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New York Court of Appeals allows lawsuit alleging racial property tax disparities in New York City to go forward

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The New York Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a lawsuit from Tax Equity Now New York (TENNY), which alleges disparities in the New York City property tax system are disproportionately burdening low-income and majority-people-of-color neighborhoods, can go forward in the New York state courts.

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Appeals court upholds Trump gag order in New York hush money trial

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The New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division upheld a gag order Tuesday against former president Donald Trump in a criminal case centering on allegations he falsified the Trump Organization’s business records to conceal hush money payments to influence the 2016 presidential election.

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New York appeals court finds law granting non-citizens voting rights is unconstitutional

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A New York appeals court ruled that a New York City law granting non-citizens the power to vote was unconstitutional. It was estimated that the law would allow more than 800,000 non-citizens the ability to vote in New York City local elections, prior to the court’s Wednesday ruling.

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New York high court upholds NYC ban on police chokeholds

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The New York Court of Appeals upheld a New York City law Monday that banned chokehold restraints, thereby rejecting a police union challenge that called the law unconstitutional. The unions scored a victory at the trial level which found the law to be overly vague before an appeals court overturned the decision.

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New York court rules state ethics commission unconstitutional

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New York Supreme Court Justice Thomas Marcelle ruled Monday in the case Cuomo v. New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (NYSCOELIG) that NYSCOELIG violates the New York State Constitution due to its statutorily prescribed independence.

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Judge overseeing Trump New York civil fraud trial urges appellate court to uphold gag order

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The judge overseeing former US President Donald Trump’s New York civil fraud trial urged a state appellate court to uphold a gag order against Trump. On November 16, the appellate court temporarily lifted the gag order while the court considers Trump’s petition to fully lift the order.

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New York judge voids state cannabis marketing rules

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New York Supreme Court Judge Kevin Bryant invalidated Thursday the state’s laws regulating the marketing of recreational cannabis, clarifying a ruling that appeared to strike down all cannabis regulations as unconstitutionally vague.