Emma WhitfordinIN JUSTICE TODAYNYC Mayor Remains Intent on Restricting Legal Help for Immigrants with Felony ConvictionsLegal defense for immigrants has long been central to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s anti-Trump messaging. “We will use all the tools…Mar 30, 2018Mar 30, 2018
Emma WhitfordinIN JUSTICE TODAYNYC Transgender Activist Says She Was Criminalized For Defending Herself Against AbuserWhen Ceyenne Doroshow, an activist for transgender and sex worker rights, arrived at Queens Criminal Court for a hearing on February 15…Feb 26, 2018Feb 26, 2018
Emma WhitfordinIN JUSTICE TODAYLos Angeles Public Defender’s Office Has A New Interim Leader — And She’s Never Represented…On Jan. 23, public defenders in Los Angeles County got a new interim boss — over their own objections. For one thing, many have argued…Feb 9, 2018Feb 9, 2018
Emma WhitfordinIN JUSTICE TODAYNYC Agency Uses Brooklyn Gang Raid To Encourage Evictions Of Entire Families From Public HousingEarly on the morning of January 19, the New York Police Department and local and federal partners raided the Sheepshead/Nostrand Houses, a…Jan 31, 2018Jan 31, 2018