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Man Searched by Police 21 Times Settles Case for $25,000 (Newsday, Jul 2, 2009)
Conflict Eyed in Sampson Move (NY Post, Jul 2, 2009)
State Top Court to Hear Atlantic Yards Appeal (NY Times, Jul 1, 2009)
Residency Requirements Here to Stay (Daily News, Jul 1, 2009)
Judge Orders Senate to Convene (NY Times, Jun 30, 2009)
Morgenthau Endorses Vance to Succeed Him (NY Times, Jun 26, 2009)
Robert Morgenthau, the Manhattan district attorney, held a news conference on the steps of the stately civil courthouse in Lower Manhattan to announce that he was endorsing Cyrus Vance Jr., a former assistant district attorney in his office, in the race to succeed him. Perhaps the only thing that might have prevented this moment from happening was the question of whether it was proper for Morgenthau, as the current district attorney, to publicly favor someone in the race.
Robert Morgenthau's Campaign Against Leslie Crocker Snyder (New York Magazine, Jun 24, 2009)
Judge Blocks City's Penalty for Nonhybrid Cab Owners (NY Times, Jun 23, 2009)
Monserrate's Appeal To Cuomo (Daily Politics, Jun 18, 2009)
Bishop's Fight Against Bill on Abuse Suits Raises Church-State Questions (NY Times, Jun 5, 2009)
Judges Win Pay Raise Lawsuit (Daily Politics, Jun 3, 2009)
Judge Delays Water Bottle Deposits for a Year (Associated Press, Jun 3, 2009)
Manhattan District Attorney Candidates Duke it Out (Crain's, Jun 3, 2009)
The three Democrats running for Manhattan district attorney clashed Tuesday over the death penalty, the performance of retiring District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, and which of them was best qualified for the job.
Yankees: Subpoena Will Cost More than $5 Million (Associated Press, Jun 2, 2009)
Brooklyn Bishop Trying to Block Bill on Suits by Abuse Victims (NY Post, May 31, 2009)
Man Claiming Police Assault in Subway Station Sues (NY Times, May 29, 2009)
Alleged Police Sodomy Victim Files Suit (Daily News, May 29, 2009)
Man Claiming Sodomy Sues Police for $220 Million (Newsday, May 29, 2009)
City Resists State on Voting-Machine Program (City Room, May 29, 2009)
Manhattan District Attorney Candidate Seeks to Raise His Profile (NY Times, May 29, 2009)
By the time Richard Aborn opened a campaign committee last September to run for Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus Vance Jr. and Leslie Crocker Snyder already had their story lines set and circulating.
City to Pay $2 Million in Death After Hospital Wait (NY Times, May 28, 2009)
Court Temporarily Halts Bottle Deposit Law (Associated Press, May 28, 2009)
A Long Line of New Yorkers on the Court (New York Magazine, May 27, 2009)
Of the 110 Supreme Court justices who have served, 14 have been New Yorkers — either attending law school or serving as a lawyer or judge in the city.
Obama Nominates Bronx Judge for Supreme Court (NY Times, May 27, 2009)
President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday that he will nominate federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court, choosing a daughter of Puerto Rican parents raised in a Bronx public housing project to become the nation’s first Hispanic justice.
Hispanics Greet Sotomayor Selection with Pride, Concern (NY Times, May 27, 2009)
In restaurants, homes and offices across the country, Hispanics responded to Judge Sotomayor’s selection with a puff of pride, some gratitude and considerable discussion.
Fellow Lawyers Praise Sotomayor (NY Post, May 27, 2009)
With her sharp mind, scrupulous research habits and no-nonsense manner, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor will heat up -- in a legal sense -- the nation's high court, lawyers and fellow judges said yesterday.
Sotomayor's Legal Rulings Exhaustive But Narrow (NY Times, May 27, 2009)
Judge Sonia Sotomayor's rulings are more liberal than not, but they reveal no larger vision, seldom appeal to history and consistently avoid quotable language. They are almost always technical, incremental and exhaustive, considering all of the relevant precedents and supporting even completely uncontroversial propositions with elaborate footnotes.
Flood Victims File Lawsuit Against City (The Forum, May 22, 2009)
Manhattan Democrats Fight it out to be Next DIstrict Attorney (Our Town, May 22, 2009)
The Democratic hopefuls for Manhattan district attorney have similar policies on crime prevention, alternative sentencing and building community coalitions. And they are all alumni of the 89-year-old Robert Morgenthau’s office. But in the months before the September primary, each has highlighted a different background to illustrate why they are the right person to run the highest profile district attorney’s office in the state.
Snyder Insists She Never Called 'Obsessed' Morgy Old (Daily Politics, May 22, 2009)
Here's Leslie Crocker Snyder in a recent interview with Community Board 1 Chair-turned-TV-personality Julie Menin during which the Manhattan DA candidate discusses Robert Morgenthau's "obsession" with preventing her for succeeding him and insists she never made his age an issue during the 2005 race. "Well let me just say this, I never actually made age an issue," Crocker Snyder says. "I said the office was stale, which he could have been 30 years younger and the office could be stale, but the spin that was given was that I was attacking him on his age, and I really didn’t. But I feel that he, and his people, distorted a lot of my positions, and they did it effectively."
District Attorney Debate Delves into Credentials (Daily News, May 21, 2009)
Manhattan district attorney candidate Leslie Crocker Snyder ripped into her opponents at a debate yesterday, deriding one as an out-of-towner and dismissing the other as a "consultant."
Manhattan District Attorney's Race Gets First Republican (Daily News, May 14, 2009)
The race to replace Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau is getting its first Republican. Greg Camp, a former Manhattan prosecutor with a background in the financial industry, says he's ready to jump into the campaign.
Council Passes Bills Increasing Oversight of Demolition Sights (Daily News, May 13, 2009)
Does Morgenthau's Successor Need More Trial Experience? (Daily News, May 12, 2009)
Big-city district attorneys rarely try cases themselves, but recent trial experience is becoming an issue in the race to succeed Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau.
Recent trial experience is "essential," says one candidate, Cyrus Vance Jr., who last tried a case to verdict in 2007.
Gun Seizures Decrease (NY Post, May 10, 2009)
Firm Makes $100,000 After Ferrer Introduction (NY Times, May 10, 2009)
Cuomo Probes Debt Settlement Firms (Associated Press, May 8, 2009)
Judge Won't Release Video of Monserrate Dragging Girlfriend (Daily News, May 7, 2009)
Manhattan to Elect New District Attorney (WNYC, May 7, 2009)
This election year, for the first time since the 1970s, Manhattan voters will elect a successor to District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, who's retiring.
Schumer Supports Lynch as US Attorney for Eastern District of New York (NY Post, May 6, 2009)
Senator Charles Schumer yesterday announced that he is backing Loretta Lynch, 49, to become the next US attorney in the Eastern District of New York, a post she held from 1999 to 2001 at the tail-end of Bill Clinton's administration. The Eastern District spans Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Long Island.
New Law Aimed at Stopping Foreclosures Off to a Slow Start (WNYC, May 6, 2009)
Bronx Judge Eyed for Seat on Supreme Court (Newsday, May 2, 2009)
Mayor to be Deposed in Discrimination Case (NY Post, May 2, 2009)
Mayor Bloomberg faces a grilling under oath over claims that his financial-news company discriminates against workers who become pregnant.
Top Judge Plans a Task Force on Wrongful Convictions (NY Times, May 1, 2009)
City’s Signage Restrictions Upheld by Federal Judge (Chelsea Now, May 1, 2009)
Prosecution Gives Defense New Evidence in Fatal Fire at Deutsche Bank (NY Times, Apr 24, 2009)
Manhattan Sees Spike in Suits by Commercial Landlords Against Tenants (Real Deal, Apr 23, 2009)
Suit: Yankee Stadium Ejection a Rights Violation (Newsday, Apr 16, 2009)
NYPD Closes Doors to Reporters (Village Voice, Apr 15, 2009)
Cops Irate Over Honors for Ticket Unit (Daily News, Apr 15, 2009)
The Internal Affairs Bureau unit charged with ticketing and towing cars belonging to NYPD officers, which officers weren't ticketing themselves, was nominated for an award this week.
Finance Commissioner Under Fire (WNYC, Apr 15, 2009)
Actions of City Finance Comissioner Under Review (NY Post, Apr 14, 2009)
In City Hall, Considering a Candidacy for Prosecutor (NY Times, Apr 10, 2009)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s criminal justice coordinator, John Feinblatt, is considering running for the office, according to three people who were briefed on Mr. Feinblatt’s intentions.
