The National Rifle Association filed for bankruptcy protection Friday in Dallas federal bankruptcy court, announcing it will reincorporate in Texas one year after New York state authorities sued to dissolve the NRA for allegedly misappropriating money.
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New York’s attorney general brought a federal complaint Thursday over the NYPD’s brutal response to civil rights protests following the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
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In his State of the State address, the governor of New York announced plans to build the country’s largest wind energy infrastructure, to be transmitted throughout the state by an “energy superhighway.”
Read moreA federal court in New York dismissed a traveler’s civil rights claims against Governor Andrew Cuomo relating to his executive order requiring travelers entering the U.S. from any country with high rates of Covid-19 cases to complete a form or be subject to a civil penalty.
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A reversal could leave the billionaire media magnate on the hook in a civil suit from a woman who says another Bloomberg employee raped her.
Read moreThe Second Circuit upheld a $1.1 million award to Omega for landlord 375 Canal’s contributory infringement of the watch company’s trademarks, arising from the sale of counterfeit goods at the landlord’s property in Manhattan.
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced plans to legalize recreational cannabis this year, giving a preview to his upcoming State of the State address.
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New York State’s high court, almost to a judge, seemed inclined to expand the definition of “immediate family” Wednesday after hearing the tragic case of a 2-year-old girl who was crushed to death by falling debris in front of her grandmother.
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MANHATTAN (CN) — Slamming the East Ramapo School District for acting in bad faith throughout litigation, the Second Circuit affirmed
Read moreA federal court in New York upheld Port Authority bomber Akayed Ullah’s convictions. Ullah had sought a judgment of acquittal.
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Completing a project years in the making, long before the pandemic brought international interest in the unassuming bicycle, New York put the finishing touches on a record-setting 750 miles of contiguous trail.
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On the eve of what would have been four New York appellate judges’ last day on the bench, the group suing the state for ageism over its mandatory retirement age received good news from Suffolk County.
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In a Suffolk County virtual hearing Tuesday, attorneys debated whether an ageism suit brought by New York judges should continue in county court, now that the state’s appellate court has agreed to hear its merits.
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New Yorkers will be protected from evictions and foreclosures during the winter months ahead, as a measure to curb homelessness while the Covid-19 pandemic persists.
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Judges suing New York state for ageism pulled a win Friday, when a Suffolk County judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking the state constitution’s rule saying judges who turn 70 years old can finish out the year and then must retire.
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New York officials announced Friday they are leading a coalition of five states in a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency, claiming the agency illegally weakened protections for farmers from pesticides.
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A New York State Police sergeant rescued a man stranded for hours in a car covered by nearly 4 feet of snow thrown by a plow during this week’s storm, authorities said.
Read moreA federal court in New York tossed Peter Brimelow’s defamation suit against the New York Times over articles characterizing him and the content on his website VDARE as “white nationalist,” “white supremacist,” and “anti-Semtic.” The newspaper was entitled to base its description of Brimelow in one article “on its own evaluation” of his writings and public comments and other articles “stated only non-actionable opinion regarding VDARE.”
Read moreSierra Club and other environmental advocates sued the town of Torrey, New York Thursday, claiming a recently approved 24/7 bitcoin data mining operation whose increase in power usage from a nearby generating station would harm fish populations, increase algae blooms and interfere with boating and swimming in Seneca Lake.
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Winter’s might hammered the Northeast Wednesday as a relentless and hulking storm not seen in years is forecast to deliver massive amounts of snow, sleet and ice.
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