Max Rivlin-NadlerinIN JUSTICE TODAYSan Diego DA Says She Won’t Take Law Enforcement Donations — But They’re Still Fueling Her CampaignImmediately after a heated debate last Thursday that focused on police accountability, the criminalization of homelessness, and the use of…May 11, 2018May 11, 2018
Max Rivlin-NadlerinIN JUSTICE TODAYLawyer for Pedro Hernandez Says Bronx DA’s Office Is Still Withholding Key EvidenceWhen Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark announced last September that gun possession and assault charges would be dropped against…May 9, 2018May 9, 2018
Max Rivlin-NadlerinIN JUSTICE TODAYAs Reform Stalls in New York, Defendants Plead Out Because They Can’t Afford Cash BailAt the beginning of the year, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo laid out a plan that would eliminate cash bail for those charged with…Apr 6, 20181Apr 6, 20181
Max Rivlin-NadlerinIN JUSTICE TODAYJailhouse Informant In High-Profile Texas Murder Cases Comes Under New ScrutinyWhen Steven Shockey was arrested at a San Diego port of entry in December 2011, he knew his luck had run out. The 52-year-old was trying to…Mar 30, 2018Mar 30, 2018
Max Rivlin-NadlerinIN JUSTICE TODAYIn Louisiana, Defendants Facing the Death Penalty Face a Wait List for An AttorneyIn 2016, Louisiana Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards made good on a campaign promise to fix his state’s wildly underfunded public…Mar 15, 2018Mar 15, 2018
Max Rivlin-NadlerinIN JUSTICE TODAYAs Bail Reform Moves Forward in California, Defendant Who Advanced It Remains IncarceratedIn California, as elsewhere in the nation, there’s a growing consensus that cash bail unfairly penalizes poor defendants, forcing them to…Mar 1, 2018Mar 1, 2018
Max Rivlin-NadlerinIN JUSTICE TODAYCourt Watch NYC Is Here To Hold New York City’s ‘Reformer’ DAs AccountableAs the conversation about criminal justice reform increasingly focuses on the nation’s broken bail system, prosecutors across the country…Feb 27, 2018Feb 27, 2018
Max Rivlin-NadlerinIN JUSTICE TODAYNYPD Agrees To New Rules Limiting Its Seizures of New Yorkers’ PropertyFor decades, the New York Police Department has subjected people it arrests to a labyrinthine and bureaucratic process for retrieving their…Feb 16, 2018Feb 16, 2018
Max Rivlin-NadlerinIN JUSTICE TODAYIn Portland, A Mother Sues For Answers About Why The Police Killed Her SonOn the morning of February 9, 2017, 17-year-old Quanice Hayes knelt on the ground in front of heavily armed Portland police officers as…Feb 14, 2018Feb 14, 2018
Max Rivlin-NadlerinIN JUSTICE TODAYPolice Accountability and Public Defender Groups Demand Transparency on NYPD Gang PolicingSince its initiation in 2013, the NYPD’s gang policing program has operated with little outside scrutiny. Based on evidence it has kept…Feb 12, 2018Feb 12, 2018