Law Capping Caseloads Tucked Into Budget (NY Times, Apr 6, 2009)
City Contractor Indicted for Bribery (NY Times, Apr 5, 2009)
DA Candidate Predicts Crime Rise (Daily News, Apr 5, 2009)
Lawyer Sues Yankees' Community Benefits Fund (Newsday, Apr 2, 2009)
Bloomberg LP Discrimination Suit Grows Past 80 Plaintiffs (NY Post, Apr 2, 2009)
$2.6 Million Settlement in Wrongful Conviction Case (NY Times, Apr 1, 2009)
The city will pay $2 million, the state $625,000 to a man who served almost 14 years in prison before he was cleared in a 1990 Palladium nightclub shooting that left a bouncer dead.
Court Upholds Billboard Restrictions (City Room, Apr 1, 2009)
A federal judge on Tuesday upheld New York City’s authority to ban the placement of large commercial billboards near major highways and parkways.
Racial Bias Rampant in Restaurant Hiring (NY 1, Apr 1, 2009)
A new study finds that workers of color are often denied employment opportunities at fine dining establishments.
Psych Tests Violate Labor Law (NY Post, Mar 29, 2009)
Agreement Reached on Rockefeller Drug Laws (NY Times, Mar 29, 2009)
As New Lawyer, Gillibrand Defended Big Tobacco (NY Times, Mar 27, 2009)
City Pays Out $1.5 Million to Settle Suit Over 1995 Police Killings (NY Times, Mar 21, 2009)
Judge Reopens Brooklyn Jail's Doors (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Mar 19, 2009)
Who Won on Rent Regulation Order? (Crain's, Mar 17, 2009)
Cuomo to Subpoena AIG (NY Times, Mar 17, 2009)
City Paid Out $568 Million for Lawsuits Last Year (Metro, Mar 13, 2009)
Value of Suing Over 9/11 Deaths Is Still Unsettled (NY Times, Mar 13, 2009)
Companies Sue to Stop City’s Willets Point Remake (Crain's, Mar 13, 2009)
Schneiderman Won’t Run for District Attorney (City Room, Mar 13, 2009)
The crowded field to replace Robert Morgenthau as district attorney just got a little less crowded. State Sen. Eric Schneiderman, a former trial lawyer who is now a state senator a representing Upper Manhattan and parts of the Bronx, said Thu. that he would not seek Morgenthau’s seat.
Religious Leaders Fight Bill to Open Abuse Cases (NY Times, Mar 12, 2009)
Leslie Crocker Snyder Rips Cy Vance Jr. In District Attorney's Race (NY 1, Mar 12, 2009)
Former Judge Leslie Crocker Snyder bashed one of her top rivals in the race for Manhattan District Attorney today, saying Cyrus Vance Jr. has a “very, very thin resume” for the job.
Supreme Court Declines Gun Suit (NY Times, Mar 10, 2009)
Tenants Applaud Stuy Town Decision (NY 1, Mar 9, 2009)
Tenants at Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village called a recent court ruling, which found that landlords had improperly raised rents to market levels in those properties, a victory.
Hundreds of Millions for Slip and Fall Suits (Daily News, Mar 9, 2009)
The city has paid out over $300 Million to settle slip-and-fall suits stemming from cracked and uneven sidewalks. Thought sometimes criticized as frivolous, some plaintiffs have suffered devastating brain injuries.
A Look Back at Morganthau's Legacy (Daily News, Mar 9, 2009)
The Daily News looks back at the record of a prosecutor who started his job as a Kennedy appointee.
State Senate to Tie Drug Law Reform to Budget Bill (NY Post, Mar 7, 2009)
On Friday, Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith announced plans to include reforms of the states mandatory minimum sentencing program for drug offenses in the state budget.
Convictions and Pensions for Mafia Cops (NY Times, Mar 7, 2009)
Two NYPD detectives who were convicted of a range of mafia-related crimes and sentenced to longer-than-life terms last week will not have to give up their pensions, in part because they retired from the force before they were accused of any crime.
Rents at Stuyvesant Town Were Wrongly Raised, Court Says (NY Times, Mar 6, 2009)
Court Ruling on Building Owners' Tax Breaks Big Win for Tenants (Daily News, Mar 6, 2009)
Court Deals Landlords Huge Setback (Crain's, Mar 6, 2009)
Morgenthau Aide Retires Over Lack of Support in Bid to Replace Him (NY Times, Mar 5, 2009)
Manhattan DIstrict Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau's top aide, Daniel Castleman, offered his resignation this week. The resignation came after Morgenthau told him on Monday that he was unsure if he could support him if he ran for district attorney.
Morgenthau Backs Vance (NY Post, Mar 4, 2009)
Retiring Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau will support Cyrus Vance Jr. as his successor, sources revealed yesterday. Morgenthau's longtime second-in-command, Chief Assistant Daniel Castleman resigned after Morgenthau gave him the news Monday, sources said.
As DA Race Heats Up, Morgenthau's Deputy Quits (Daily News, Mar 4, 2009)
NYC Property May Be Seized For New Penn Station Tunnel (NY Post, Mar 2, 2009)
Atlantic Yards Developer Wins Key Legal Victory (Crain's, Feb 27, 2009)
Sidewalk Fixes Tripping Up City (Daily News, Feb 26, 2009)
Mom of Man Killed After Taser Stun Sues Police for $10 Million (Newsday, Feb 26, 2009)
Lawsuit Asks How Much Ratner Will Profit from Atlantic Yards (Brooklyn Papers, Feb 26, 2009)
Citing Misconduct, Panel Calls for Removal of Bronx Judge (NY Times, Feb 24, 2009)
9/11 Suits to Start in 2010 (NY Post, Feb 22, 2009)
Judge Upholds City Ban on Section 8 Rent Bias (NY Times, Feb 20, 2009)
Brooklyn Man Sues Police Over Subway Bag Searches (Newsday, Feb 20, 2009)
Judge Approves Release of Spitzer Details (Daily News, Feb 20, 2009)
NYC Transit Payouts to Litigants up 40 Percent Since '04 (Daily News, Feb 19, 2009)
Profile of Chief Judge Nominee Jonathan Lippman (NY Times, Feb 11, 2009)
Engineers Sue to Remove Buildings Commissioner (Crain's, Jan 29, 2009)
Judge Reappointment Stalled (Daily Politics, Jan 29, 2009)
In what appears to be more fallout from the yet-undecided 11th SD race, the City Council has declined to take up the reappointment of Judith Stupp, the Republican commissioner at the Board of Elections in Queens. Stupp, as you may recall, drew the ire of Democrats during the 11th SD recount because she is also the manager of downstate operations for the state Senate Republicans. The Democrats alleged she had a conflict of interest and was biased in favor of the then-GOP incumbent, Frank Padavan, to whom she has contributed campaign cash, in some decisions regarding which ballots should be counted.
Concrete Testers Sue City Over Licenses (Associated Press, Jan 28, 2009)
No Jail for Officers in Harassing of Staten Island Youth (NY Times, Jan 22, 2009)
Monserrate Stays Under Restraining Order (Queens Courier, Jan 22, 2009)
The Post-Victory Landscape of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity (Village Voice, Jan 21, 2009)
Paterson, Cuomo Cite Privilege to Duck Senate Scrutiny (Associated Press, Jan 16, 2009)
Amazon.com Loses Tax Fight in Court with State (Metro, Jan 15, 2009)
Arbitron Settles Suits Over Radio Ratings System (Associated Press, Jan 8, 2009)
Term Limits Makes Appearance in Court (NY Times, Jan 6, 2009)
A decisive round in the battle over who can run for re-election in New York City in November played out on Monday in a packed courtroom in Brooklyn, where lawyers for the city and for a group challenging an extension of term limits argued their cases before a federal district judge
Conviction Overturned on Appeal in 2005 Brooklyn Hate Crime (Gay City News, Jan 4, 2009)
Court Ruling Raises Questions on Sidewalk Suits (NY Times, Jan 3, 2009)
A court ruling, disputing the maps of sidewalks plaintiffs use to press suits against New York, could raise the burden for many such actions pending against the city.
City Will Cut Parking Fine -- If You Ask (NY Times, Jan 2, 2009)
Any driver who challenges a parking ticket — in person, in writing or online — is offered a substantial, guaranteed reduction for most fines, under a program the city quietly introduced in 2005.
City Settles Sex Suit (NY Times, Jan 1, 2009)
New York City will pay $225,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a former secretary who accused the recently resigned commissioner of the city’s Department for the Aging of sexual harassment and discrimination, the city’s Law Department said.
Foreclosure Suit Filed Against Developers (Crain's, Dec 31, 2008)
Court: Espada Personally Liable For Campaign Finance Violations (Daily Politics, Dec 31, 2008)
An appellate court ruled today that Senator-elect Pedro Espada Jr. and his campaign treasurer, Kenneth Brennan, can be held personally liable for $61,750 worth of penalties for 22 campaign finance violations connected to his failed 2001 Bronx borough president bid. This is a reversal of a lower court decision that found only some violations could be properly imposed on the candidate himself, while others could only be brought against the committee.
