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| Oct 27, 2026 | La Gobernadora Hochul Firma Legislación para Reforzar la Protección de Víctimas y Sobrevivientes de Violencia y Explotación | La gobernadora Kathy Hochul firmó tres leyes destinadas a reforzar la protección de las víctimas y sobrevivientes de violencia y explotación en todo el estado de Nueva York. Estas nuevas normativas fortalecen la privacidad de las víctimas c... |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Strengthening Protections for Victims & Survivors | Governor Kathy Hochul signed three pieces of legislation to strengthen protections for victims and survivors of violence and exploitation across New York. The new laws will strengthen privacy protections for victims whose intimate images ha... |
| Oct 15, 2026 | NYC Construction Equipment Injuries Top 2025 in Eight Months; State Law Holds Owners Accountable for Unsafe Machines | Gorayeb & Associates, P.C. NEW YORK CITY, NY, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Gorayeb & Associates explains the Industrial Code rules for forklifts, loaders, and other powered machines, and why property owners ... |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Watchdog files bar complaint against Jeanine Pirro over bid to indict 6 Democratic lawmakers | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A legal watchdog says it filed bar complaints on Tuesday accusing U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and two lieutenants of violating their ethical duties in seeking... |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Appeal Oral Argument Scheduled in Widely Watched New York Divorce IVF Embryo Case | There were moments where it felt like every part of my life was collapsing at once. I was terrified that I was losing my final chance to become a mother.”
— Erin Millender
NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, June 1, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Oral... |
| Mar 31, 2026 | The Harrison Law Group, P.C. Highlights Major Shift in New York Dog Bite Law | Personal injury attorney Brett J. Harrison explains how removal of the “one free bite” rule helps dog bite victims and their personal injury claims in New York.
The Harrison Law Group, P.C. Highlights a Landmark New York Court Decision Elim... |
| Feb 12, 2026 | NY Traffic Ticket Attorney Warns Of Stricter Penalties And Increased Suspensions Starting February 16, 2026 | Major changes to New York DMV's point system are expected to lead to a 40% increase in loss of driving privileges. A longer point "lookback" window, higher point values for several moving violations, and new DMV enforcement t... |
| Dec 5, 2025 | NY court upholds foreclosure abuse law | The New York State Court of Appeals has upheld the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act of 2022 (FAPA), confirming that the law is constitutional and applies retroactively.
The landmark decision, made on Nov. 25, means that mortgage lenders can... |
| Sep 4, 2025 | New York AG appeals reversal of Trump’s $500 million fraud penalty | New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday appealed a court’s decision to toss out a $500 million penalty on President Donald Trump and his company in connection to business fraud.
The appeal comes two weeks after that punishment i... |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Trump half-billion-dollar civil fraud fine overturned by New York appeals court | A New York state appeals court voided a more than $500 million civil fraud penalty imposed on President Donald Trump.
The court said the penalty violates the U.S Constitution’s Eighth Amendment, which prohibits “excessive fines.”
New York A... |
| Aug 11, 2025 | NY Appeals Court: Lol, No Of Course You Can’t Sue Social Media For The Buffalo Mass Shooting | When politicians immediately blamed social media for the horrific 2022 Buffalo mass shooting—despite zero evidence linking the platforms to the attack—it was obvious deflection from actual policy failures. The scapegoating worked: survivors... |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Trump loses bid for appeals court bid to rehear E. Jean Carroll case | President Donald Trump lost his latest bid to challenge a civil jury verdict holding him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll.
The 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in New York rejected Trump’s request for the cou... |
| Mar 15, 2025 | The Rise of Cotton Towels: A Soft Revolution in Skincare | In a world where the touch of fabric can make or break a skincare routine, Winner Medical has made waves. The company recently announced a staggering achievement: over 12.9 billion 100% cotton face towels sold in 2024. This isn't just ... |
| Mar 11, 2025 | Why Hiring a Local Family Law Attorney in Suffolk County Is Beneficial | Share
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| Feb 24, 2025 | National Politics | Trump’s Justice Department enforcer is no stranger to complaints about his conduct | Earlier this month, he pressured former colleagues to drop charges against New York City’s mayor for reasons unrelated to the strength of the case, upending decades of Justice Department norms.
