Sotomayor is asked about lower trust in Supreme Court. She points to pace of overturned precedents
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was asked about sagging public confidence in the court. She answered by pointing ...
Death of New York man beaten by prison guards ruled a homicide in autopsy report, lawyers say
Lawyers say the death of a handcuffed man who was pummeled by New York prison guards was ruled a homicide in an autopsy ...
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Supreme Court of New York Grants Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Based upon Statute of Limitations
New York County Eric Biljetina, et al. vs. Brenntag North America, Inc., et al. In this action, the plaintiffs allege the ...
Suit Over Firing by Trump Could Pave Way for Broader Presidential Power
If the case reaches the Supreme Court, its conservative majority will be receptive to Donald J. Trump’s argument that presidents have unlimited power to remove members of independent agencies.
Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Nationwide
The nationwide injunction, from a Maryland case, is more permanent than last month’s restraining order from a judge in ...
ACS can’t supervise domestic violence survivors not accused of wrongdoing: Judges
An appeals court sided with Brooklyn mom “Ms. W,” who previously told the Daily News she ousted an abusive partner only to ...
Ticket-Fixing Scheme Results in Western NY Judge's Resignation—for a Second Time
A western New York jurist who found his way back to the bench, a decade after an appellate court suspended him for engaging in ticket-fixing, has resigned again. But this time the judge agreed never ...
Disbarred NY Atty Receives 54-Month Prison Sentence After $3M Embezzlement
In announcing the sentence, the acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York stressed that the attorney, Hyun ...