State Commission Recommends Suspension of Newly Elected Judge (NY Times, Dec 23, 2008)
Judge Rejects Combining Term Limit Suits (Daily News, Dec 16, 2008)
A judge Monday rejected Mayor Bloomberg's attempt to combine two suits challenging the term limit changes that would let him run for four more years.
City Policy Protects Doctors Who Botch Surgery (NY Post, Dec 14, 2008)
The City's Health and Hospitals Corporation routinely requires plaintiffs in malpractice suits to drop individual doctors from the suit. The practice undermines State Health Department policies that require investigation of physicians named in multiple malpractice payouts.
Surrogate Judge-Elect Faces Felony Charges (NY Post, Dec 11, 2008)
Ground Zero Lawsuits to Begin in 2010 (NY Times, Dec 11, 2008)
Deceased Firefighters' Families Offered $1 Million in Deutsche Case (Daily News, Dec 11, 2008)
Council Burns Through Money for Slush Fund Defense (NY Post, Dec 11, 2008)
The firm Brune and Richard was hired Sept. 30 with a $90,000 retainer - and no public announcement. This, despite assurances from Quinn the process would be transparent. White-collar crime specialist Steptoe & Johnson so far has been paid $122,173. A $95,000 retainer for the firm Sullivan & Cromwell already has been depleted. And ex-federal prosecutor Lee Richards, who charges $600 an hour, has been hired as personal criminal defense lawyer for Council Speaker Christine Quinn.
New Surrogate Judge May Face Criminal Charges (Village Voice, Dec 10, 2008)
Spitzer's Father Loses Suit (Associated Press, Dec 7, 2008)
Prosecutors Call for Changes to Property Transaction Recording (Daily News, Dec 4, 2008)
Paterson Criticizes Panel for Its Judicial Selections (NY Times, Dec 4, 2008)
Panel Releases Top Court Nominees (Associated Press, Dec 2, 2008)
City Issues More Parking Tickets (NY Post, Nov 28, 2008)
Ethnicity Cannot Cause Questioning, Court Rules (Newsday, Nov 25, 2008)
Rangel’s Brush With Ethics and Finance (NY Times, Nov 25, 2008)
Politician Spends $35,000 in Campaign Cash to Fight Charges (Daily News, Nov 21, 2008)
Brooklyn Detention Center Expansion Halted by Lawsuit (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Nov 21, 2008)
Bloomberg Backs Kelly Vs. Feds (NY Post, Nov 21, 2008)
The city needs broader powers to investigate potential terrorists to ensure "planes don't go into more buildings," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said yesterday. He took Police Commissioner Ray Kelly's side in a bitter dispute with the Justice Department over the Police Department's attempts to secure permission for more electronic surveillance.
Councilmen Spar Over Abortion Clinic Bill (NY Post, Nov 19, 2008)
Two legislators got into such a furious blow-up yesterday over an abortion clinic access bill that a City Hall hearing on the issue had to be recessed until tempers cooled.
Mountain of Work Awaits Election Lawyers on Term Limits Cases (City Hall, Nov 14, 2008)
Midlevel Court Rejects Judges' Lawsuit for Raise (Associated Press, Nov 14, 2008)
State Says Concrete Company Polluted Newtown Creek (Queens Courier, Nov 14, 2008)
City Lawyers Seek to Settle Fire Department Bias Suit (Daily News, Nov 12, 2008)
Council Hopefuls Joins Term-Limits Suit (Daily News, Nov 12, 2008)
Eight City Council challengers are among the 26 plaintiffs who filed a federal civil-rights suit Tuesday against the term limits extension law enacted by the Council and Mayor Bloomberg.
Transit Workers Union Collecting Dues Again (NY Post, Nov 11, 2008)
The Union has been barred from collecting dues straight from member paychecks since their 2005 strike.
Kosciuszko Bridge Mired in Red Tape (Daily News, Nov 11, 2008)
After a year of bureaucratic delays, the $630 million project to replace the aging span has hit another snag.
Attorney May Leave for Private Practice (NY Times, Nov 10, 2008)
City Bar Approves Anderson, but Not Atanasio (Daily Politics, Oct 31, 2008)
The New York City Bar Association released its evaluations for judicial candidates running in the Nov. 4 elections in all five boroughs and there are two of particular note.
Cuomo Demands Info on Bank Bonuses (Associated Press, Oct 30, 2008)
Unopposed Candidate for Surrogate's Court Faces Investigation (NY Times, Oct 27, 2008)
Term Limits' Future Is in Court: Two Suits Now, More Expected (NY Times, Oct 24, 2008)
Now that the Council has approved changing term limits to allow Mayor Michael Bloomberg to run again, this much is certain: The battle will move to the courtroom. Two lawsuits challenging the move are already in the legal system and more are expected. Ten public school teachers filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday contending that changing the law without a referendum breached voters’ civil rights and due-process rights. Also on Wednesday, two council members filed suit in State Supreme Court charging that a vote on the extension by officials who would benefit from it would violate the city’s conflict of interest laws.
Judge Rules Against Officials' Bid to Block Term-Limits Vote (NY Post, Oct 23, 2008)
A Manhattan Supreme Court judge yesterday blocked an 11th-hour attempt to stop today's vote on extending term limits, as Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Council Speaker Christine Quinn kept up the pressure on council members to support the bill.
No Resolution in Bronx Democratic Feud (City Room, Oct 22, 2008)
Port Authority to Sue Feds Over Airport Plan (Crain's, Oct 10, 2008)
Union Square Web Site Spoof Prompts Suit (Metro, Oct 10, 2008)
Arguments on Brutality History Prohibited at Protest Trial (Daily News, Oct 7, 2008)
Term Limit Bills Ready to Battle at City Council (Newsday, Oct 7, 2008)
A bill that would extend term limits and allow Mayor Michael Bloomberg to seek a third term will be introduced Tuesday in City Council, officials said today.
Rivera Asks Court to Settle Bronx Dispute (City Room, Oct 7, 2008)
Rivera and Heastie & Co Sue In Bronx Dems Battle (Daily Politics, Oct 7, 2008)
Changing the Law (NY Times, Oct 1, 2008)
To get a third term, currently barred by city law, Bloomberg will probably ask City Council to change the term limits law and then run as an independent.
A Legal Precedent for Bloomberg? (NY Post, Oct 1, 2008)
In January 1961 the Court of Appeals - the state's highest court - unanimously upheld the Buffalo City Council's right to overturn term restrictions that had been approved decades earlier by public referendum.
Bedbugs Emerge as New Area of Housing Law (NY Sun, Sep 26, 2008)
Tenements Get Historic Status by Courts (NY Sun, Sep 24, 2008)
City Settles Last Gun Suit (Reuters, Sep 24, 2008)
Subsidized Tenants Need Not Apply (City Limits, Sep 23, 2008)
Apartment seekers with federally subsidized Section 8 vouchers find that many rental listings explicitly bar them, despite laws prohibiting many landlords from barring subsidized tenants.
Barrons vs. City Board of Elections, Take II (Daily Politics, Sep 22, 2008)
City Reaches Deal on Shelter for Homeless (NY Times, Sep 18, 2008)
Court Oversight of Homeless Services Dept. Ends (WNYC, Sep 18, 2008)
Hostage No More (Op Ed) (NY Post, Sep 18, 2008)
Courts to Give Up Oversight of Homeless Services (Daily News, Sep 18, 2008)
Judicial Convention Consternation (Daily Politics, Sep 18, 2008)
Rent Guidelines Board Faces Lawsuit Over Rent Hikes (NY Sun, Sep 17, 2008)
Rent increases approved by the Rent Guidelines Board violate state law by overcharging renters, tenant groups say. The suit alleges that the supplemental monthly increases of $45 for one-year renewals and $85 for two-year renewals allow landlords to raise rents on some tenants above the 4.5% and 8.5% maximum monthly increases the board authorized for this year.
Bloomberg LP Has More Mom Trouble (New York Magazine, Sep 16, 2008)
Rangel Lobbies for Yankees (Daily News, Sep 15, 2008)
Disclosure Requirements to Be Overhauled for Board Members (NY Times, Sep 13, 2008)
Lorne Michaels and Oscar de la Renta probably do not follow the deliberations of the New York City Council standards committee any more than most people. But they and other prominent, wealthy New Yorkers who volunteer on local civic boards and commissions might want to tune in on Tuesday.
Tax Problem Didn’t Stop Brooklyn Judge Candidate (NY Times, Sep 11, 2008)
Storied Strip Club Threatened with Closure (Newsday, Sep 6, 2008)
The end could be nearing for the Manhattan strip club Scores, an establishment that for 17 years survived Mafia infiltration, FBI raids and ex-Mayor Rudy Giuliani's crusade against smut.
