New York City's 2025 legal landscape featured prosecutorial rollback of discovery reform, Law Department public-safety victories, high-profile cases, and essential but overlooked county clerks.
Bronx DA Darcel Clark looks to discovery rollback to ease the borough's troubles | amNewYork
Clark emphasized that the Bronx has faced systemic neglect relative to other boroughs, highlighting the need for investment in community and criminal justice programs.
4 charts that explain how discovery reform has affected New York's criminal cases
New York's budget changes modify evidence-sharing laws, responding to prosecutors' concerns about case dismissals and the difficulty of holding defendants accountable.