by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
FOLEY SQUARE, Nov 27 – Criminal court decisions in New York as in many states are rarely publicly reported, despite stated concerns about disparities.
Inner City Press day to day pushing for court transparency in the Federal courts, from SDNY to the Western District of Washington - but in New York State itself, it is even worse.
This despite that under NY "Judiciary Law § 432, every judge or justice of a court of record must promptly deliver to the State Reporter a copy of every written opinion rendered."
In fact, less than six percent are. This has given rise to a needed report, and proposed legislation.
It is said that Rowan D. Wilson has pledged to increase transparency and trust in the court system under his administration.
Inner City Press, which covers 100 and 60 Centre Street as well as the nearby Federal courts, is on the case. Watch this site
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