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Four Takeaways From Our Investigation Into New York’s Judicial Patronage Problem
Sweeney was once law chair of the Queens Democratic Party, as well as the campaign treasurer for the party chair during the ...
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Patronage Never Left: New York Courts Still Favor the Politically Connected
A New York Focus investigation reveals how party officials and politically connected law firms continue to profit from ...
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New York’s Prison System Is in Crisis. We Investigated Its Ruling Family.
Former prison agency staff and newly released documents describe a patronage network centered on Commissioner Daniel ...
New York Focus6d
We Investigated the DA Units That Review Innocence Claims. Here’s What We Learned.
For incarcerated people who’ve exhausted their court appeals, the units are often their last resort. These specialized ...