Author: BXD
Statement from the Alliance to Protect Kalief’s Law on Discovery Rollbacks
From Persecution to Pride
Client Stories From Persecution to Pride: How John Fled Violence, Found Support, and Built a New Life in NYC A Journey That Began with Fear In Nigeria, being gay or bisexual isn’t just stigmatized — it’s criminal. For John, that meant living in constant fear. He was attacked by vigilantes, imprisoned, and forced to flee […]
Chanetto Rivers Stood Up to ACS
Client Stories Chanetto Rivers Stood Up to ACS—and Forced Them to Answer for their Racial Discrimination She Was a New Mother. ACS Took Her Baby Anyway. Chanetto Rivers had just given birth when everything started to unravel. At the hospital, she was honest with her doctors: she had occasionally used marijuana to manage stress and […]
Shamika Crawford’s Fight for Justice Changed the Law for Everyone
Client Stories Shamika Crawford’s Fight for Justice Changed the Law for Everyone A Call, an Allegation—and Everything Changed It took just one phone call — one allegation, without evidence — to turn Shamika Crawford’s life upside down. When police showed up to her door, Ms. Crawford was told she had to leave her Bronx apartment […]
Five NYC Public Defenders Issue Letters Invoking Constitutional Rights of New Yorkers in NYC DOC Custody to Protect Against Federal Immigration Enforcement Due Process Violations
Attorneys Also Call on Adams Administration to Immediately Rescind this Executive Order to Comply with NYC Sanctuary Laws and Due Process
The Adams Administration is Allowing ICE on Rikers Island for the First Time in Over a Decade. If We Don’t Act, Unfettered Deportations Will Be the Result.
Request for Proposal: Managed IT Services for Headquarters Relocation
The Bronx Defenders Condemns Illegal Move to Suspend HALT Law
A Decade After Kicking ICE Off Rikers, Mayor Adams Is Reopening the Door to Deportation. The City Council Must Stop Him.
Ahead of Critical State Budget Hearing, Discovery Alliance to Legislators: “Don’t Turn Back the Clock on Justice: Protect Kalief’s Law”
Statewide Coalition Urges Legislature to Reject Governor’s Proposal to Repeal Discovery Law in the Next Fiscal Budget