The moves have spurred intense criticism from ... |
| Feb 22, 2025 | Court Reporting in the Age of AI: Brynn Reynolds Seymour Affirms the Indispensable Role of Human Reporters in Justice | The Court Reporter Podcast
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Despite AI Advancements, Human Court Reporters Remain Essential for Accuracy, Fairness, and the Integrity of the Justice System
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| Jan 9, 2025 | National Politics | Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case | Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh would have delayed the sentencing, the order states.
The high court’s conservative majority has handed Trump other major victories over the past year, ensuring that st... |
| Jan 8, 2025 | Appeals court rejects Trump bid to delay hush money sentencing | NEW YORK: A New York appeals court judge on Tuesday (Jan 7) rejected US President-elect Donald Trump's request to delay this week's sentencing in his hush-money case.
Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday after being convic... |
| Dec 7, 2024 | The Chokehold Debate: A Case That Divides a City | In the heart of New York City, a courtroom drama unfolds. It’s a case that has ignited passions and divided opinions. A Marine veteran, Daniel Penny, faces scrutiny for using a chokehold on Jordan Neely, a troubled man whose life spiraled i... |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Father of victim in NYC subway chokehold case sues defendant Daniel Penny | Penny’s lawyer Steven Raiser dismissed the suit as a distraction.
“The timing is unfortunate as Danny is awaiting a verdict from the jury where the potential consequences are far greater than any civil suit could threaten,” he said in a sta... |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Jury gets OK to consider lesser charge in NYC subway chokehold case, dismisses manslaughter charge | Manslaughter requires proving a defendant recklessly caused another person’s death, and carries up to 15 years. Criminally negligent homicide involves engaging in serious “blameworthy conduct” while not perceiving such a risk, and carries p... |
| Nov 8, 2024 | The Trump Effect: A Nation on Edge | The political landscape in the United States is like a game of chess, with Donald Trump as the unpredictable king. His recent election victory has sent shockwaves through both domestic and international arenas. As he prepares to take office... |
| Nov 6, 2024 | National Politics | Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win | Smith’s two cases charge Trump in a conspiracy to undo the election results in the run-up to the Capitol riot, and with retaining top secret records at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida and obstructing FBI efforts to recover them. He was app... |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Libertarian Party of New York Urges a NO Vote on Proposal 1 “Equal Rights Amendment” in the 2024 General Election | LPNY Logo
If passed, Proposal 1 would add many new anti-discrimination categories that goes beyond similar initiatives in other states.
The enumerated classes of Age, Gender Identity, and National Origin are of greatest concern.”
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| Jun 30, 2024 | US Supreme Court's slow pace on immunity makes Trump trial before election unlikely | WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's bid for criminal immunity from prosecution for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss is set to be decided on Monday (Jul 1) by the US Supreme Court. But however it rules, the court already has helped the ... |
| Jun 25, 2024 | New York judge lifts parts of Trump gag order, allowing him to comment on jury and witnesses | The New York judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's "hush money" prosecution partially lifted a gag order that limited what he could say about those involved in the case, saying Trump can now speak about witnesses a... |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Polishing a Cybertruck Might Not Be the Safest Idea, But It's Not Illegal, Traffic Experts Say Despite appearing almost invisible in some angles, a polished Cybertruck will certainly draw extra attention. |
This article originally appeared on Business Insider.
Having a Cybertruck with a mirrored body may not be the safest idea, but it's not illegal, highway safety experts and a traffic court attorney told Business Insider.
