Eli Northrup
Eli Northrup has worked at the Bronx Defenders since 2015 and handles both felony and misdemeanor cases while serving as a member of the Policy Team. After graduating cum laude from New York University School of Law in 2011, he clerked for the Hon. Robert P. Patterson in the District Court for the Southern District of New York, then for the Hon. Julio M. Fuentes on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. In 2013, he joined Georgetown University Law Center’s Criminal Defense and Prisoner Advocacy Clinic as an E. Barrett Prettyman Fellow, handling misdemeanor and felony cases in Washington D.C. Superior Court and supervising third-year law students. He received his L.L.M. in Trial Advocacy from Georgetown in 2015. During law school, Eli interned at public defender offices in Harlem, the Bronx, New Orleans, and Washington D.C., and at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. He received a B.A. in Psychology with a concentration in Law & Society from Cornell University in 2007.
News:
- Law360: After ‘Dragging Their Feet,’ Bronx DA To Drop Pot Charges
- Cannabis NewsWire: Public Defenders Accuse Bronx DA of Dragging Feet on Dropping Pending Cannabis Cases
- The Riverdale Press: Advocates applaud New York legalizing marijuana
- Insider: For advocates, New York’s new legal weed bill is a major victory against racist drug sentencing
- Call about a Shooting Sparks Drug Arrest in Bedford Park
- Spectrum News1: New Marijuana Law Expunges Convictions for Many
- News12 The Bronx: Gov. Cuomo signs bill legalizing recreational marijuana for adults in the state
- Gothamist: “Can I Smoke Weed On The Street?”: What You Need To Know About Legal Marijuana In NY
- New York Daily News: N.Y. state lawmakers finalize deal on legalizing recreational marijuana
- PIX11: Inside the deal to legalize marijuana in New York
- Forbes: The Empire State Of Cannabis: Clues For The Congress In New York’s Legalization Debate
- Gothamist: Cuomo Changes His Marijuana Legalization Plan Following Widespread Criticism
- City & State: Can legalizing pot help communities heal?
- Gothamist: Cuomo And State Democrats Still At Odds Over How To Legalize Marijuana
- Marijuana Moment: New York Lawmakers Slam Governor’s Marijuana Legalization Plan While Touting Legislature’s Own Bill
- Filter Magazine: New York’s Two Marijuana Legalization Paths: Will Lawmakers Get It Right?
- The Appeal: New Jersey Could Force Cuomo’s Hand On Pot Legalization
- Reason: Cuomo Seems Intent on Screwing up New York’s Marijuana Legalization
- The Riverdale Press: Amid protests, budget cuts, crime rises in 5-0
- Trouw: Geen borgsom in New York: vrij spel voor criminelen?
- Politico: Year begins with crime spike in NYC amid statewide bail debate
- Eli Northrup Presented Testimony at City Council Hearing re: Sealing of criminal records and expansion of youthful offender status
- The Riverdale Press: Want to legalize marijuana? It must be fair
- Eli Northrup Presented Testimony at City Council on Marijuana Legalization
- Written Testimony to the Committee on Public Safety Jointly with the Committee on Justice System: Family Separation in Criminal Cases