Leah Nowotarski, chair of criminal justice section of the New York State Defenders Association. Courtesy photo. The Criminal Justice Section has been instrumental in advocating changes in criminal law ...

District attorneys across New York are urging state legislative leaders to support proposals from Gov. Kathy Hochul to amend rigid pretrial discovery rules District attorneys across New York are ...

As negotiations over changes to the state’s evidence-sharing laws hold up the passage of the state’s budget in Albany, a recent criminal case in Queens appears to highlight the core of the debate over ...

ALBANY — Starting Thursday, a new law will change how criminal cases go forward in New York, easing requirements on prosecutors for sharing evidence with defense lawyers and how soon they must do so.

Albany — As a part of her State of the State agenda and outlined in the FY2026 Executive Budget proposal, New York Governor Kathy Hochul is proposing to "streamline" the Discovery process. She says ...

A band of New York Democratic lawmakers in Washington is putting pressure on Albany to support a proposal being pushed by Gov. Kathy Hochul to reform the state’s maligned evidence laws — which critics ...

ALBANY — It’s not strictly a dollars and cents issue, but the debate over “discovery” — an element of criminal trials — is one of the main stumbling blocks for New York lawmakers trying to settle the ...

Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol supports Hochul's proposed changes to discovery. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed changes to discovery and involuntary commitment laws has been met with support from ...