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The New York State Police's own body camera release of a trooper struck by a passing vehicle during a traffic stop. The title says the trooper survived the crash.

What it showsWhy the move over law exists, from the agency whose trooper was on the shoulder.

A New York traffic and DWI firm explains how driving while impaired by marijuana is charged in New York.

What it showsImpairment by a drug rather than by alcohol, which New York charges under a different subdivision.

A New York attorney explains a driver's rights during a traffic stop for suspected DWI in New York.

What it showsThe stop as a New York practitioner describes it, beside the statutes the section quotes.

A Brooklyn public access program discusses An v. New York, a lawsuit over the First Amendment right to record police officers.

What it showsRecording the police as a live legal question in New York, rather than a settled slogan.

The Legal Aid Society explains New York City's right to counsel program for tenants in housing court.

What it showsThe lawyer many New York City tenants facing eviction are entitled to, from the organization that provides them.

Housing Court Answers, a New York City tenant information group, explains illegal lockout cases and how they are brought in housing court.

What it showsThe court route back in after a lockout, from a group that answers housing court questions for a living.

A New York attorney explains how a tenant brings a case against a landlord over unsafe living conditions.

What it showsThe warranty of habitability as a claim a tenant brings, not just a defense.

A CBS New York report on the Clean Slate Act, which seals criminal records after a period without new offenses.

What it showsAutomatic sealing, which happens without the person asking, unlike sealing on application.

The governor's own recording of the signing of the Clean Slate bill into law.

What it showsWhere the sealing law came from, from the office that signed it.

A New York firm explains the difference between a conditional discharge and an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal.

What it showsTwo outcomes with similar names, only one of which is a conviction.

An overview of the stages of a New York criminal case, from the arrest through arraignment to sentencing.

What it showsThe whole path of a case in order, so each section can be placed on it.

A New York defense firm explains the difference between a full and a limited order of protection issued in a criminal case.

What it showsWhy one order bars all contact and the other only bars harassing it.

A New York firm explains orders of protection in New York State and which courts issue them.

What it showsNew York's orders of protection and the courts that issue them, family and criminal.