Government And Institutions

Lifestyle

What is a public defender? 

A public defender serves as someone’s defense attorney for a criminal case when the person cannot afford one or is otherwise unable to obtain one.

Lifestyle

What is a grand jury?

A grand jury convenes behind closed doors and examines evidence from a purported crime to decide if there is probable cause.

Politics

Homeland Security resumes Global Entry for New York state

The Department of Homeland Security said it would resume allowing New York state residents to enroll in Global Entry and other trusted traveler programs, after the federal government suspended the state's access in February over a state law giving unauthorized immigrants driver's licenses.