Brooklyn Judicial Race Not for Insiders (Brooklyn Papers, Sep 4, 2008)
No End to Lawsuits if City Changes Term Limits: Expert (Daily News, Sep 4, 2008)
Civil rights lawyer Norman Siegel said he's already been contacted by a number of politicians about suing Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the City Council if they change term limits without a voter referendum.
Manhattan Surrogate's Race Gets Nasty (Daily Politics, Sep 4, 2008)
Court Of Appeals Decides Against Barron (Daily Politics, Sep 4, 2008)
Ruling Favors Gristedes Workers (Metro, Sep 3, 2008)
Gay Marriage Order Upheld (NY Times, Sep 3, 2008)
Gonzalez Dodges A Legal Bullet (Again) (Daily Politics, Sep 3, 2008)
City Facing $500 Million in Suits from Fatal Crane Accidents (Daily News, Sep 1, 2008)
Police Department Sued Over Planned Downtown Command Center (NY Sun, Aug 29, 2008)
A group of Chinatown residents is suing the police department over plans to build a new command center in Lower Manhattan.
Judge Rejects Dismissing Indictment Against Sen. Gonzalez (NY Sun, Aug 29, 2008)
Three Surrogate Court Candidates Campaign on Reform (Judicial Reports, Aug 27, 2008)
City, Widow of Ferry Crash Victim Reach $8.7 Million Settlement (Associated Press, Aug 26, 2008)
Term Limits Change Would Probably Face Legal Challenges (NY Sun, Aug 25, 2008)
If the City Council votes to alter term limits, a flurry of legal challenges would probably follow. It could inject confusion into the 2009 races if candidates running for public office are uncertain as to whether they can run for a third term in their old seat or need to turn their attention to a new political job.
Five Convicted in Central Park Jogger Case Plan to Sue City (Newsday, Aug 23, 2008)
Bronx Civil Court Race Has Wider Political Significance (Norwood News, Aug 22, 2008)
The race for a seat on the Bronx Civil Court has gotten a lot more interesting, thanks to some upper-level political machinations. A coalition of legislators opposing Bronx Democratic party leader and Assemblyman Jose Rivera, have backed an opponent to Rivera’s pick for the open judgeship.
Bronx Democrats Split on Judicial Race (City Room, Aug 22, 2008)
Vance Gets Ready for a Race for Manhattan District Attorney, Just in case There's an Opening (NY Times, Aug 20, 2008)
City Pays $2 Million to Settle Suit with War Protesters (Newsday, Aug 20, 2008)
Judge Rejects Bid to Stop Data Release on Arrests (NY Times, Aug 14, 2008)
A Campaign Finance Dispute in a Manhattan Civil Court Race (Judicial Reports, Aug 13, 2008)
An Intense Race to Replace a Manhattan Surrogate (City Hall, Aug 13, 2008)
Judge Throws Out Suit Over Rubber Rooms (NY Sun, Aug 13, 2008)
City May Settle More Claims On-line (NY Post, Aug 4, 2008)
City Comptroller William Thompson has saved taxpayers $33.4 million through Cybersettle, an online tool his office uses to settle claims before going to litigation. Now the Department of Environmental Protection is considering employing the same site to settle water and sewer bill disputes, sources said.
Anti-Patronage Pledge From a Surrogate's Candidate (Politicker, Aug 4, 2008)
Class-Action Securities Lawsuits Surge (Crain's, Aug 1, 2008)
Five States and New York City Threaten to Sue EPA (Associated Press, Jul 31, 2008)
Sanitation Workers Collect Scrap For A Profit (NY Sun, Jul 16, 2008)
Surrogate's Court Candidate Anderson's $225K Loan from Attorney (Politicker, Jul 16, 2008)
Highest Court To Hear Inez Barron Case Over Gordon's Final Two Months (Daily Politics, Jul 16, 2008)
Cyrus Vance, Non-Manhattan District Attorney Candidate, Outraises Mogenthau (Daily Politics, Jul 15, 2008)
New York Laws Fuel Divorce Battles (Newsday, Jul 14, 2008)
Aborn Will Create Campaign Committee, but Won't Run Against Morgenthau (Daily Politics, Jul 14, 2008)
Police Department Appeals Order to Show Street-Stop Data (Associated Press, Jul 11, 2008)
Hunts Point Residents Sue Over Smell (NY Times, Jul 10, 2008)
New Chief Judge to be Picked by Paterson (NY Sun, Jul 7, 2008)
Recovery Workers Submit Medical Records to Court (NY 1, Jul 3, 2008)
City Could Settle Bell Suit (Daily News, Jul 2, 2008)
High Court Ruling Reopens Gun Debate (AM New York, Jun 27, 2008)
Foreclosure Courts: Fix or Fake? (Judicial Reports, Jun 27, 2008)
Judge Approves Deal to Settle Suit Over Wage Violations (NY Times, Jun 19, 2008)
Courts Create Program in Attempt to Save Foreclosed Homes (Associated Press, Jun 19, 2008)
FDA Backs CIty in Calorie Count Dispute (Associated Press, Jun 13, 2008)
Court Candidates on Staten Island Try to Judge the Existence of November Race (City Hall, Jun 13, 2008)
NY Judge Orders Himself a Raise (NY Sun, Jun 12, 2008)
Judge Rules: Give Us Pay Raise or Else (NY Post, Jun 12, 2008)
A Justice Orders a Pay Raise for New York’s Judges (NY Times, Jun 12, 2008)
Suit Seeks to Block State Policy on Same-Sex Unions (NY Times, Jun 4, 2008)
Bloomberg Claims Victory in Gun Trial (NY Times, Jun 3, 2008)
Saying he could not afford what he feared would be an unfair trial, a Georgia gun dealer accused by New York City of illegally selling handguns that made their way to New York backed out of his federal trial on Monday, the day it was set to begin.
Con Ed Suing City Over Steam Blast (Associated Press, May 30, 2008)
The utility that owns a steam pipe that exploded in midtown Manhattan last summer is suing the city and a company hired to fix leaks in the pipe. Consolidated Edison Corp. has already been named in more than 40 lawsuits following the July 18 explosion near Grand Central Terminal.
Manhattan Surrogate's Court Club Round-Up (Daily Politics, May 30, 2008)
Cuomo Says E-ZPass Perks are Illegal (Associated Press, May 29, 2008)
Suits Challenge Police Stops and Frisks (City Limits, May 28, 2008)
Bloomberg Not Allowed to Testify in Gun Suit (NY Post, May 23, 2008)
High-Profile Help in the the Manhattan Surrogate's Court Race (Politicker, May 21, 2008)
Why the Manhattan Surrogate's Court Judge Matters (Politicker, May 19, 2008)
City Subpoenas Lawyers' Notes (Village Voice, May 15, 2008)
Judges Doubt Police Testimony in Gun Cases (NY Times, May 12, 2008)
Gag on 2nd Amendment Is City's Aim in Guns Suit (NY Sun, May 9, 2008)
Suit Says Cops Stop Thousands for 'Walking While Black' (AM New York, May 8, 2008)
Bias Suit Challenges Police Handling of Case of Missing Black Woman (Village Voice, May 7, 2008)
Papers Filed for Judicial Hearing on City Council Spending (NY Times, May 3, 2008)
Fifty-Four More Women Accuse Bloomberg Firm of Bias (NY Times, May 2, 2008)
Fifty-Eight Discrimination Claims at Bloomberg (Associated Press, May 2, 2008)
Fifty-Eight Women Now Suing Bloomberg LP for Sex Discrimination (Daily News, May 2, 2008)
Fifty-Eight Claim Discrimination At Bloomberg LP (NY Sun, May 2, 2008)
Siegel Sues Over Slush Fund Scandal (Daily Politics, May 2, 2008)
Delays in Atlantic Yards Are Challenged in Tenants' Lawsuit (NY Times, May 1, 2008)
Appeals Court Dismisses City's Suit Against Gun Makers (Associated Press, May 1, 2008)
Port Authority Liable in 1993 Trade Center Bombing, Appeals Court Rules (NY Times, Apr 30, 2008)
Calorie Posting In Chain Restaurants Delayed (NY 1, Apr 24, 2008)
Judge Dismisses 9/11 Suit Against Whitman (NY Times, Apr 23, 2008)
City Braces for Protests Over Possible Bell Verdict (Associated Press, Apr 23, 2008)
Firefighters Sue Over Deutsche Bank Fire (NY Post, Apr 21, 2008)
Council Looks Into Attorney Services (NY Post, Apr 19, 2008)
The City Council is examining whether it can provide taxpayer-funded lawyers to individual legislators who might be questioned in the phantom funds mess, The Post has learned.
