The Gov is rejecting a new discovery bill which would make clear that judges are not required to dismiss a case due to a discovery mistake if prosecutors exhibited “due diligence and good faith.” Prosecutors are saying that diligence is too high of a standard to hold them to.

NYers have the right to see the evidence against us before starting trial or taking a plea thanks to laws enacted in 2020. Gov. Hochul and NYC prosecutors are trying to deny us these basic protections, making our criminal legal system even less just. (1/3)

For City Limits, Carolyn Strudwick & Brittany McCoy reflect on the failures of Hochul's optics-based approach to safety, which forces communities to spend "extravagantly on their own punishment instead of investing in life-affirming fundamentals." citylimits.org/opinion-hochul…

Must read. Thank you NYS Assemblymember Gabriella A. Romero for setting the record straight on discovery.

“Reform can be difficult…And of course, a system that has operated in darkness for decades will feel discomfort as it is moved into the light. But the disruption isn’t the problem — the old system was.” Chris Alexander, Executive Director NYS NAACP nydailynews.com/2025/04/13/ref…

The "crime fighting measure" is granting prosecutors more leeway to withhold evidence from the defense. Mind you this has nothing to do with the budget and doesn't belong there. Governor Hochul is derailing the state budget so she campaign on this issue next year.

Hochul has yet to explain how these DV cases directly relate to the discovery changes that are actually on the table She was pressed on this at Albany presser last week … and didn’t exactly make much of a case

A “bagel group” 🤔

The Gov is holding up NY’s entire budget—not over school funding or housing—but to make it easier for prosecutors to withhold evidence. Rolling back due process when those rights are the only defense against a Trump admin intent on weaponizing the legal system. What are we

URGENT: New York is on the brink of a major rollback that could lead to more wrongful convictions. Discovery reform — which helps prevent innocent people from incarceration — is under attack. And the process is happening behind closed doors. #ProtectKaliefsLaw

As legislative leaders, Gov. Hochul and district attorneys work towards finalizing a “framework” deal on discovery laws, prosecutors seemed to admit on Wednesday that judges are dismissing cases due to a misunderstanding of current statute and case law. cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/04…

The Alliance to Protect Kalief’s Law cont. to call on the legislature to: ❌REJECT the Gov.'s proposal 🚛 Move this debate into the normal leg. process ⛔️ 🔙 Protect NY from coerced pleas, prolonged pre-trial detention, & wrongful convictions #ProtectKaliefsLaw #DefendDiscovery

Just surprised she didn’t blame loopholes in the discovery law for the egg prices

APRIL 19: Join us to honor our beloved Marvin Mayfield, the late Director of Organizing at Center for Community Alternatives, at a street naming ceremony in the Bronx. Marvin led transformative campaigns from lived experience & an unwavering faith that things can and will change.

#PowerPost✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿™️ Kalief Browder! My own story! The names change, but the injustice stays the same when we turn our backs on reform. We can't go back to the blindfold era. We must protect the progress we’ve made on discovery.

It’s scary to think of the implications of a document that has not been fully vetted for appellate consequences. Every. Single. Word. in this final legislation will have long-lasting effects on millions of cases in NY.

Listen to Stop Killing Us, Esq. 😤 break down the issues with the Governor’s wrongheaded discovery rollbacks

Marvin E. Mayfield Jr. Way 💪