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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

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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JANUARY 24, 2025

New York’s Nassau County agreed on Thursday to redraw its voting map after a lawsuit claimed its political boundaries disenfranchised residents of color. Once approved by the court, the county will enforce a new map including six districts in which Black, Latino, and Asian residents constitute the majority of eligible voters.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday asked a judge to move up the start of his criminal trial by three weeks, claiming the new date would better allow him to run for reelection. Adams’ letter confirmed his intention to participate in the 2025 Democratic primary for the New York City mayoral seat.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dismissed a civil suit on Monday challenging New York City’s rifle permit law. In late 2022, the trial court granted summary judgment to Srour and prohibited the enforcement of the challenged subsections. The court further highlighted that according to N.Y.C. .”

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JANUARY 19, 2025

Mozambiques former finance minister, Manuel Chang, has been sentenced to serve eight-and-a-half years in prison this Friday for his role in the “tuna bond” scandal by a Brooklyn court. Chang was eventually extradited to New York in 2023 and convicted of wire fraud and money launderingin august 2024.

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JUNE 11, 2022

The Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court’s First Judicial Department Friday declared the New York State Assembly’s redistricting map adopted in February as unconstitutional and void. Greenberg said, “It’s a huge win for democracy in New York.

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MARCH 20, 2024

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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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

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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JANUARY 24, 2023

A Brooklyn, New York federal judge Monday rejected Douglass Mackey’s arguments to dismiss an indictment brought by federal prosecutors from the Eastern District of New York (EDNY). In court, Mackey argued that he did not commit, engage in, or link with anyone within the EDNY.

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OCTOBER 25, 2023

The New York Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that the state legislature authorized the Commission on Forensic Sciences to create rules allowing police to search the state’s DNA database to identify family members of potential suspects. Chief Judge Rowan Wilson authored the majority opinion of the court.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Monday affirmed two consolidated cases upholding New York rent stabilization laws. State of New York and Community Housing Improvement Program v. Rather, the court must apply the constitutional provision that most closely relates to the claim at issue.

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DECEMBER 27, 2021

A New York state judge Friday upheld a ruling banning the New York Times from publishing documents related to Project Veritas. Judge Charles Wood of the Westchester County Supreme Court ordered the New York Times to turn in physical copies of documents in question and delete digital versions of the documents.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld its previous decision on Tuesday which found Pennsylvania statutes preventing “18-to-20-year-olds from carrying firearms outside their homes during a state of emergency” unconstitutional. ” The court then explained that in New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn, Inc.

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MAY 8, 2024

A class action complaint filed this week accuses New York prison officials of holding disabled inmates in solitary confinement in violation of state law. New York’s passage of the HALT Act represented an historic and important step in preventing the harms that solitary causes for incarcerated people with disabilities.

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JANUARY 16, 2025

Oral arguments began in federal court on Wednesday in a case between a coalition of news organizations led by The New York Times and OpenAI, the creator of the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT, which alleges copyright infringement by OpenAI’s use of copyrighted material for machine learning.

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JUNE 17, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled on Friday that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) adequately evaluated emission impacts when it approved a gas pipeline expansion in Pennsylvania and New York, allowing the project to move forward.

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JANUARY 25, 2025

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday a new $7.5 It is the second time a settlement has been reached between plaintiffs in the suit and Purdue after a prior settlement was overturned by the US Supreme Court in June 2024. The deal now awaits court approval tied to the companies 2019 bankruptcy filing.

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MAY 18, 2022

The US District Court for the Northern District of New York Monday issued an order which granted a preliminary injunction allowing non-pregnant inmates with opioid use disorders the Jefferson County Correctional Facility to access methadone prescriptions.

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JULY 13, 2022

Two New York residents and a gun rights group Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging New York’s assault weapons ban following the US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down one of New York’s concealed carry regulations. FPC) filed suit against New York.

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APRIL 5, 2024

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.

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JUNE 8, 2024

New York state lawmakers passed legislation on Friday that would force major social media platforms to modify their policies and prohibit the use of “addictive” recommendation algorithms when deciding what children under 18 see in their social media feeds.