Judge: Calorie Counts will Stay on Menus (AM New York, Apr 17, 2008)
Council Member in Funding Flap (Daily News, Apr 17, 2008)
Vito Lopez Faces Questions Over Judicial Nomination (NY Sun, Apr 15, 2008)
Federal Judge Supports Mann Act Charge Against Spitzer (NY Sun, Apr 11, 2008)
Judge Sues for Pay Raises (Albany Times Union, Apr 11, 2008)
Judges Go To Court for Higher Pay (NY Sun, Apr 11, 2008)
New York Judges Sue for Pay Hike (NY Sun, Apr 11, 2008)
Chief Judge Suing State Over Colleagues' Pay (Associated Press, Apr 11, 2008)
Top Judge Sues Over Judicial Pay (NY Times, Apr 11, 2008)
Willets Point Protesters Sue City (Crain's, Apr 10, 2008)
Maximum Term for Stepfather in Death of Girl (NY Times, Apr 4, 2008)
Judge Allows Lawsuit Claiming Race Tainted Police Response (Associated Press, Apr 4, 2008)
Federal Judge Blasts Police Department in Back Pay Lawsuit (Associated Press, Apr 3, 2008)
Williamsburg Developers Sue to Build Tall (Crain's, Apr 3, 2008)
Wanted: Building Reforms (Village Voice, Apr 2, 2008)
Fighting a New 125th St., Using a 110-Year-Old Law (NY Times, Apr 1, 2008)
City Subpoena Seeks GOP Convention Protesters' Text Messages (NY Times, Mar 30, 2008)
9/11 Lawyer Made Name in Lawsuit on Diet Pills (NY Times, Mar 30, 2008)
9/11 Cleanup Workers Hail Federal Court Ruling (Newsday, Mar 27, 2008)
Developer Sues to Win $12.3 Billion in 9/11 Attack (NY Times, Mar 27, 2008)
Appeal Allows Lawsuits by Ground Zero Workers (NY Times, Mar 27, 2008)
Appeals Court Finds City Can be Held Fully Liable in Ferry Crash (Associated Press, Mar 27, 2008)
Court Throws Out New York's Air Passenger Rights Law (NY Post, Mar 26, 2008)
Bulletproofing the Bench (Judicial Reports, Mar 26, 2008)
Ruling Limits Cavity Searches (NY Times, Mar 26, 2008)
Request to Release Findings on Spitzer (NY Times, Mar 26, 2008)
High Court Deals Death Blow to East Village MegaDorm (Village Voice, Mar 25, 2008)
Judges Fighting for Free Parking (Brooklyn Papers, Mar 22, 2008)
Appeals Court Rejects Claim by Arabic School Principal (Associated Press, Mar 21, 2008)
Queens Judge Censured (Again), Keeps Job (Daily Politics, Mar 20, 2008)
Hiding Data on Judges (Judicial Reports, Mar 18, 2008)
Crane Collapse Latest in Series of Accidents (Daily News, Mar 16, 2008)
The 12 percent jump in high-rise development last year has resulted in a staggering 83 percent spike in construction accidents. Yesterday's accident brings to 16 the number of construction deaths in the past 12 months.
Testimony in Police Shooting Trial Focuses on Victim's Car (Newsday, Mar 15, 2008)
Cabbies Drop Suit Over GPS (NY Post, Mar 14, 2008)
Records No Longer Kept on Time NY Judges Spend at Work (Judicial Reports, Mar 13, 2008)
Focus on a Bump That Preceded 50 Shots (NY Times, Mar 12, 2008)
Foes of Indian Point Begin Legal Battle (NY Times, Mar 11, 2008)
Silver Defends Appointment of a Law Firm Colleague to a Judicial Panel (NY Times, Mar 1, 2008)
Friends of Bell Recount Night of Shooting (NY Sun, Feb 29, 2008)
Legally Emancipated Minors (WNYC, Feb 28, 2008)
Desegregation Order Lifted From Brooklyn School (NY Times, Feb 23, 2008)
For Engineer, a Cloud of Litigation After 9/11 (NY Times, Feb 23, 2008)
Calorie Count Regulations Contested in Court (WNYC, Feb 21, 2008)
Ferry Crash Victim Gets $6.5 Million (NY Post, Feb 21, 2008)
As Fire Inquiry at Ground Zero Grows, So Do the Legal Bills (NY Times, Feb 21, 2008)
Bronx Landlord Is Jailed for Code Violations (City Room, Feb 20, 2008)
NYCLU, Reporter Sue Police Department Over Press Passes (Daily Politics, Feb 20, 2008)
$20 Million Lawsuit in Steam Blast (NY Post, Feb 15, 2008)
Court Rules Waiters Are Entitled to Fees Disguised as Tips (NY Times, Feb 15, 2008)
Development Agency Sued Over Death of Firefighter at Tower (NY Times, Feb 14, 2008)
City Moves to Overturn 1974 Ruling on Race (NY Times, Feb 13, 2008)
Ognibene, Reiter, Conservatives Challenge New Pay-To-Play Law (Daily Politics, Feb 11, 2008)
2007 State Supreme Court Campaign Finance (Judicial Reports, Feb 10, 2008)
Suing the Smoker Next Door (NY Times, Feb 9, 2008)
Court Panel Questions School Ban on Phones (NY Times, Feb 7, 2008)
City's District Attorneys Worry Over Big Funding Cuts (NY Sun, Feb 7, 2008)
New Yorkers Head to Court to Save Their Businesses (AM New York, Feb 7, 2008)
Judges Criticize City's Handling of Arabic School's Principal (Associated Press, Feb 5, 2008)
Atlantic Yards Opponents Lose Another Round in Court (NY Times, Feb 4, 2008)
State Court Recognizes Gay Marriages From Elsewhere (NY Times, Feb 2, 2008)
City Agrees on Settlement for Polluted Neighborhood (Associated Press, Jan 31, 2008)
Legal Delays Tax More Than the Nets' Patience (NY Times, Jan 29, 2008)
Judge to Preside over Bell Trial (Daily News, Jan 28, 2008)
Council Member Indictment Dismissed (Associated Press, Jan 25, 2008)
Council Member Wins a Round in Rape Case (NY Sun, Jan 25, 2008)
Case by Council Staffer Plummer Can Go to Trial (Associated Press, Jan 25, 2008)
Developer Quits Pier 57 Project Due to Investigation (NY Sun, Jan 25, 2008)
Bronx Courthouse to Open, Costlier and Later Than Planned (NY Times, Jan 25, 2008)
Cuomo Sues Companies Over Water Contamination (NY Sun, Jan 25, 2008)
Court Denies Change Of Venue For Sean Bell Trial (NY 1, Jan 24, 2008)
Judge: City Can't Use Secret Arguments (Associated Press, Jan 23, 2008)
What Next, After Court Ruling on Judicial Conventions? (Judicial Reports, Jan 23, 2008)
Pedicab Companies Win in Court (NY Post, Jan 18, 2008)
State Makes Bid to End Costly Tax-Refund Loans (NY Times, Jan 18, 2008)
City Sues Bush Administration Over Heating Standards (City Room, Jan 18, 2008)
US Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Reformers (Judicial Reports, Jan 17, 2008)
Court Lets 'Party Boss' Law Stand, Reluctantly (Washington Post, Jan 17, 2008)
Supreme Court Rebuffs a Challenge to New York’s Way of Picking Its Judges (NY Times, Jan 17, 2008)
Ruling on Judges Reverberates Across Boroughs (City Room, Jan 17, 2008)
NY Supreme Court Ruling Spells Victory for Pedicabs (NY Sun, Jan 17, 2008)
The Geography of Justice (Judicial Reports, Jan 16, 2008)
Court Bounces Suit on Ratner's Yards (Daily News, Jan 14, 2008)
The If and When Race for Manhattan District Attorney (City Hall, Jan 14, 2008)
Inquiry Focuses on Withholding of Data on Loans (NY Times, Jan 12, 2008)
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Seeking to Block Atlantic Yards (NY Times, Jan 12, 2008)
Bloomberg Is Deposed in Guns Case (NY Sun, Jan 11, 2008)
Judge Queries Plan to Give Private Schools Priority on Randalls Island (NY Times, Jan 11, 2008)
Blame for 1993 Attack at Center Is Still at Issue (NY Times, Jan 10, 2008)
Seven Charges Dropped Against Nixzmary Brown's Stepfather (NY 1, Jan 9, 2008)
City Settles Great Lawn Protest Lawsuit (NY Times, Jan 9, 2008)
Disabled Woman's Education to End (Daily News, Jan 9, 2008)
Police Union's Ads About Sean Bell Case May Backfire (Daily News, Jan 3, 2008)
Marble Hill Legally Part of Manhattan (NY Post, Dec 21, 2007)
Lobbying Regulator Hires Lobbyists for Consultation (NY Post, Dec 20, 2007)
Harsher Penalties For Repeat Flashers (NY Sun, Dec 20, 2007)
Flashers will face harsher penalties under legislation passed by the City Council yesterday. The law targets individuals who commit lewd acts in public more than once in a three year period, allowing judges to sentence them to as long as a year in jail. They could also be hit with three years of probation and a fine of $1,000.
