Exxon Prevails in Fraud Suit Over Climate Change
A judge found oil colossus Exxon not guilty of fraud Tuesday, saying the New York attorney general had failed to prove it lied to investors over the real impact of climate change.
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Judge Tosses Suit by NY Anti-Vaxxers Alleging Religious Bias
Three months after health officials declared the end of a measles outbreak, the New York attorney general is celebrating the end of a lawsuit that cast the state’s vaccine mandate as religious discrimination.
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Upstate New York Bishop Resigns Under Fire
Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo resigned Wednesday, forced to step aside amid mounting calls for his ouster from his staff, priests and public over his handling of allegations of clergy sexual misconduct.
Read moreAnti-Harassment Law Signed for NY Tenants With Rent Control
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law Tuesday a bill that expands protections for rent-stabilized and rent-regulated tenants, criminalizing certain actions by landlords who try to force them out.
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Epstein Accuser Wants More Defamation Claims Against Alan Dershowitz
One of Jeffrey Epstein’s prominent accusers asked a federal judge Monday for permission to boost defamation claims against Alan Dershowitz with fodder from his new book “Guilt by Association.”
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He Picked the Wrong Gal: 82-Year-Old Clobbers Intruder
An intruder didn’t count on an 82-year-old woman living alone being an award-winning bodybuilder with nerves of steel.
Read moreSupreme Court Blocks Disclosure of Trump Financial Records
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to temporarily block a lower court order granting Congress access to years of President Donald Trump’s financial records.
Read moreCourt Revives Misconduct Charges Tied to Probe of Police Shooting
Reinstating charges against a former prosecutor said to have withheld evidence in the probe of a police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man, a New York appeals court on Thursday upheld a new policy adopted in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests.
Read moreFalse Drug Test Results Blamed for Jailhouse Punishments
A former New York inmate claims in a federal class action that two diagnostic companies issued drug tests that produced false positives, forcing her to be kept in the same cell for 11 straight days.
Read moreEx-CEO of Brazil Petrochemical Firm Charged in Bribery Scheme
A Brazilian national and former CEO of the largest petrochemical company in Latin America was arraigned Wednesday on charges that he conspired to use a massive slush fund to pay bribes to government officials and political parties in Brazil in exchange for business.
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Racist Manifesto Shakes Up Syracuse University
A white supremacist manifesto that appeared to be a copy of one linked to a man accused of massacring 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand was circulated electronically at Syracuse University, campus law enforcement said Tuesday, adding to a string of racist episodes that have shaken the upstate New York campus.
Read moreJudge Orders Dems to Give Notice if They Request Trump’s State Tax Returns
A federal judge in Washington indicated Monday he plans to dismiss a case filed by President Donald Trump to block New York from handing off his state tax returns to House Democrats.
Read moreProsecutors Drop Two Charges Against Avenatti, Add Another
A superseding indictment unsealed against celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti charges him with attempting to extort tens of millions of dollars from Nike but drops conspiracy charges in the case.
Read moreStakeholders Tackle Overhaul of New York Courts
Lawmakers, judges, lawyers and litigants agree: New York state has one of the largest court systems in the world but one of the most complex and cumbersome trial procedures in the country.
Read moreGay Veterans Denied Benefits Get Some Relief in New York
Just after Veterans Day, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law Tuesday a bill that makes state benefits possible for gay servicemembers whose sexual orientation led to a dishonorable discharge.
Read moreJudge Dismisses Trump Tax Return Lawsuit Against NY
A federal judge on Monday dismissed President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against New York officials aimed at preventing the release of his tax returns.
Read moreNew York Pares Back Exxon Fraud Case as Trial Concludes
New York dropped half of its fraud case against ExxonMobil Thursday during closing arguments of a trial where the energy titan is accused of misleading investors about how climate change regulation would shake up profits.
Read moreTrump Must Pay $2 Million to Settle Claims Against Foundation
A New York state court has ordered President Donald Trump to pay $2 million to settle claims that he used money from his charitable foundation for his personal, business and political interests during the 2016 presidential election campaign.
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