Court case of Mata Velasquez

Judge Lawrence Vilardo: *Mata Velasquez followed all the rules. On the other hand, the government changed the rules by fiat, applied them retroactively, and pulled the rug out from under Mata Velasquez and many like him who tried to do things the right way.*

It is a joy to see a judge stand up for justice and explain that duty in a way that does bury the importance of the point at stake.

*Now, the New York Civil Liberties Union and other organizations have sued [the bully's henchmen], seeking to end the practice of courthouse arrests nationwide.*

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