New York’s Discovery Laws Are Failing Survivors. The Legislature Must Act.

New York’s Discovery Laws Are Failing Survivors. The Legislature Must Act.

Behind closed doors across New York State, a disturbing pattern has emerged: survivors of domestic violence who bravely seek protection through our courts are being abandoned by a system meant to protect them. Technical paperwork violations — entirely unrelated to case facts — are resulting in dismissed cases and revoked orders of protection, leaving survivors exposed to their abusers. This devastating outcome wasn’t the intent of New York’s 201…