The Trump administration is assigning immigration court judges to handle detention cases near the border, exacerbating the backlog in New York.

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The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 12, 2023

With negotiations over the NYS budget in overtime over criminal justice reform, Kalle Condliffe, staff attorney with Criminal Defense Practice’s Training Unit at the Legal Aid Society, argues against weakening the discovery reform law enacted in 2019, despite pushback from prosecutors who argue it's leading to case dismissals.

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