24Jun 2023 by Charles E. Price
New York City Council members urge city to increase legal services funding – JURIST

New York City Council members urge city to increase legal services funding – JURIST

LEGAL
A majority of New York City Council members on Monday sent a letters to Mayor Eric Adams urging him to drastically increase funding for legal aid services in the city. 26 of the 51 councilors signed the letter requesting $195 million as a “first step in addressing the economic crisis facing these critical programs.”The letter, authored by Councilperson Shaun Abreu, a former tenant rights attorney, referenced several issues facing legal services in the city. He called for increased homicide representation. violet crime in the city, while steadily decreasing, is still experiencing a major increase since 2019. He also called for expanded legal housing assistance. Evictions and other housing issues have grown dramatically since the expiration of COVID-19 housing protections. Legal aid attorneys have been forced to turn down 10,000 housing…
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21Mar 2023 by Charles E. Price
Public Defenders and legal service providers rallied for increased city funding

Public Defenders and legal service providers rallied for increased city funding

LEGAL
Nonprofit organizations providing legal services to low income New Yorkers rallied today at City Hall to call on the mayor to increase funding in the fiscal year 2024 budget. The Legal Aid Society, the Bronx Defenders, Neighborhood Defender Services, New York County Defender Services, Brooklyn Defender Services, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem and many other organizations providing civil and family legal services are seeking a $125 million from the city for criminal defense and at least a $300 million boost to civil legal services. They're also looking for $80 million for family legal services, up from the current $50 million.“By underfunding public defenders, Governor (Kathy) Hochul and Mayor Adams are tipping the scales of justice, one already weighted against the Black and Brown people disproportionately represented in our criminal and…
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20Feb 2023 by Charles E. Price
1,000 Legal Aid workers in New York City hold walkout in contract struggle

1,000 Legal Aid workers in New York City hold walkout in contract struggle

LEGAL
Legal Aid and Legal Services workers, please contact us and tell us about your working conditions, what you think about the Legal Aid contract struggle and socialist Will Lehman's exposure and challenge to the UAW union election.New York Legal Aid attorneys protest (New York City Central Labor Council AFL-CIO Facebook) [Photo: New York City Central Labor Council AFL-CIO Facebook]One thousand Association of Legal Aid Attorneys conducted a one-hour strike and informational picket for a new contract last week on Wednesday, February 8. They chanted “two percent won't pay the rent” during lunch-hour pickets at Legal Aid Society offices in all five boroughs of New York City. The Legal Aid Society is a non-profit corporation operating in New York City, funded mostly by the city and state with some private donations.…
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17Feb 2023 by Charles E. Price
Who is Attorney Ann Taylor? Lawyer of Idaho Victim’s Mother Ditches Her and Represents Killer Bryan Kohberger

Who is Attorney Ann Taylor? Lawyer of Idaho Victim’s Mother Ditches Her and Represents Killer Bryan Kohberger

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High School Football Team Lifts Car To Rescue Trapped Passengers Eyebrows are being raised after Ann Taylor, the attorney who was representing the mother of one of the four murdered Idaho students, is now representing the alleged murderer Bryan Kohberger. She began representing the accused after she was extradited to Idaho earlier this month.Taylor, the chief of the Kootenai County public defender's office, withdrew from representing Xana Kernodle's mother, Cara Kernodle, on January 5 as per court documents. This was the same day that Kohberger made his first appearance in the Latah County courtroom.According to Idaho Statesman, Taylor's office defended the parent in four previous cases, with the most recent case being November 19 – drug charges were filed against Cara Kernodle. The report also highlighted that the Kootenai County…
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15Feb 2023 by Charles E. Price
Mom Of Idaho Murder Victim Feels ‘Betrayed’ After Attorney Drops Her Case To Represent Her Daughter’s Alleged Killer

Mom Of Idaho Murder Victim Feels ‘Betrayed’ After Attorney Drops Her Case To Represent Her Daughter’s Alleged Killer

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The mother of an Idaho murder victim says she feels “betrayed” by defense attorney Anne Taylor, who dropped her legal case to represent her daughter's alleged killer. Cara Northington, the mother of Xana Kernodle, told NewsNation that Taylor, the chief of the Kootenai County Public Defender's Office, was representing her on an unrelated drug charge when she suddenly withdrew from the case on Jan. 5. That same day, Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of fatally stabbing Kernodle and three others in a Moscow, Idaho residence on Nov. 13, had his first court appearance with Taylor by his side. RELATED: Prosecutors Believe Snapchat Video Paul Murdaugh Sent To Friends The Night Of His Murder Is 'Critical To The Case'“I am heartbroken because I trusted her,” Northington told NewsNation's Ashleigh Banfield. “[Taylor]…
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13Feb 2023 by Charles E. Price
Bryan Kohberger’s attorney has ties to the family of the second Idaho murders victim

Bryan Kohberger’s attorney has ties to the family of the second Idaho murders victim

ATTORNEY
Sign up to our free US news bulletin sent straight to your inbox each weekday morningSign up to our free morning US email news bulletinBryan Kohberger's public defender once represented a relative of not one but two Idaho murder victims. Court records obtained by Inside Edition reportedly show that Chief of the Kootenai Public Defender's Office Anne Taylor was the attorney for slain University of Idaho student Madison Mogen's stepmother as recently as June 2022. Earlier this week, the Idaho Statesmen revealed that Ms Taylor also represented Cara Denise Northington — Xana Kernodle's mother — before recusing herself to take on Mr Kohberger's quadruple murder case. Mr Kohberger is accused of brutally stabbing Kernodle, Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves and Ethan Chapin on 13 November in the college town of Moscow. He…
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12Feb 2023 by Charles E. Price
The National Legal Aid and Defender Association receives grants from the Walmart Foundation to support the Black Public Defender Association

The National Legal Aid and Defender Association receives grants from the Walmart Foundation to support the Black Public Defender Association

LEGAL
WASHINGTON (Jan.30, 2023) —The National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) is excited to announce a multi-year grant from the Walmart Foundation to support the Black Public Defender Association (BPDA), a section of NLADA. The $500,000 grant through the Walmart.org Center for Racial Equity will allow BPDA to advance racial equity by expanding its national network of Black public defenders and increasing its community engagement efforts. “We are a relatively new organization that has made huge strides in providing leadership pathways for Black defenders while simultaneously supporting future defenders,” said Alaina Bloodworth, BPDA's Interim Executive Director. “We could not be more thrilled about the Walmart.org Center for Racial Equity's support of our ability to train and promote public defenders to serve as a catalyst for change in their communities.” BPDA's…
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08Feb 2023 by Charles E. Price
Idaho murder victim’s mother says Bryan Kohberger lawyer had power of attorney over her as she slams ‘betrayal’

Idaho murder victim’s mother says Bryan Kohberger lawyer had power of attorney over her as she slams ‘betrayal’

ATTORNEY
The mother of slain University of Idaho student Xana Kernodle has claimed that she gave her power of attorney to the public defender now representing her daughter's alleged killer.Anne Taylor, the chief of the Kootenai public defender's office, filed on 5 January to recuse herself from representing Xana Kernodle's mother Cara Denise Northington in order to become the lead defense attorney for Bryan Kohberger.Mr Kohberger is accused of brutally stabbing Kernodle, her boyfriend Ethan Chapin and roommates Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen on November 13 in the college town of Moscow. He was arrested on December 30 at his parents' home in Pennsylvania before he was extradited to Idaho earlier this month.In an interview with NewsNation on Wednesday night, Ms Northington spoke out over the sense of “betrayal” she feels…
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