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| Jun 10, 2024 | Trump to participate in probation interview today, source says | Former President Donald Trump's pre-sentencing interview with the New York probation office will take place virtually on Monday, a Trump source with knowledge of scheduling confirmed to CBS News.
After becoming the first former preside... |
| Jun 3, 2024 | CBP Officers Discover Stolen Handgun at the Peace Bridge During Inspection of Woman and her 2-Year-Old-Son | BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Entry seized a firearm in a vehicle that was encountered at the Peace Bridge.
Yesterday, CBP officers encountered a passenger vehicle driven by a female 22-yea... |
| Jun 1, 2024 | How Trump's appeal will play out | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Former President Trump's legal team began outlining its appeal strategy within hours of his conviction in New York, but experts tell Axios it will be an uphill battle.
Why it matters: Appeals can... |
| May 31, 2024 | Fact checking Trump's remarks after historic conviction in "hush money" trial | Former President Donald Trump's Manhattan criminal trial concluded Thursday with a historic conviction, and in remarks in New York Friday morning, Trump continued to repeat false or misleading claims that framed the legal verdict as a ... |
| May 29, 2024 | Jury deliberations begin in Trump's hush money trial | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Jury deliberations began Wednesday in former President Trump's New York criminal trial.
Why it matters: The outcome reached by a dozen New Yorkers will determine whether the former president and ... |
| May 23, 2024 | Judge in "hush money" trial rejects Trump request to sanction prosecutors | Manhattan prosecutors won't be penalized for a last-minute document dump that caused former President Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial to start later than scheduled, a judge ruled Thursday.
Judge Juan Merchan rejected the ... |
| May 21, 2024 | Scoop: Stefanik files ethics complaint against Judge Merchan | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) filed an ethics complaint Tuesday accusing the judge presiding over former President Trump's New York hush money trial of a conflict of interest, Axios has learned.
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| May 16, 2024 | Trump asks NY court to intervene in fight on gag order in hush money trial | |
| May 6, 2024 | Editorials | Editorial: Letting Donald Trump skate is contempt for justice | Trump certainly hopes to use the powers of the presidency to shield himself from accountability, perhaps forever. Yet simply taking the opposite stance, showing that he’s not untouchable and that he can be brought to justice, might go a lon... |
| Apr 27, 2024 | Harvey Weinstein hospitalized ahead of New York court appearance | Film mogul Harvey Weinstein was hospitalized following his return to New York City after an appeals court ruling Thursday nullified his 2020 rape conviction.
Weinstein's attorney, Arthur L. Aidala, told CBS News in a statement Saturday... |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Harvey Weinstein rape conviction overturned by N.Y. court; California conviction stays | The state appeals court found, in a 4-3 decision, that the judge who presided over Weinstein’s 2020 trial prejudiced his case by allowing four women who said Weinstein had assaulted them to serve as witnesses even though their allegations w... |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned by New York appeals court | Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on rape charges has been overturned by the State of New York Court of Appeals, which ordered a new trial. Weinstein will remain behind bars since he was convicted in a separate case in California.
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| Apr 23, 2024 | National Politics | Analysis: Voters got first true 2024 week with Trump on trial, Biden on the trail | John T. Bennett | (TNS) CQ-Roll Call
WASHINGTON— The unprecedented 2024 election cycle came into focus last week, with President Joe Biden ordering milkshakes and sandwiches on the campaign trail while Donald Trump was admonished by a crimi... |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Here are the questions potential jurors in Trump's "hush money" trial will be asked | "Do you listen to or watch podcasts? If so, which ones?"
"Do you listen to talk radio? If so, which programs?"
"Do you currently follow Donald Trump on any social media site or have you done so in the past?"
Po... |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Editorials | Editorial: Gag order is opportunity to show Trump consequences | After Donald Trump used the occasion of Acting Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan’s gag order in the hush money criminal case to smear the judge’s own daughter, Merchan expanded it to include the families of himself, DA Alvi... |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Judge expands gag order in Trump hush money case | A New York judge on Monday agreed to expand the gag order against former President Trump to stop him from attacking family members of those involved in the New York hush money case.
