Loft Law Saves Brooklynite Facing Eviction
Citing a law that dates to the Carey administration, the state’s highest court has ruled in favor of a Brooklyn loft-dweller who was facing eviction for not paying rent since 2003. Our Ken Lovett...
View ArticleNY Court Of Appeals: NYC And NYS Needn't Provide Health Coverage To Retired...
It's a big day for health care-related court decisions. New York’s Court of Appeals – the state’s highest court – isn’t likely to knock the U.S. Supreme Court’s "Obamacare" decision off the front page,...
View ArticleCourt Rules Cab Agency Not In Violation Of Americans With Disabilities Act
In a unanimous decision, a federal appeals court declared that the Taxi and Limousine Commission is not in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The class action suit -- Noel v. TLC -- came...
View ArticleFederal Court Denies Union Challenges, Rules NYPD Can Breathalyze Cops After...
A federal court has dismissed union challenges to the NYPD policy of testing officers for alcohol after shootings that result in injury or death. The department started testing officers after the...
View ArticleEnd Game: Liu Scores One On Prevailing Wage
And one last story to round out today's coverage... We'll be back with more for you soon. Stay cool! Mayor Bloomberg's attempt to seize power over trade workers’ wages from City Comptroller John Liu...
View ArticleBloomberg Sues Over Living, Prevailing Wage Bills
Mayor Bloomberg has followed up on his promise to sue to block prevailing and living wage measures on which the City Council voted to override his vetoes. Summons _ Complaint 7-27-12 - __ Legal...
View ArticleAppeals Court Upholds City's Win In RNC Case
The City of New York won a second court victory over protestors from the 2004 Republican National Convention. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a previous decision upholding arrests made...
View ArticleRep. Maurice Hinchey's Wife Gets 60 Days In Jail
Allison Lee, wife of Rep. Maurice Hinchey, was sentenced today to 60 days in jail for a drunk driving incident in January. Lee will also serve three years of probation, was fined $500 with a $395...
View ArticleNY Attorney General/Comptroller Investigation Nets Guilty Plea In Medicaid...
A crooked Brooklyn dentist pleaded guilty Monday to bilking the Medicaid program by performing unnecessary treatments on the homeless and poor. Our Ken Lovett reports: Dr. Lawrence Bruckner is facing...
View ArticleFederal Judge Calls Mass Arrests During 2004 Republican National Convention...
U.S. District Court Judge Richard Sullivan has ruled the NYPD unlawfully arrested and fingerprinted hundreds of protesters in lower Manhattan during the 2004 Republican National Convention -- a...
View ArticleCourt Of Appeals Panel Upholds Constitutionality Of NY Restrictions On...
A federal Court of Appeals panel has rejected a constitutional challenge to New York's handgun licensing law, a ruling state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is hailing as a major victory for public...
View ArticleReaction Roundup: NYPD Stop-And-Frisk Ruling
Earlier, I put up an excerpt of our story on today's ruling regarding the NYPD's stop and frisk procedures as related to the department's only-in-the-Bronx "Clean Halls" initiative, plus Judge Shira...
View ArticleActing As His Own Lawyer, Brooklyn's William Boyland Jr. Gets Green Light For...
Indicted state Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. has won his first court argument while acting as his own lawyer. Our John Marzulli reports: Boyland has been granted permisson to travel to President...
View ArticleDespite GOP Critics, Gov. Cuomo's Court Of Appeals Nomination Of Jenny Rivera...
Gov. Cuomo’s nomination of City University of New York Law Prof. Jenny Rivera to serve on the state’s highest court is headed to the full Senate for a vote next week despite strong Republican criticism...
View ArticleNew York's Top Court OKs Limited Use Of GPS To Track Government Employees
Government workers may want to think twice about trying to sneak away from the office for a few hours in their personal cars. The state’s highest court, in something of a mixed decision this morning,...
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