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New York law sealing criminal records for certain offenses takes effect

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A New York law sealing certain criminal records took effect on Saturday, one year after New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed it into law. Moreover, defendants cannot waive their eligibility for sealing applicable criminal records by plea bargaining regarding New York legal violations.

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

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A New York federal jury on Tuesday found The New York Times (NYT) not liable for libel against 2008 vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Both juries stuck to the long-established legal protections that safeguard American media against defamation claims from public figures.

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New York Assembly district maps face constitutional challenge

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A press conference was held Wednesday to announce a constitutional challenge against the redistricting of the New York State Assembly’s electoral districts. ” On April 27 the New York Court of Appeals held that the Congressional and Senate maps adopted by the New York Legislature were procedurally unconstitutional. .”

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New York county redraws voting map after lawsuit claims racial gerrymandering

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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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New York governor signs law legalizing recreational marijuana

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New York governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law Wednesday legalizing the adult use of marijuana, making it the fifteenth state to fully legalize the drug. It is estimated that legal cannabis sales will produce $350 million in taxes annually.

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Judge bars New York Times from publishing Project Veritas documents

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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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News organizations sue OpenAI over copyright infringement claims

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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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