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New Policy Change For ICE Holds

The United State’s Attorney General issued a broad policy change this week concerning Immigration Customs Enforcement detainers on undocumented immigrants that are arrested for allegations…

Posted by Michael Joseph on Dec 07, 2014

Cell Phones And Your Fourth Amendment Rights

A criminal court Judge in Brooklyn recently issued an interesting decision which is a milestone in an evolving area of criminal defense and civil rights…

Posted by Michael Joseph on Nov 12, 2014

The Benefits Of Filing Police Misconduct Cases In New York State Court

Federal Courts were once the protectors of civil rights and liberties, however recently eight years of Bush appointed Republican appointed judges have taken it upon…

Posted by Michael Joseph on Sep 10, 2014

Inmate Assaults At Rikers Island Continue To Be Out Of Control

Our New York City police brutality lawyers have handled numerous inmate injury cases including inmates injured by negligence, other inmates and even corrections officers. Assaults…

Posted by Michael Joseph on Aug 20, 2014

New York’s Aggravated Harassment Law Is Found To Be Unconstitutional

Our Westchester criminal defense lawyers continue to keep up to date on the recent developments on criminal law in the State of New York. A…

Posted by Michael Joseph on May 17, 2014

Rap Videos Admissible In Criminal Trial In New York, Really?

In a completely ridiculous ruling, a Federal Judge in Brooklyn recently ruled that rap videos made by Ronald Herron, the alleged leader of the Brooklyn…

Posted by Michael Joseph on May 09, 2014

The Court Of Appeals Will Consider How Far Is To Far In Police Interrogation

Our White Plains criminal defense lawyers have handled many cases where confessions were at issue and have seen the manipulative tactics that police departments use.…

Posted by Michael Joseph on Jan 23, 2014

Do Anonymous 911 Calls Justify A Search And Seizure

The big fight and what the entire case centers on in many drug and weapons cases in New York is whether the stop and police…

Posted by Michael Joseph on Nov 19, 2013

The Second Circuit Protects The Right To Counsel And The Pre-Arrest Right To Remain Silent

Our Westchester criminal defense lawyers continue to monitor the developments in Constitutional Law and Civil Rights law to protect our clients who are accused with…

Posted by Michael Joseph on Sep 10, 2013

The Supreme Court Guts The Right to Remain Silent

Our New York City and White Plains criminal defense lawyers recommend refusing to cooperate with the police at all, since the invocation of silence, unless…

Posted by Michael Joseph on Sep 04, 2013