New Yorker Gets 2 Years for Trafficking Rhino Horns
A federal judge handed a two-year prison sentence Monday to a New York art dealer who illegally trafficking horns from endangered black rhinoceros.
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On UN’s World Stage, Leaders Brace for Trump
This year’s United Nations General Assembly has brought together in New York hundreds of leaders including the body’s leadership and more than 90 heads of state. President Donald Trump per usual is leaving all of them in suspense.
Read moreNew Texas Court Access System Raises Old Information Demons
The checkerboard of public access in Texas courts was the focus of a conference on freedom of information earlier this week that included a Courthouse News Service bureau chief, a local clerk, a legislator and a state Supreme Court clerk.
Read more‘El Chapo’ Guzman Loses Extradition Challenge to Indictment
Refusing to dismiss the indictment of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman on the basis of his extradition, a federal judge ruled Friday that Mexico alone could raise such a challenge.
Read moreN.Y. Businessman Admits to Forging Federal Judge’s Signature
A New York jewel tycoon pleaded guilty Friday to using a forged judge’s signature to scrub Google clean of bad reviews, in the same federal court district of the judge whose signature he copied.
Read moreGreenberg v Spitzer: Court Advances Battle of Bygone Power Players
A New York appeals court refused Wednesday to let former New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer off the hook on claims he defamed the erstwhile top dog at AIG.
Read moreSeafood Industry Groups, Towns Asked Judge To Block N.Y. Wind Farm
Seafood industry groups, commercial fishermen and several Long Island communities asked federal judge Tuesday to block a lease awarded by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for a $42.5 million wind farm off the coast of New York.
Read moreCharles Oakley Slaps Knicks Owner With Defamation Suit
NBA star Charles Oakley on Tuesday sued New York Knicks owner James Dolan, demanding damages for defamation and assault and battery for the highly publicized incident in which the former All-Star was ejected from Madison Square Garden in handcuffs.
Read moreNew York Opens Probe of Equifax Breach
Noting that New Yorkers make up nearly 18 percent of the Americans whose data was compromised by Equifax’s data breach, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman opened an investigation Friday of the credit-monitoring website.
Read moreNY’s Top Court Keeps Assisted Suicide a Crime
Two out of the three terminally ill plaintiffs who sued to overturn New York’s criminalization of physician-assisted suicide died last year. On Thursday, so did their surviving legal challenge.
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New York’s Top Court Tackles Storm-Ravaged Justice
Coincidentally timed with efforts by the southeastern states to brace for Hurricane Irma, New York’s highest court focused Thursday on whether government offices have a evidence-preservation duties in the face of “once-in-a-lifetime” storms.
Read moreNFL Stands by Suspension of Cowboys Star Ezekial Elliott
Firing back at suspended running back Ezekiel Elliott, the NFL Management Council notes in new court papers that a disciplinary body for the league has already rejected the star Dallas Cowboy’s appeal.
Read more7 Live Sharks, 3 Dead Ones Found in Home’s Basement Pool
Seven live sharks and three dead ones have been seized from a pool in the basement of a home in New York’s Hudson Valley.
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Half of Boomer & Carton Radio Duo Charged With Securities Fraud
Known on the airwaves for gabbing about gambling, sports-radio personality Craig Carton stands accused in a federal complaint Wednesday of digging himself out of debt with a $5.6 million securities fraud.
Read moreIn Lady Liberty’s Backyard, Dreamers Mount Defense
In the Statue of Liberty’s shadow Tuesday, the reaction to dissolution of the Dreamers immigration program was immediate. As protests raged outside the Trump Tower in Midtown, New York’s attorney general and local advocacy groups promised legal challenges.
Read morePublisher Tronc Acquires Daily News, Storied NY Tabloid
Newspaper publisher Tronc has acquired the Daily News, a storied New York tabloid newspaper that won a Pulitzer Prize this year but has been buffeted by the changing media environment.
Read moreIce Cube’s BIG3 Basketball Hit With Fraud Complaint
Days after closing its first season with a Las Vegas championship tournament, America’s new basketball league Big3 faces a fraud suit in Manhattan.
Read moreRussian State Steps Closer to Reclaiming Stoli Vodka
Advancing a dispute over Russian vodka, a federal judge opened the door Thursday for Stolichnaya’s owner to recover damages if the rights change hands.
Read more‘Lazy’ Post Article Draws Fire From NYC Judge
The New York Post faces a libel suit after quoting an anonymous source as calling Judge Doris Ling-Cohan with the Manhattan Supreme Court “lazy.”
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Village People Licensing Dispute Jives Into Court
Trading leather chaps for Windsor knots, the corporate entity behind the Village People brought a trademark complaint against the disco group’s live touring lineup.
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