Council Seeks Regulation of Debt Collectors (NY Sun, Dec 12, 2007)
The City Council is seeking new regulations on debt collection agencies following a report by the Urban Justice Center suggesting that 42% of city debt cases were brought to court by unlicensed debt collectors. Under legislation introduced yesterday by council members Dan Garodnick and Leroy Comrie, all debt collectors who operate in the city would have to register with the Department of Consumer Affairs.
At Bronx Court, Elevator Woes Slow Justice (NY Times, Dec 12, 2007)
Christie Whitman Lied About Ground Zero Air Quality, 9/11 Victims' Lawyers Say (Daily News, Dec 11, 2007)
NYPD Sued for Arrest of Student Photographer (Metro, Dec 7, 2007)
'Arabic' Principal Fights On (NY Post, Dec 7, 2007)
Staten Island Gets Its Own Judicial District (Staten Island Advance, Dec 6, 2007)
Ex-Principal of Arabic School Loses Round in Court (Daily News, Dec 6, 2007)
Church Sues New York City Over Its Catering Permit (NY Times, Dec 5, 2007)
Looking Back at Spitzer’s Rookie Year (New Yorker, Dec 4, 2007)
Noise Complaints on the Rise Since New Code (Daily News, Dec 4, 2007)
Washington Square Park Plan to Move Forward (Metro, Dec 4, 2007)
Quinn Reverses Term Limit Position (NY Post, Dec 4, 2007)
Council Speaker Christine Quinn yesterday backed out of her longstanding promise to work on overturning term limits for herself and her legislative colleagues.
Former Marty Markowitz Aide Files Lawsuit Alleging Torment (Daily Politics, Dec 4, 2007)
Mayor Backs Judges' Raises (NY Times, Dec 3, 2007)
A Lawmaker and His Lobbyist Brother (Politicker, Nov 30, 2007)
In Response to Foreclosure Surge, Brooklyn Gets State's First Small Building Court (Daily News, Nov 29, 2007)
Conviction for Standing in Times Square Is Overturned (NY Times, Nov 21, 2007)
New York City Lobbyists Probed (Daily News, Nov 20, 2007)
Lobbyists for some of the city's biggest corporations and developers are hiding the names of city employees they've tried to influence in apparent violation of the law.
Gun Dealer’s Lawsuit Moves Ahead (NY Times, Nov 20, 2007)
Action Filed Over School Admissions (NY Times, Nov 20, 2007)
Fired Principal of Arabic School Sues City (City Room, Nov 20, 2007)
Free Legal Aid Sought for Elderly Tenants (NY Times, Nov 16, 2007)
Voyeurism Bill Advances (NY Sun, Nov 15, 2007)
A bill that could make it illegal to glance at a naked neighbor is moving forward in the City Council, despite objections from the New York Civil Liberties Union and some council members, who say it is overly broad and could criminalize innocent behavior.
Housing Court Lawyers for Seniors (Metro, Nov 15, 2007)
A bill to provide free lawyers to senior citizens in Housing Court will be introduced today by City Councilwoman Rosie Mendez, D-Manhattan.
Civil Liberties Union Sues Police to Get Data (NY Sun, Nov 14, 2007)
Conservative Staten Island Borough President Endorses Democrat in District Attorney Race (Daily Politics, Nov 4, 2007)
On Staten Island, a Race Worth Watching (City Room, Nov 2, 2007)
The Hottest Race in Town easily goes to the battle for Staten Island district attorney. It is a hotly competitive one that pits the Republican incumbent, Daniel Donovan, against Michael Ryan, the Democratic candidate.
Suit Accuses Court Panel of Cover-Up (NY Times, Nov 1, 2007)
Bronx Gang Member Is Convicted Under Terror Law (NY Times, Nov 1, 2007)
Election Scam Machine (Judicial Reports, Oct 31, 2007)
City Bar Association: Robert Johnson, Noach Dear Unfit to Serve (Politicker, Oct 30, 2007)
Councilman Seeks Gun Permit (NY Sun, Oct 30, 2007)
A City Council member who represents parts of Staten Island, Vincent Ignizio, says he is hoping to obtain a gun permit from the city — a process that can take up to six months.
Bloomberg Disappointed by Deputies (Daily News, Oct 30, 2007)
Mayor Bloomberg said Monday he is disappointed that his top deputies repeatedly communicated with a lobbyist who was trying to influence them in apparent violation of the law.
Harlem Church Sues for Right To Run Charter (NY Sun, Oct 26, 2007)
Woman Wins Second Suit Against NYPD (Newsday, Oct 26, 2007)
A civil jury awarded $1.35 million Thursday to Juanita Young, who sued police over injuries she suffered in an encounter with police in her Bronx home in 2003. In June, another jury awarded Young $10.5 million in the death of her son, Malcolm Ferguson, who was shot by a narcotics officer in 2000.
Court Tosses Out Death Penalty (NY Times, Oct 24, 2007)
The state’s highest court tossed out the death sentence yesterday that was imposed on a man for his role in the murders of five workers at a Wendy’s restaurant in Queens seven years ago.
Another Portrait of Justice Reichbach (Village Voice, Oct 24, 2007)
Senate Passes Ban On Spitzer License Policy (NY Times, Oct 23, 2007)
Union Challenges Breathalizer Rules in Court (Metro, Oct 19, 2007)
Man Appeals His Arrest for Standing on Sidewalk (Newsday, Oct 19, 2007)
Profile of Supreme Court Justice Gustin Reichbach (Judicial Reports, Oct 17, 2007)
Khalil Gibran Founding Principal Says Officials Forced Her Out (Daily Politics, Oct 17, 2007)
Staten Island Parties Bank on District Attorney's Race (City Hall, Oct 17, 2007)
Con Edison May Pin Blame for July Pipe Blast on City (Daily News, Oct 17, 2007)
Quinn Refunds Money to CIty for SUV Use (NY Post, Oct 17, 2007)
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has reimbursed the city of $2,197 for the personal use of her city SUV.
City Eyes Ground Zero Settlement (Daily News, Oct 16, 2007)
Tax Burden Rests With Labor Law, Study Says (NY Sun, Oct 16, 2007)
Federal Inquiry Into State Pension Fund (NY Times, Oct 12, 2007)
Atlantic Yards Opponents Continue Their Fight in Court (NY Times, Oct 10, 2007)
Atlantic Yards Challenge Hits Appeals Court (NY Sun, Oct 9, 2007)
2007 Primary Campaign Finance Filings (Daily Politics, Oct 5, 2007)
The post-primary finance filings for the Brooklyn judicial primaries show that Civil Court candidate Noach Dear spent more than both candidates in the larger Surrogate's Court race combined with $175,614. $60,587 of that was spent right before the primary.
3 Say Bloomberg Keeps Hand in Company (NY Times, Oct 4, 2007)
Justices Seem to Support How New York State Selects Judges (NY Times, Oct 4, 2007)
Surrogate's Race by Assembly District (Daily Politics, Oct 4, 2007)
High Court Unfazed by NY Judge Bazaar (Judicial Reports, Oct 4, 2007)
NY at Forefront of States Looking at how they Elect Their Judges (CNN.com, Oct 4, 2007)
Jury Tells Madison Square Garden to Pay Millions in Sexual Harassment Case (Newsday, Oct 3, 2007)
Judges Doubt City's 9/11 Illness Immunity Claim (Associated Press, Oct 2, 2007)
High Court Seems To Tilt Toward City on Special Ed (NY Sun, Oct 2, 2007)
Nearly Half of City's Sitting Supreme Court Jurists Are Appointed (Judicial Reports, Oct 2, 2007)
To satisfy the demands of the Supreme Court's workload, state’s chief administrative judge appoints temporary acting jurists, many of whom serve for long periods of time. 13 acting judges in the city have served since the 80's.
Court to Hear World Trade Center Case (NY Sun, Oct 1, 2007)
New Rules for Brooklyn Democratic Party Judicial Screening Panel (Daily Politics, Sep 28, 2007)
Over 30,000 Get Food Stamps Back (NY Times, Sep 28, 2007)
Bloomberg LP Faces Maternity Leave Lawsuit (NY 1, Sep 28, 2007)
Luxury Condo Development Faces Labor Abuse Allegations (Village Voice, Sep 28, 2007)
Judge Doesn't See GPS Violating Cabbies' Privacy (Newsday, Sep 27, 2007)
Judge Urged to Replace Carpenters' Union Investigator (NY Times, Sep 21, 2007)
DA Clears Spitzer (Associated Press, Sep 21, 2007)
State Property in Queens Flipped by Developer (City Hall, Sep 20, 2007)
Judge’s Loss Looms Large for Party Chief (NY Times, Sep 20, 2007)
Cabbies Sue the Taxi and Limousine Commission (AM New York, Sep 20, 2007)
Federal Court Reinstates Lawsuit Against NYSE (Crain's, Sep 20, 2007)
Ties Between Giuliani, Attorney General Nominee Remain Deep (NY Times, Sep 19, 2007)
Administration May Fear Charges in Deutsche Bank Fire (NY Times, Sep 19, 2007)
Criminal defense experts said yesterday that the Bloomberg administration’s hiring of a widely respected defense lawyer to represent the city in the criminal investigation into the fatal Deutsche Bank fire last month suggests that it is concerned that prosecutors are focusing on city agencies as possible defendants.