The big picture: Trump, who also faces gag orders related ... |
| Mar 30, 2024 | Trump complains in latest hush-money delay bid that Manhattan already thinks he's guilty, and Michael Cohen keeps saying 'Donald von Shitsinpants' | Politics Trump complains in latest hush-money delay bid that Manhattan already thinks he's guilty, and Michael Cohen keeps saying 'Donald von Shitsinpants'
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| Mar 20, 2024 | Copyright Troll Richard Liebowitz Finally Disbarred | Remember Richard Liebowitz? The lawyer who was not very good at his job but really dove deep into the world of copyright trolling? He was suspended from practicing law a few years ago, but now he’s finally been officially disbarred. There a... |
| Mar 16, 2024 | A Stormy Daniels documentary comes out Monday, and Trump's hush-money lawyers are already raging. Here's why. | Politics A Stormy Daniels documentary comes out Monday, and Trump's hush-money lawyers are already raging. Here's why.
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| Mar 8, 2024 | Judge in Trump hush money case orders jurors' identities remain secret | A judge presiding over former President Trump's hush money case in New York on Thursday ruled that the jury members must not be publicly identified during the trial, which is scheduled to start later this month.
The big picture: Judge ... |
| Feb 28, 2024 | Court: Turning A Minor Parking Violation Into A String Of Rights Violations Is A Great Way To Lose Your Evidence | No matter how minor the infraction, it still deserves the court’s full attention. That’s the ultimate lesson of this New York court decision, brought to us by FourthAmendment.com. It starts with an alleged window tint violation (always a fa... |
| Feb 24, 2024 | A judge gave Trump 30 days to pay the $454 million civil fraud judgment. He'll owe an additional $112,000 in interest each day he doesn't. | Law A judge gave Trump 30 days to pay the $454 million civil fraud judgment. He'll owe an additional $112,000 in interest each day he doesn't.
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| Oct 4, 2023 | The judge in Donald Trump's civil fraud trial was caught mugging for the camera and now he's been turned into a meme | News The judge in Donald Trump's civil fraud trial was caught mugging for the camera and now he's been turned into a meme
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| Oct 2, 2023 | Who is Justice Arthur Engoron, the judge presiding over the Trump fraud trial? | LitigationJudiciary
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| Jul 24, 2023 | One More Step To Take When Signing A Lease | Sometimes you must not only have another party sign a document, you must also be able to prove that ... [+] you gave them a copy of the fully signed document.getty |
| Jul 17, 2023 | The Limits Of Caveat Emptor In Real Estate Sales | What happens if a property seller covers up a problem with the property?getty |
| May 8, 2023 | Peter Nygard ordered to pay billionaire neighbor $203 million in damages after driveway feud escalated to accusations of arson and Ku Klux Klan links | A hedge fund manager was awarded $203 million in damages after being defamed by former neighbor Peter Nygard.
Disgraced fashion mogul Nygard accused Louis Bacon of arson, insider trading and links to the KKK.
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| Apr 4, 2023 | And So It Begins: On the First Charges to Drop Against Former President Donald Trump | Over the past several days, a debate has raged over the merits of an indictment nobody had seen. Is it a strong case? Is it weak? Is it legally deficient? Is it an outrage that New York prosecutors are bringing a case that should be federal... |
| Mar 22, 2023 | Joe Tacopina risks being disqualified as Trump's defense lawyer because Stormy Daniels considered hiring him 5 years ago, experts say | A Manhattan grand jury is thought to be almost finished with its work investigating hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels, who says she had an affair with Donald Trump. Anna Moneymaker, Steve Granitz/Getty Images ; Robyn Phelps/Insider
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| Mar 3, 2023 | Cybersecurity’s Third Rail: Software Liability | Well, they’ve done it. The Biden administration’s new National Cybersecurity Strategy takes on the third rail of cybersecurity policy: software liability. For decades, scholars and litigators have been talking about imposing legal liability... |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Trump Org. rests case on sour note in NY tax fraud trial after judge scolds defense over 11th-hour evidence dump | Former President Donald Trump, left, and the exterior of Trump Tower, where the Trump Organization is headquartered. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, left. Nicolas Economou/Getty Images, right.
