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Settlement reached over delays in Bronx courts as case backlog reduced

"Since the Bronx Defenders sued in May 2016 over the court’s alleged violation of defendants’ constitutional right to a speedy trial, the number of misdemeanor cases pending for more than a year has dropped from 2,378 to 513. The number of misdemeanor cases pending for more than two year s has dropped from 538 to 64."

New York Daily News

August 9, 2018