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Monday issued a one-page order staying a lower court’s preliminary injunction of a New York law which restricts gun possession on private property. Monday’s ruling is just the latest in an ongoing dispute over New York’s gun laws.

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JANUARY 13, 2025

Thousands of Serbias striking university students protested in front of the countrys Supreme Court on Sunday to highlight what they claim are violations of civil rights under the populist government, including intimidation and threats. The article drew broad international attention, with Vui calling it an orchestration by the CIA.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The New York Attorney General’s Office announced Friday that a jury found current and former National Rifle Association (NRA) executives liable for corruption and financial misconduct. ” The NRA attempted to dismiss the lawsuit multiple times, but New York courts rejected these attempts.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

New York joined the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and a bipartisan coalition of 26 states on Tuesday in filing a federal suit against precious metals company Safeguard Metals LLC and its owner and manager, Jeffrey Santulan, for allegedly deceiving investors across New York and the US.

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DECEMBER 22, 2024

These are not the first accusations of abuse levied against the group, with a court in Mexico, where the group also maintains its presence, ordering for the arrest of members following investigations into alleged child abuse.

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MARCH 27, 2025

Last week, building electrification secured an important victory in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. In Association of Contracting Plumbers of The City of New York, Inc. Judge Abrams Decision in Association of Contracting Plumbers of The City of New York, Inc.

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JUNE 5, 2022

Two New York lawyers have pleaded guilty to new charges as part of a plea deal for throwing a Molotov cocktail into a police car during a 2020 George Floyd protest. This case is in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

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APRIL 11, 2025

A coalition of 19 attorneys general filed a 31-page amicus brief with the US Supreme Court on Wednesday, claiming a Maryland county’s policy of incorporating LGBTQ-inclusive books into their curriculum with no opt-out option for parents does not violate the US Constitution.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Thursday rejected a bid to prevent New York City from enforcing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for teachers, firefighters and police officers. Petitioners brought the emergency request alongside their ongoing appeal of a lower court’s decision in favor of the city.

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MARCH 24, 2025

The Supreme Court on Monday morning declined to decide when a statement that is made out of court to an agency responsible for making bail recommendations is the kind of testimonial statement to which the Sixth Amendment applies. The courts order denying review in Franklin v. Washington.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

New York Attorney General Letitia James Thursday sued ex-CEO and cofounder of crypto trading platform Celsius Alex Mashinsky for defrauding customers. Mashinsky’s alleged fraudulent practices violated Article 23-A, § 352 of the New York General Business Law (GBL) and New York Executive Law § 63(12).

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

A federal judge Thursday sentenced Eduard Florea , a New York man who applied to join a far-right group known as the Proud Boys, to 33 months in prison after he threatened the life of US Senator-elect Raphael Warnock ahead of the January 6 Capitol Riot. The post New York man sentenced for threatening Sen.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

Úsuga David arrived in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) in May 2022. US federal authorities charged Úsuga David by indictments filed in three separate courts, the Southern District of Florida (SDFL), the Southern District of New York (SDNY), and the EDNY. Úsuga David awaits sentencing from the judge.

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MARCH 5, 2025

The US Supreme Court sided with the city and county of San Francisco on Tuesday in a dispute with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), finding the EPA cannot penalize the city if water quality levels fall below the agency’s standards when the city is, under permit, discharging pollution, including sewage, into the Pacific Ocean.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

Courts Tie for No. 1 Judicial Hellhole; Cook County, Illinois; California; New York City and South Carolina asbestos litigation ranked second through fifth”: Everett Catts of The Daily Report of Fulton County, Georgia has this article. Courts Tie for No. “‘Nuclear Verdicts’ Again Cited as Ga.,

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FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In response, Judge Ho ordered Mayor Adams and prosecutors to appear before the court. The court maintained that the requirement for prosecutors to obtain leave from court before a dismissal serves as a check and balance to ensure the termination of pending prosecutions is not clearly contrary to the manifest public interest.

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