Why de Blasio’s Calls for ‘Due Process’ in Garner Killing are Bogus
In response to the loud chorus of calls for NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo to be fired for killing Eric…
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Theodore Hamm
As Recount Begins, Lawyers Urge Cabán Campaign To Contest More Discarded Ballots
After last week’s count of absentee and affidavit ballots, Melinda Katz currently clings to a 16-vote lead. But while…
With Queens DA Election Too Close to Call, Cabán Troops Prepare to Fight For Every Vote
Melinda Katz’s sudden 20-vote lead in the Queens DA race means it’s going to be real hot July in…
NYS’s Top Court Gives Prosecutors Green Light to Conceal Evidence From Defendants
Did John Giuca give Antonio Russo the gun that killed Mark Fisher in a high-profile 2003 Brooklyn murder? Did…
The Machine Nemesis Who Helped Tiffany Cabán When She Needed It Most
The roots of the insurgent campaign that made Tiffany Cabán (in all likelihood) Queens’ next District Attorney on Tuesday…
There Are Already Winners & Losers in Tuesday’s Queens DA Vote
“We are running on a bold, not just progressive, [but] de-carceral platform,” Tiffany Cabán told an enthusiastic crowd at…
Brooklyn Machine Backs Do-Nothing Surrogate Court Judge For Re-election
Prominent progressives are also supporting Margarita López Torres who has presided over a cesspool of corruption for more than a decade.
Was BP Katz Recruited To Queens DA Race by Richard Brown’s Top Lieutenants?
The career politician’s lack of courtroom experience is seen as a plus by entrenched, old guard prosecutors.
Business With the Court: A Look at Rory Lancman’s Dodgy Donors in Queens DA Race
“My wife is an immigrant and if she came to this country now, Donald Trump would arrest her,” City…
More Of The Same: Ex-Prosecutors Won’t Reform Queens DA Office
As a qualification for DA, prosecutorial experience can be overrated. Of the four former prosecutors among the seven Democrats…