Lawyers for Trump's real-estate empire reste... |
| Sep 9, 2022 | State Constitutions as a Defense Against Election Subversion | In a recent landmark decision, the North Carolina Supreme Court limited the power of an unconstitutionally gerrymandered legislature to initiate amendments to the state constitution. The case is a big deal for the law of democracy. The reme... |
| Aug 17, 2022 | Medical error: An epidemic compounded by gag laws | Covid-19 turned hospitals into battlefields. Wards burst at the seams, caregivers died in the thousands, staff burnout and compassion fatigue spiked as clinicians cared for critically ill patients — many of whom had declined vaccination.
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| Aug 17, 2022 | Medical error: An epidemic compounded by a culture of silence | Covid-19 turned hospitals into battlefields. Wards burst at the seams, caregivers died in the thousands, staff burnout and compassion fatigue spiked as clinicians cared for critically ill patients — many of whom had declined vaccination.
To... |
| Apr 27, 2022 | New York court throws out congressional maps favoring Democrats | New York's highest state court ruled Wednesday that the legislature violated the state's 2014 redistricting reform by taking over the redrawing of its congressional lines and creating a map that heavily favors Democrats.
The 4-3 d... |
| Jan 11, 2022 | Free Background Checks in New York for Looking Up Public Records: The Best NY Criminal and Arrest Records Search Engines Online | Free Background Checks in New York for Looking Up Public Records: The Best NY Criminal and Arrest Records Search Engines Online
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| Nov 5, 2021 | Copyright Troll Richard Liebowitz Suspended From Practicing Law In New York | We have a loooooooooong list of stories about copyright troll Richard Liebowitz and his never-ending antics in court. As we noted earlier this summer, he’s been getting suspended from practicing law in courts all around the country (while a... |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Copyright Troll Richard Liebowitz Suspended From Practicing Law In New York | We have a loooooooooong list of stories about copyright troll Richard Liebowitz and his never-ending antics in court. As we noted earlier this summer, he's been getting suspended from practicing law in courts all around the country (wh... |
| Oct 12, 2021 | A Senate Report Shows How Close American Democracy Came to Disaster | Almost a year after the 2020 election, and nine months after the attempted insurrection on Jan. 6, new information continues to emerge about former President Trump’s scheme to disrupt the democratic transition of power and illegitimately ho... |
| Aug 2, 2021 | Despite national protection expiring, some states will continue banning evictions | The national ban on evictions is over after almost a year.
Some states, however, will continue to limit the proceedings for months more.
For example, most renters in New Jersey can’t be kicked out of their homes until 2022. |
| Jul 29, 2021 | The national eviction ban will expire in 2 days. Renters in these states are still protected | In a few days, renters across the U.S. will no longer be shielded from eviction.
But some states will continue to bar the proceedings.
Here’s what you need to know. |
| Jul 8, 2021 | Rudy Giuliani’s DC law license is suspended | The District of Columbia’s highest court on Wednesday suspended Rudy Giuliani from practicing law in Washington.
The suspension in DC was triggered automatically by Giuliani’s suspension on June 25 from practicing law in the state of New Yo... |
| Oct 22, 2020 | Jury Trials In The Time Of Covid | The mail arrived the other day and there it was, the blue, slightly larger than letter-size envelope with the words “JURY SUMMONS ENCLOSED” blazoned on the front. I was being called for jury duty at federal district court just as the upturn... |
| Jul 29, 2020 | New York must pay Uber and Lyft drivers unemployment benefits after an 'inexcusable delay,' a federal judge ruled | A federal judge in New York ruled Tuesday that the state must quickly pay unemployment benefits to Uber and Lyft drivers, earlier reported by The New York Times.