Mukasey Nominated As Next Attorney General (NY Times, Sep 18, 2007)
Civilian Complaints on the Rise at NYPD (City Limits, Sep 18, 2007)
City and State Sue Vioxx Maker (Newsday, Sep 18, 2007)
Some 9/11 Suits Settle (NY Sun, Sep 18, 2007)
Bloomberg Hires Defense Attorney for Deutsche Bank Investigation (NY Times, Sep 18, 2007)
The Bloomberg administration announced yesterday that it had hired a top-flight criminal defense lawyer to assist it in defending city agencies in a criminal investigation into the deadly fire at the former Deutsche Bank headquarters last month.
Bloomberg Backs Gun Legislation (NY Sun, Sep 18, 2007)
Mayor Bloomberg is calling on Congress to back new legislation to keep guns away from terrorism suspects.
Democrats Clash in Brooklyn as Surrogate Judge Race Heats Up (NY Times, Sep 17, 2007)
Dear Refusing to Talk to the Press (WCBS, Sep 17, 2007)
Two Judicial Elections Have Candidates Where Neither Rated as Qualified (Judicial Reports, Sep 15, 2007)
The state court system's screening panel has rated all the candidates in two contested elections as unqualified, without explaining why. This article serves at once as a run down of three contested judicial elections in Brooklyn, as well as critique of the state panel rating those candidates.
Civil Court Candidate and Current Taxi Commissioner Raises Money From Taxi Industry (Politicker, Sep 15, 2007)
Consultant: Brooklyn Democrats Support Dear in 07 So He Wont Run in 08 (City Hall, Sep 14, 2007)
Cuba Could Trip Up State's Divestment Movement (NY Sun, Sep 14, 2007)
Judge Upholds Verdict in NYPD Sexual-Orientation Case (Chelsea Now, Sep 14, 2007)
A Portrait of Civil Court Candidate Noach Dear (City Room, Sep 13, 2007)
Former councilmember and perennial candidate Noach Dear has not said anything in his campaign for the bench. That has left his portrait to be colored his critics in this piece. “As far as we have been able to determine in doing a lot of research, there is no record of his ever having actually practiced law anywhere,” his opponent says.
Gay Rights Group Criticizes Marty Markowitz For Endorsement (Brooklyn Papers, Sep 13, 2007)
A gay rights group normally supportive of Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz has sent out mailings urging the president to withdraw his endorsement of Civil Court candidate Noach Dear. The group calls Dear homophobic.
Former Council Members Eye Old Seats (NY Sun, Sep 11, 2007)
A host of former City Council members may be considering running for their old seats — and running an end-around the spirit of the city's term limits, critics say.
A Critical Look a Civil Court Candidate (Village Voice, Sep 6, 2007)
Councilman Tries to Hand Off Street Naming (NY Sun, Sep 5, 2007)
The Republican leader of the City Council is fighting back against one of the most common criticisms of the 51-member body: that it wastes its time by renaming dozens of streets each year.
Sentence Imposed for Norman (Associated Press, Aug 31, 2007)
Judge Throws Out Stuyvesant Town Suit (Crain's, Aug 24, 2007)
New York's Medical Malpractice Bill Rises (NY Post, Aug 24, 2007)
Brooklyn Surrogate Primary Is On (Daily Politics, Aug 24, 2007)
Consultant Resigns Over Rude Call to Governor's Father (WNYC, Aug 23, 2007)
Drug Law Reformers Make New Push (Daily Politics, Aug 23, 2007)
Fulani Wing of NY Independence Party Defeats State Officers in Court (Ballot Access News, Aug 23, 2007)
The New York Supreme Court in Brooklyn ruled in favor of the Fulani wing of the New York Independence Party, and against the party’s statewide officers. The issue is whether the state committee of the Independence Party could deprive some duly constituted county units of the party from controlling who runs in the party’s primary. The state party had passed a bylaw saying that upstate counties could continue to enjoy that right, but that the New York city units of the party could not. The court ruled that the state party bylaw conflicts with the state election code.
New Voyeurism Bill (AM New York, Aug 23, 2007)
Subpoena Put on Hold for Times-Union Reporter (NY Post, Aug 21, 2007)
Restaurant Workers Protest in Support of Worker Rights Bill (Norwood News, Aug 17, 2007)
Judge: No Independent Monitor in Steam Probe (Newsday, Aug 17, 2007)
New Campaign Finance Law's Impact on Election Lawyers (NY Sun, Aug 16, 2007)
Court Ruling Backs City On Suing Gun Stores (NY Sun, Aug 16, 2007)
Call for Independent Investigation in Steam Pipe Blast (NY 1, Aug 16, 2007)
Judge: Con Ed Must Save Evidence From Steam Blast (Newsday, Aug 14, 2007)
Queens Judge Notes Shortage of Interpreters for the Deaf in the Courts (NY Times, Aug 10, 2007)
Cuomo Seeks New Powers After Scandal (NY Sun, Aug 10, 2007)
Landlord Disputes Now Online (Queens Tribune, Aug 10, 2007)
The Latest Round in the Saga of Brooklyn Judges (Village Voice, Aug 8, 2007)
Mayor On Jury Duty (NY Post, Aug 7, 2007)
Mayor Bloomberg showed up for jury duty yesterday like any regular Joe - but, unlike most, he was asked for autographs, sketched by courtroom artists, and greeted personally by the judge and lawyers.
Spitzer Agrees to Testify in State Probe (NY Post, Aug 1, 2007)
Council Member Gennaro Fined $2,000 for Ethics Violation (NY Sun, Aug 1, 2007)
The New York City Conflicts of Interest Board has fined City Council Member James Gennaro of Queens $2,000 because he asked an aide to volunteer for his 2003 re-election campaign and used his office computer, printer, and paper for his reelection campaign, the board said yesterday.
Armed with Subpoena Power, Ethics Commission Begins Review of Spitzer’s Office (Newsday, Jul 27, 2007)
Did Merit Really Triumph in Selection of Key Judge? (Village Voice, Jul 25, 2007)
Pearl Widow Files Suit in Brooklyn (AM New York, Jul 19, 2007)
Violence at Rikers Rising (Village Voice, Jul 12, 2007)
Extension Given to City Hall Staffer (Daily News, Jul 5, 2007)
A federal judge brokered a three-day extension Tuesday of the firing deadline for suspended City Council aide Viola Plummer.
Vote Scheduled on Gun Amendment (NY Sun, Jun 28, 2007)
City Settles With Workers (Daily News, Jun 21, 2007)
The city has agreed to one-time payments for about 1,000 employees after settling a $90 million back-pay settlement that awards city workers about $90,000 each.
Bloomberg Fumes Over FDNY Lawsuit (Daily News, May 22, 2007)
Charging that the FDNY's application test was rigged against minorities, the Justice Department filed a bombshell discrimination lawsuit against the city yesterday that could radically change the face of the Fire Department. The suit could lead to the retroactive hiring of hundreds of minority-group candidates who took the test as far back as 1999. "The Justice Department is wrong, and we'll see 'em in court," said Bloomberg, who said he personally made the city's case to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
Clarence Norman Can Stay Out of Jail During Appeals, Judge Rules (NY Post, Apr 19, 2007)
Oak Point Jail Plan has Bronx Locked in Debate (Metro, Apr 13, 2007)
Testimony Begins in Trial of Judge Accused of Taking Bribes (NY Post, Mar 28, 2007)
Bribery Trial Begins Of Brooklyn Divorce Judge Gerald Carson (NY Sun, Mar 20, 2007)
Chief Judge Announces New Family Law Center To Make Divorces Faster And Cheaper (NY Times, Feb 27, 2007)
Court Upholds Ban on Dancing in Bars (Metro, Feb 23, 2007)
Judge Restricts Police Surveillance (NY Times, Feb 16, 2007)
A federal judge ruled yesterday that the police must stop the routine videotaping of people at public gatherings unless there is an indication that unlawful activity may occur. The decision restricts the judge’s earlier decision to relax limits on police surveillance following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the city.
