Community Statement on the Killing of Hakim Littleton
Community Demands Independent Investigation into Police Killing of Hakim Littleton, End to Excessive Force (DETROIT, MI) – ACLU of [...]
Jul
2020
Jun
2020
On Juneteenth, Neighborhood Defender Service of Detroit Opens Community Intake in Support of Black Community
Effective immediately, NDS will provide representation at no cost to Wayne County residents who believe they are going to be arrested or who have just been arrested.
Jun
2020
On Juneteenth, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem Launches Police Misconduct Project
New Yorkers who have experienced police misconduct can now use NDS as a resource in filing an action for police accountability.
Jun
2020
As Contact Tracing is Rolled Out Across NY, Advocates Raise the Alarm About the Weaponization of Intimate Health Information By Police and ICE
Contact: Katie Schaffer, Center for Community Alternatives, kschaffer@communityalternatives.org Sam McCann, Neighborhood Defender Service, smccann@ndsny.org At Press Conference, [...]
Jun
2020
Joint NYC Defender Statement On Efforts to Circumvent Law and Detain Protestors
Daniel Ball, Brooklyn Defender Services, dball@bds.org Ryan Karerat, The Bronx Defenders, RKarerat@bronxdefenders.org Redmond Haskins, The Legal Aid Society, RHaskins@legal-aid.org [...]
Jun
2020
Joint Wayne County Defense Community Standing with Protectors of Black Lives
Sam McCann, Neighborhood Defender Service, (703) 867-1972, (SMccann@ndsny.org) Lillian Diallo, Wayne County Criminal Defense Bar Association, (313) 719-8899 Casey [...]
Jun
2020
Joint NYC Defender Statement On NYPD Brutality
Brooklyn Defender Services, The Bronx Defenders, The Legal Aid Society, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, Queens Defenders, and New York County Defender Services issued the following statement on New York City Police Department (NYPD) brutality
Oct
2019
Defender Organizations Demand An End to Solitary Confinement, Urge NYC Board of Correction to Take Action
(New York, NY) -- Neighborhood Defender Service, Brooklyn Defender Services, The Bronx Defenders, and New York County Defender Services [...]
Aug
2019
“The Power of Public Defense:” Neighborhood Defender Service Debuts New Website, Logo
Today, Neighborhood Defender Service (NDS) launched a new website at www.NeighborhoodDefender.org, that will allow it to better serve clients and advocate for justice beyond the courtroom. The site debuts alongside a new logo that emphasizes “the power of public defense” to secure justice for our clients and communities.
Aug
2019
Through Groundbreaking Class Action, Hundreds of New Yorkers Have Old Marijuana Convictions Sealed
A Manhattan Supreme Court justice has ordered the sealing of marijuana possession convictions for more than 300 people. Her order was the result of a successful class action petition brought jointly by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, the Legal Action Center, Community Service Society, The Legal Aid Society, New York County Defender Services, Neighborhood Defender Service and pro bono counsel Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. The case asked the court to seal these criminal records under New York Criminal Procedure Law § 160.59.