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Current Developments_________________________________
- New York's New Budget Balanced By Heaping More Debt On The Poor Caught In The Criminal Justice System and Increased Mandatory Surcharges and Crime Victim Assistance Fees, Center for Community Alternatives, April 2008
- New Legislation Covers Sex Offenders, Drunken Drivers, New York Law Journal (NY), October 11, 2007
- Spitzer Signs HIV Test Bill for Rape Suspects, Journal News (NY), August 24, 2007
- Governor Spitzer Signs DWI Law With Stiffer Penalties, Newsday (NY), July 20, 2007
- Grand Jury Urges Reform of Animal Cruelty Laws, Daily Freeman (UlsterCounty), July 13, 2007
- Bill Would Charge Drunken Drivers With Homicide or Aggravated Assault, Journal News (NY), June 7, 2007
- Albany Agrees on Law Against Sexual and Labor Trafficking, New York Times (NY), May 17, 2007
- Bill Aims for Quicker Resolution of Claims in DNA Exonerations, New York Law Journal (NY), May 16, 2007
- New York Plan for DNA Data in Most Crimes, New York Times (NY), May 14, 2007
- Advocates Press Albany for Tougher DWI Penalties, Lower Hudson Online (NY), May 10, 2007
- Senate Passes Alesi's Bills on Released Sex Offenders, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (NY), May 8, 2007
- Death Penalty Bill Urged, Albany Times Union (NY), April 26, 2007
- Questions Raised on Merits of 'Granny's Law', Albany Times Union (NY), April 26, 2007
- Assembly Advances Drug Law Changes, Albany Times Union (NY), April 19, 2007
- Law Addresses Sex Predators' Legal Loophole, Observer-Dispatch (NY), March 20, 2007
- GOP Wants More Jail Time for Repeat Misdemeanor Offenders in NY, Ithaca Journal (NY), February 28, 2007
- Small Mistake Causes Big Problem for New State DWI Law, Ithaca Journal (NY), November 21, 2006
- Governor Signed 275 New Laws Last Week, Star-Gazette (NY), August 2, 2006
- Albany Votes to KO Limits on Pursuing Rape Cases, NY Daily News (NY), June 21, 2006
- Lawmakers Reach Pact for Bill on Fleeing Police , Syracuse Post-Standard (NY), June 21, 2006
- As Session Nears End, Lawmakers Deal With the Easy Issues, New York Times (NY), June 19, 2006
- Lawmakers Agree on New Drunken Driving Bill, Post-Star (NY), June 19, 2006
- Silver Supports Passing a Bill Making Fleeing Police a Felony , Syracuse Post-Standard (NY), June 13, 2006
- Bills Would End Sex Crime Statutes of Limitations, New York Law Journal (NY), May 11, 2006
- Assembly Acts to Further Ease Rockefeller Laws , Albany Times Union (NY), May 9, 2006
- Get Tougher on Those Who Flee Police , Utica Observer Dispatch (NY), May 8, 2006
- New York State Draws Nearer to Collecting DNA in All Crimes, New York Times (NY), May 4, 2006
- Bill Keeps Mentally Ill Inmates Out of Solitary , Syracuse Post-Standard (NY), March 29, 2006
- Gang Activity Targeted Under New Bill , Associated Press (NY), March 20, 2006
- Bill Seeks to Curb Sale of Meth Ingredients , Press & Sun Bulletin (NY), February 27, 2006
- Child Abusers to Face Life Terms Under 'Nixzmary's Law' , Staten Island Advance (NY), February 9, 2006
- Proposal Gives Higher Penalty to Fake Lawyers, New York Law Journal (NY), February 1, 2006
- Getting Down to Business, Albany Split on Crime Issues, New York Times (NY), January 10, 2006
- Aide Says Pataki Plans to Push Criminal Justice Programs , New York Law Journal (NY), December 7, 2005
- Toughened DWI Law Kicks In , Newsday (NY), June 30, 2005
- State Senators Want License Plates to Signal Previous DWI Arrests , Ithaca Journal (NY), June 17, 2005
- Bill Aims to Keep Pedophiles Confined: Westchester County DA, Bruno Call on Assembly to Approve 'Civil Commitment' of Sexual Predators , Albany Times Union (NY), May 12, 2005
- Change to Rape Law Proposed: Bill Would Eliminate Statute of Limitations , Press and Sun Bulletin (NY), May 12, 2005
- Gouging Prisoners' Families a Bad Call, Newsday (NY), May 12, 2005
- Assembly Speaker Announces DWI Legislation, Newsday (NY), November 16, 2004
- Lawmaker Proposes New Driving Law, Daily Star (NY), March 3, 2004
- State Senate OKs Bill to Slap Repeat Offenders, New York Post (NY), February 10, 2004
- Advocates Push to Restrict Use of the Box , Albany Times Union (NY), February 5, 2004
- Bruno Wants to End Jail Panels , Albany Times Union (NY), February 5, 2004
- Pataki Takes Swipe at Democrats Over His Bill on Repeat Offenders , New York Times (NY), February 3, 2004
- Grand Jury Testimony Is Focus: Bill Would Let Cops File Affidavits Rather Than Appear in Person, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (NY), February 2, 2004
- Bill Aims to Toughen Punishments for DWI , Albany Times Union (NY), April 18, 2003
- 18-B, Rockefeller Drug Laws and Cameras in the Courtroom Items on NYSBA's 2003 Legislative Agenda, NYSBA News Release (NY), March 31, 2003
- State Senate Bill Stiffens DWI Law, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (NY), March 18, 2003. Read Senate Bill 950
- Judiciary Bills Are Advanced in Legislature , New York Law Journal (NY), March 4, 2003. Read Senate Bill S557
- Bill to Criminalize Unauthorized Law Practice , New York Law Journal (NY), February 11, 2003
- DeFrancisco Brings Independent Streak to New Senate Post , New York Law Journal (NY), February 10, 2003
- Alcohol and Smoking Bills Are to Be Signed Into Law, New York Times (NY), December 30, 2002. Read the DWI bill signed into law, A08429
Special Reports_______________________________________
NYSDA LEGISLATIVE REVIEW
Each year NYSDA reviews new laws that impact New York public defense and criminal practice. These reviews are first published in the Public Defense Backup Center Report.
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