Drivers and an advocacy group sued the state, saying it was taking too long to... |
| Jun 16, 2020 | With Housing Courts Set To Reopen, New York City Tenants Demand Protections Against Evictions | With the impending reopening of housing courts in New York City, tenant advocates call for a ... [+] one-year universal eviction ban and a right to counsel, among other demands to prevent displacements. Getty |
| Mar 16, 2020 | New York expands eviction suspension statewide as coronavirus cases surpass 700 | New York City. Getty Images/Alexander Spatari
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| Mar 16, 2020 | New York expands eviction suspension statewide as coronavirus cases surpass 700 | Advertisement
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New York state officials have issued a temporary ban on all eviction proceedings and eviction orders.
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| Apr 5, 2018 | Appeals Court Rules That GTA5 Didn't Infringe On Lindsay Lohan's Likeness Rights | While there are absolutely far too many Techdirt posts featuring celebrity(?) Lindsay Lohan in these pages, most of them deal with one specific issue: her lawsuits against Take Two Interactive. At issue was a character Lohan insisted infrin... |
| Jan 5, 2018 | New York State Appellate Court Says Cell Site Location Records Have No Expectation Of Privacy | The Supreme Court will deliver its ruling on the issue of cell site location info later this year, possibly changing the contours of the Third Party Doctrine for the first time since its erection out of thin air more than four decades ago. ... |
| Nov 21, 2017 | New York Court Says NYPD Must Get Warrants To Deploy Stingrays | Another court has decided warrants must accompany Stingray use. (via the New York Times) The ruling handed down earlier this month clarifies the distinction between the records obtained and the records requested. In this case, police used a... |
| Jun 12, 2017 | Marc Kasowitz, Call Your Lawyer | Today's New York Times contains this tidbit in an article about Marc Kasowitz and his role in the Trump White House: "In recent days, Mr. Kasowitz has advised White House aides to discuss the inquiry into Russia’s interference in ... |
| Jun 12, 2017 | Legal Ethics Questions for Trump’s Personal Lawyer | Concerns about the role and conduct of President Trump’s personal defense lawyer for the Russia investigations, Marc Kasowitz of Kasowitz Benson & Torres LLP, have previously been raised at Lawfare. Several aspects of this topic have no... |
| Oct 21, 2014 | New York City Court Buys NYPD's Claims Of 'National Security,' Grants It Power To 'Glomar' FOIL Requests | A New York City court has given the NYPD one of the few things separating it from the “big boys” (CIA, FBI and NSA): the permission to issue “Glomar responses” (the infamous “we can neither confirm nor deny…”) to FOIL (Freedom of Informatio... |
| Jul 9, 2014 | Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #27: An Interview with David Heyman | Our guest this week is David Heyman, who recently completed a tour as DHS’s Assistant Secretary for Policy (my old job). David has had a long and productive career in homeland security, in government, and in the private sector. We take a to... |
| May 17, 2013 | Peter Margulies on Law, Ethics and the GTMO Hunger Strike | Peter Margulies, of Roger Williams School of Law, writes in with these comments on law, ethics, and the hunger strike ongoing at Guantanamo:
The hunger strike at Guantanamo has put bioethics on the frontlines of lawfare. The government’s cr... |
| May 3, 2013 | Today's Headlines and Commentary | Yesterday was a day we mostly forgot about: the second anniversary of the Osama bin Laden raid. Although much of the commentary centered around remarks from Adm. William McRaven, head of Special Operations Command, there has been some discu... |
| Mar 22, 2013 | NY court reverses robosigning ruling against HSBC | An appellate court reversed a New York Supreme Court decision against HSBC (HBC), thereby ruling against a homeowner who alleged wrongful foreclosure.
