The Law Office of Lisa Pelosi

12/17/2025

New York’s 2026 DWI/traffic rules bring stricter penalties, including 11 points for a first-time DWI, a lower 10-point suspension threshold over a longer 24-month look-back period, and permanent license revocation after just four impaired driving convictions, making it easier to lose your license and increasing the impact of minor infractions like cell phone use and speeding, all to boost road safety.
Note: subject to change

12/17/2025

11/16/2024

CLEAN SLATE ACT: A clean slate is on the way for more than 2 million New Yorkers who are convicted criminals, which is set to take effect this weekend.
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10/17/2024

Our criminal justice system is nickel-and-diming people at every turn, burying them in punishing debt.

07/23/2024

Prison Phone Calls Are Getting Much Cheaper.

Americans will soon pay less to stay in touch with incarcerated loved ones, per a new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule.

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01/30/2024

Mayor Adams Is Braced for Defeat on 2 Criminal Justice Bills

The New York City Council is expected to override the mayor’s veto of two bills that would expand documentation of police stops know as the “How Many Stops Act” and end solitary confinement.

The New York City Council is expected to override the mayor’s veto of two bills that would expand documentation of police stops and end solitary confinement.

11/23/2023

Be Safe

11/16/2023

Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to sign legislation that could make as many as two million people eligible to have their criminal records sealed.

11/11/2023

If so, the decision would be a small retreat from the Supreme Court's sweeping decision on gun rights last year.

06/02/2023

This is BIG and NEEDED • A timely piece from on the importance of lawmakers passing policies so that over two million New Yorkers can have fair access to a .

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