letitia James Virtual Public Hearing on Police/General Public Interactions During Recent Protests Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Written Testimony of The Bronx Defenders The...
View ArticleBronx Defenders Letter to City Council Re: NYPD Police Property Seizure...
Sent Via Email July 8, 2020 Donovan J. Richards, Chair Committee on Public Safety New York City Council 250 Broadway New York, NY 10007 Re: NYPD Police Property Seizure During the Recent Black Lives...
View ArticleBronx Defenders Statement on Passage of Protect Our Courts Act
July 22, 2020 CONTACT Ryan Karerat, The Bronx Defenders (RKarerat@bronxdefenders.org) (NEW YORK, NY) – Sarah Deri Oshiro, Managing Director of the Immigration Practice at The Bronx Defenders, issued...
View ArticleNY Legislature Sends Driver’s License Suspension Reform Bill to Gov. Cuomo’s...
Driven By Justice drivenbyjustice.org For Immediate Release: July 22 Contact: jdavies@ffjc.us rkarerat@bronxdefenders.org Legislation Would End Widespread Driver’s License Suspensions for Unpaid...
View ArticleAttorneys for Detained Immigrants Demand Their Release from Bergen County...
July 27, 2020 CONTACTS: Alejandra Lopez, The Legal Aid Society, 917-294-9348, AILopez@legal-aid.org Ryan Karerat, The Bronx Defenders, 917-635-4326, rkarerat@bronxdefenders.org Dan Ball, Brooklyn...
View ArticleBronx Defenders & New York Giants Announce Partnership in Fight for Social...
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** August 10, 2020 CONTACT Ryan Karerat, The Bronx Defenders (RKarerat@bronxdefenders.org) Jennifer Conley, New York Giants (Jennifer.Conley@giants.nfl.net) NEW YORK – The...
View ArticleBronx Defenders Urge City and State Officials to Assist Incarcerated People...
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** Bronx Defenders Urge City and State Officials to Assist Incarcerated People with Stimulus Check Applications Nationwide Injunction Issued Recently Found that Incarcerated...
View ArticleNYIFUP Statement About Hudson County’s Contract with ICE
November 17, 2020 NYIFUP Statement About Hudson County’s Contract with ICE The New York Immigrant Family Unity Project (NYIFUP) provides free, high-quality representation to detained people facing...
View ArticleNYC Defenders Renew Call for Urgent Reforms of the Criminal Legal System...
November 23, 2020 Daniel Ball, Brooklyn Defender Services (Dball@bds.org) Ryan Karerat, The Bronx Defenders (RKarerat@bronxdefenders.org) Redmond Haskins, The Legal Aid Society (RHaskins@legal-aid.org)...
View ArticleLegal Advocates Announce Launch of ‘Health is Justice’ Website to Support...
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** November 30, 2020 CONTACT Ryan Karerat, The Bronx Defenders (RKarerat@bronxdefenders.org) (NEW YORK, NY) – Today, The Bronx Defenders, along with partner advocacy...
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