It is a rare instance of a major financial firm winning out in a case where alleged robo-... |
| Dec 18, 2012 | It's Not Defamation To Call Someone A Terrorist Online; Accusing Them Of Putting A Severed Horse Head In A Pool, However… | In this edition of “Real Life Soap Operas, as Seen Via Court Filings,” we have a case involving someone putting a severed horse head into a pool, anonymous accusations, family members accusing family members, blog comments calling someone a... |
| May 9, 2011 | Salix sued by partner for ‘breach’ over HIV-associated diarrhea drug | Salix disclosed the lawsuit Monday morning. The company said in a prepared statement that the lawsuit is baseless and Napo’s claims are without merit. Salix added that it plans to continue with the development and commercialization of the d... |
| Jan 4, 2011 | Arguing Over The Copyright In Schindler's List — The Actual List, Not The Movie | The movie Schindler’s List famously covers the story of Oskar Schindler, who saved over 1,000 Jews during the Holocaust by creating his “list” of essential workers, which kept them from being sent to their deaths. Now that the list itself i... |
| May 13, 2009 | Police can’t track your car with GPS—or can they? | reader comments 42 with 31 posters participating
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| Jun 1, 2008 | BATTLE STATIONS | New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo will get his last chance Tuesday to have four key charges reinstated to the blockbuster lawsuit against former New York Stock Exchange boss Dick Grasso.
Cuomo, who is prosecuting the four-year-old suit... |
| Apr 24, 2008 | Judge to NYC public school students: No cell phones for you! | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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| Trump gag order partially lifted in hush money case ahead of Biden debate | A New York judge lifted parts of a gag order imposed on former President Donald Trump in his criminal hush money case.
But Judge Juan Merchan kept some restrictions in place until Trump is sentenced.
The decision by Merchan came two days be... |
| The exam software company that law grads say botched the online October bar is raking in $2 million in fees and could earn even more in February | More than 25,000 test-takers took the online bar exam in October. Many have voiced concerns with ExamSoft's tech glitches, data security, and discrimination. Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Beco... |
| Rudy Giuliani is suspended from practicing law in New York over false statements about Trump election loss | A New York court suspended Rudy Giuliani from practicing law in the state due to his “false and misleading statements” about Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss.
The court said Giuliani’s conduct “immediately threatens the public interest.”
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| Trump loses appeal of fraud trial gag order at top New York court | The top court in New York State rejected an appeal by former President Donald Trump of a gag order imposed on him in his civil business fraud trial.
The New York Court of Appeals dismissed Trump’s challenge to the order “upon the ground tha... |
| Trump gets jail warning for violating hush money trial gag order; Stormy Daniels ex-lawyer testifies | Judge Juan Merchan held Donald Trump in contempt for repeatedly violating the gag order in his criminal hush money trial in New York.
Merchan explicitly warned Trump that he could be put in jail if he willfully violates court orders again.
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| Trump loses late bid to delay New York hush money trial | A judge rejected a last-ditch effort by former president Donald Trump to delay his hush money trial scheduled to begin later this month in New York.
Trump had asked Judge Juan Merchan to postpone the trial until after the U.S. Supreme Court... |
| Rudy Giuliani will not face criminal charges in foreign lobbying case, prosecutors say | Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will not face criminal charges in an investigation into whether he violated U.S. lobbying laws while doing business in Ukraine, federal prosecutors told a judge Monday.
Giuliani, a former top federal... |
| Trump hush money trial to start March 25, judge denies dismissal request | A New York judge said that jury selection in the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump will begin March 25.
The judge denied Trump’s request to dismiss charges in the case.
Trump, who was in Manhattan Supreme Court for the heari... |
| This renter got more than $5,000 in assistance. Here’s what you need to know about applying | After a rocky start, states are now speeding up their distribution of more than $45 billion in rental assistance.
What you need to know about applying for the relief. |