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The Bronx Defenders et al v. Office Of Court Administration et al
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July 28, 2020
Federal Judge Axes Suit Over NY Courts Reopening Plan
A federal judge in Manhattan tossed a lawsuit seeking to block New York's state court administrators from going forward with a recent return to in-person criminal proceedings in New York City, saying it wasn't the place of the federal judiciary to interfere in a state-level issue.
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July 21, 2020
NY Courts Urge Federal Judge To Stay Out Of Reopening Plan
New York's state court administrators told a Manhattan federal court Tuesday not to interfere with the state's recent return to in-person criminal proceedings in New York City and pushed back on public defenders' claims that the move denies vulnerable defendants access to the justice system.
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July 17, 2020
Emergency Bid To Halt Criminal Court Reopening In NYC Fails
A New York federal judge on Friday denied public defender groups' bid to temporarily block in-person New York City criminal court proceedings, but ordered the state Office of Court Administration to explain why he shouldn't stall reopening the courts pending the outcome of the case.
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July 14, 2020
Legal Aid Sues To Stop Criminal Courts Reopening In NYC
The Legal Aid Society and a handful of New York public defender organizations on Tuesday sued the New York State Office of Court Administration, slamming the office's plan to reconvene in-person, nonemergency criminal court hearings in New York City this week as "rushed" and "dangerous."