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Brooklyn district attorney candidates spar for title of ‘most progressive’

In Bedford-Stuyvesant’s historic Mount Pisgah Baptist Church on Tuesday night, candidates vying for the Democratic nomination in the race for…

9 years ago

Brooklyn DA candidate once sued the city she wants to defend

Brooklyn DA candidate Anne Swern wants to prosecute criminals — when she’s not making a buck as a plaintiff. Swern,…

9 years ago

Can Anyone Defeat Eric Gonzalez for Brooklyn DA?

Acting Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez with Public Advocate Tish James With just days before Brooklynites head to the polls and…

9 years ago

This Candidate for Brooklyn District Attorney Has Spent the Last 18 Years Living in Manhattan

Patricia Gatling. Patricia Gatling for Brooklyn District Attorney/Facebook Patricia Gatling, one of a handful of hopefuls vying to replace late…

10 years ago

Exonerated! Hynes foe John O’Hara’s voter-fraud conviction finally overturned after 20 years • Brooklyn Paper

Free at last! A judge finally overturned Brooklyn attorney and former perennial political candidate John O’Hara’s controversial 1990s conviction for…

10 years ago

Brooklyn attorney John O’Hara cleared of trumped-up felony charges after 20 years

Brooklyn attorney John O’Hara, right, walks with his lawyer Dennis Kelly after his felony conviction was cleared on Thursday. Photo…

10 years ago

Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson lauded at his funeral

From left: Ken Thompson’s daughter Kennedy Olivia Thompson, his wife Lu-Shawn Thompson and his son Kenneth P. Thompson Jr. Eagle…

10 years ago