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Article: He fought the law ... and he won: David Soares' election as District Attorney marks a turning tide against New York's Rockefeller Drug Laws.(q & a)(Interview)
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- Colorlines Magazine
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- March 22, 2005
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On Nov. 2, 2004, voters in Albany County, New York elected David Soares their new District Attorney. A 35-year-old Cape Verdean immigrant, Soares unseated incumbent District Attorney Paul Clyne in the Democratic Party primary on Sept. 14; then, running on both the Democratic Party and Working Families Party ticket, Soares handily won the general election with 56 percent of the vote. Soares had been a prosecutor in Clyne's office for five years and earned a reputation with Albany residents by developing a Community Accountability Board as an alternative to the courts.
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Article: Bringing down the Rockefeller Drug Laws
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... ... Nelson Rockefeller enacted the Rockefeller Drug Laws. These laws mandate harsh ... Network, and victims of the Rockefeller Drug Laws. All of which, came together ... unfair, harsh and inhumane Rockefeller Drug Laws over the last 30 years ...
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