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Federal court strips New York City of control over Rikers Island prison

JURIST

A federal judge on Tuesday stripped New York City of its control over Rikers Island jail, which will now effectively be run by a third party “remediation manager.” ” After years of non-compliance, additional court orders were issued. A receiver is a neutral third party that a court appoints to manage assets.

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Former Indian spy charged with plotting assassination of Sikh activist in New York

JURIST

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York, on Thursday, unsealed an indictment against a former Indian intelligence officer who is accused of planning a failed assassination attempt against a Sikh-American activist known for his vocal criticism of the Indian government in New York City.

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Court takes up New York man’s bid for compassionate release

SCOTUSBlog

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to weigh in on the bid for compassionate release by a New York man convicted of murder for hire a quarter-century ago. Both denials spurred dissents from the denial of review by some of the courts conservative justices. On Tuesday the court granted review.

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US jury finds New York Times not liable for libel against former VP candidate Sarah Palin

JURIST

A New York federal jury on Tuesday found The New York Times (NYT) not liable for libel against 2008 vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. A previous jury in 2022 came to the same conclusion, finding the NYT not liable, but the issue was revived by an appeals court.

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New York appeals court upholds constitutionality of state ethics and lobbying commission

JURIST

The New York Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of the state’s Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government on Tuesday in an action brought by former Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo, whom the commission is investigating. ” A lower court previously sided with Cuomo in 2023.

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The Billionaire Who Wants The Supreme Court To Overturn New York Times v. Sullivan

Above The Law

Which billionaire and former finance chair of the RNC is asking the Supreme Court to reconsider its actual malice standard, in an attempt to revive his defamation lawsuit against the Associated Press and one of its journalists over a 2018 article? The post The Billionaire Who Wants The Supreme Court To Overturn <em>New York Times v.

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US appeals court reinstates New York law limiting protest near courthouses

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Wednesday reinstated a New York law that limits protest near courthouses. The reinstated law, New York Penal Law § 215.50 (7) , prohibits people from engaging in conduct “concerning the conduct of a trial being held” within 200 feet of a courthouse.

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