NYC mayor's lawyer says corruption case is 'over,' but charges remain in place for now
A lawyer for New York City Mayor Eric Adams expressed confidence Wednesday that the criminal case against the Democrat is over, even though the Justice Department official who ordered the charges ...
Manhattan D.A. Would Face Uphill Battle if He Took Adams Case
Now that the Justice Department has directed federal prosecutors to drop Eric Adams’s case, could Alvin L. Bragg’s office ...
New York City argues for noncitizen voting law before state's top court
New York’s top court has been asked to reverse a ruling against a law that would allow noncitizens to vote in New York City municipal elections ...
New York judge resigns after saying he can’t be on a jury since he thinks all defendants are guilty
An upstate New York judge has resigned after he got out of jury duty by claiming that he couldn’t be impartial — because he ...
Scope of NYC Noncitizen Voting Law Draws State Top Court Concern
New York’s top court expressed worries about the broader ramifications of a New York City law letting resident immigrants ...
A Golden Anniversary And Review of Discretion
Turning now to this month’s topic, “’Judicial discretion is a phrase of great latitude; but it never means the arbitrary will ...
Over 90 elected positions in Ontario County up for grabs in 2025
CANANDAIGUA, NY — The presidential election of 2024 is long gone, but more than 90 city, town and county offices will appear ...
Lucy Bernier, first female city court judge, dies
Lucy P. Bernier, Oneonta’s first female city prosecutor and city court judge, died Feb. 5 in Oneonta. She was 69. Bernier obtained her law degree from Albany Law School, and in 1981, joined her mother ...
Appellate Division, First Department Preserves the Legacy of Hon. Constance Baker Motley
A significant figure in the Civil Rights movement and a historic federal judge, Constance Baker Motley remains largely ...