New York Attorney General Signals Intent To Sue Exxon Mobil, Chevron Etc. Over 50-Year-Old Oil Spill Under Greenpoint (NY Times, Feb 9, 2007)
Morgenthau Now Longest-Serving District Attorney (32 years, one month and eight days) (Daily News, Feb 9, 2007)
Norman Trial Continues in Brooklyn (NY Post, Feb 7, 2007)
Former Brooklyn Democratic Boss Goes on Trial (NY Post, Jan 24, 2007)
Road To Brooklyn Judgeship Paved With Pay-Offs And Quid Pro Quos, Claims Ex-Judge's Ex-Wife (Daily News, Jan 23, 2007)
The Sale of Judgeships in Brooklyn: An Investigation (Village Voice, Jan 17, 2007)
Spitzer Chooses Black Jurist Theodore T. Jones Jr. (Who Presided Over Transit Strike Case) For Top State Court (NY Times, Jan 16, 2007)
First Anniversary Of Child Abuse Slaying Of Nixzmary Brown Spurs Call For Reform Of State Court System (NY Post, Jan 12, 2007)
Nation (Associated Press, Jan 12, 2007)
Bush Nominates Three New Yorkers for Federal Judgeships (NY Sun, Jan 11, 2007)
Increase in Arrests Clogs Courts (NY Sun, Jan 10, 2007)
State Begins Laying Groundwork for Possible Use of Eminent Domain at Atlantic Yards (NY Sun, Dec 13, 2006)
Fatal Shootings by Police: Hard to Investigate, Even Harder to Prosecute (NY Times, Dec 4, 2006)
With Sean Bell now eulogized and buried, the emotions surrounding his death are swirling around the investigation into whether police officers committed a crime when they fired 50 bullets into Mr. Bell’s car.
Spitzer Will Have Chance To Reshape State's Highest Court (NY Sun, Nov 27, 2006)
Within a few months of taking office, Governor-elect Spitzer will have a chance to help shape the state's highest court, a tribunal that has decided key spending and social issues for New Yorkers but that critics say has grown timid in recent.
State (NY Sun, Nov 17, 2006)
New York City Law Department Files Lawsuit To Stop Merger Between Health Insurance Giants HIP And GHI (Metro, Nov 14, 2006)
Gay Rites Ruling In New Jersey Could Have An Impact On New York (NY Sun, Oct 26, 2006)
The New Jersey decision recognizing gay unions follows a ruling in July by New York's highest court that found that New York's Constitution does not give same-sex couples the right to marry. The New York court did not indicate if its decision would affect whether New York recognizes the marriages or civil unions performed elsewhere. With the New Jersey ruling, many legal observers say the Legislature or the courts must settle recent discrepancies in how the state honors same-sex marriages and unions performed elsewhere.
"The next question is what will happen when couples from states like New York visit New Jersey and enter into same-sex marriage or civil unions and then return to their home state," said Kenneth Caruso, a lawyer who represented this year the New York State Department of Civil Service when it opposed recognition of a gay marriage performed in Canada. "Whether that status will accompany them when they return home is one of the most significant questions in this kind of litigation."
Judge (NY Sun, Oct 20, 2006)
Funding Problems May Sink Randall (Metro, Oct 20, 2006)
Nightlife Curbs Debated At City Council Hearing (NY Sun, Oct 19, 2006)
Judge Rules 9/11 Workers Can Sue City (NY Times, Oct 18, 2006)
City Hall Fights In Court Against 9/11 Families Who Want The Ground Zero Rubble Searched Again For Remains (NY Sun, Oct 9, 2006)
In New York Immigration Court, Asylum Roulette (NY Times, Oct 9, 2006)
$10M Plan to Help Poor in Family Court (Daily News, Sep 21, 2006)
The city wants to hire a new, $10 million per year legal team to handle Family Court cases for the poor. Officials plan to solicit proposals from nonprofit legal firms that would operate like a Family Court version of the Legal Aid Society.
Judicial Conventions Could Mark End of an 80-Year Era (NY Sun, Sep 21, 2006)
The judicial nominating conventions scheduled for this week may be the last at which party leaders have any say in picking state judges.
Court Rules in Favor of Upper East Side Garbage Facility (NY Sun, Sep 20, 2006)
Federal Judge Rejects City (NY Sun, Sep 12, 2006)
Judge Orders City to Aid Battered Immigrants (NY Times, Aug 30, 2006)
2 Failed Bidders For General Motors Building Sue The Winner, Claiming The Process Was Rigged (NY Times, Aug 29, 2006)
Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Over Special Education Instruction That Is "Diminished, Delayed or Denied" During Disputes (Daily News, Aug 24, 2006)
Bronx Group Files Lawsuit To Stop New Yankee Stadium (Metro, Aug 4, 2006)
Court Says Times Must Hand Over Phone Records (NY Sun, Aug 2, 2006)
New York Lawmakers Aim To Curb Electoral College (NY Sun, Jul 31, 2006)
A national effort to institute the direct popular election of the American president is gaining momentum in the New York Legislature.
Georgia Gun Dealer Sues Bloomberg (NY Sun, Jul 21, 2006)
A Georgia gun dealer that Mayor Bloomberg sued as part of his effort to get firearms off the city's streets hit the mayor with a lawsuit of his own yesterday, saying Mr. Bloomberg slandered his business and broke federal law.
Terror Law Used Against Gang Member in Bronx (NY Times, Jul 10, 2006)
Lawyers Question Terror Cases (NY Times, Jul 9, 2006)
In New York as in Miami last month, terror cases have unfolded in which suspects have been apprehended before they have weapons or worked out many details of their alleged plots. Officials in Washington say law enforcement must step in early in these cases, but some lawyers question whether the government, in its zeal to stop terrorism, is forgetting an element central to any case: the actual intent to commit a crime. "Talk without any kind of an action means nothing," said Martin R. Stolar, a New York defense lawyer. "You start to criminalize people who are not really criminals."
In Another Victory for Advocates, Man is Released After Wrongful Rape Conviction (Daily News, Jul 7, 2006)
Kerik (Daily News, Jul 5, 2006)
Once Bernard Kerik pleaded guilty, the former police commissioner's name had to come off of a lower Manhattan jail, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. "After Bernie Kerik pleaded guilty, it was not appropriate to have that facility named after him, and I informed the [correction] commissioner of my decision and he expeditiously changed the naming of the sign," said Bloomberg.
Time May Stop (Daily News, Jul 3, 2006)
The statute of limitations on lawsuits may help the city defeat efforts by victims of the so-called Mafia Cops to bring civil actions against police department.
(Daily News, Jul 2, 2006)
Jurors who found the Mafia cops guilty three months ago said they were shocked that the judge threw out their verdict on a technicality. "It was like a slap in the face,” said one juror, a 50-year-old Long Island man.
Cop (Daily News, Jul 1, 2006)
The family of convicted Mafia Cop Louis Eppolito responded with shock and tears of joy to news a judge had overturned his conviction on charges that he committed murders for organized crime while a New York City police detective.
City's Small Schools May Be Discriminatory, Say Feds (Daily News, Jun 16, 2006)
State (Newsday, Jun 14, 2006)
Lawsuit Blames NYC And Others For Failure To Enforce The Use Of Air Masks During Ground Zero Clean-Up (NY Times, Jun 5, 2006)
State (Newsday, May 31, 2006)
City Lawyers to Fight Gay Marriage (Daily News, May 31, 2006)
Even though Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said he supports gay marriage, he expects city attorneys to argue aggressively against same-sex marriage during a hearing at the state's highest court today. "I would never want to hire lawyers that tried to lose - they will try to win," Bloomberg said, noting the lawyers believe current state law does not permit gay marriage.
State Pays $200,000 to Woman Injured by Beach Umbrella (Daily News, May 18, 2006)
Group Files Appeal to Force State to Give City Schools More Money (NY 1, Apr 19, 2006)
Landlord Sent to Jail for Housing Violations (Metro, Apr 19, 2006)
Investigators Probe Whether Brooklyn Office Stole Millions from the Dead (Daily News, Apr 10, 2006)
Court Ruling Kills Controversial 48-Hour Rule That Shielded Police (Daily News, Mar 29, 2006)
Court to Rule on Control of Hasidic Group (NY Sun, Mar 22, 2006)
Malpractice Claims Rose Against New York City Last Year (NY Times, Mar 9, 2006)
Medical malpractice claims against city-run hospitals and other municipal health care providers rose last year for the first time in five years, and cost taxpayers about $145 million in settlements and judgments, according to preliminary data compiled by the City Comptroller's Office.
Feds Pay $300 G To Settle First Lawsuit In 9/11 Sweep Of Innocent Muslims (NY Times, Feb 28, 2006)
Albany Split Over A Plan To Pick Judges (NY Times, Feb 28, 2006)
A federal court in Brooklyn found last month that the current system of picking State Supreme Court justices was unconstitutional because party bosses wield far too much power in deciding who gets to run in general elections. That forced the Legislature to grapple with replacing the current system.
But finding a fair way to select judges, who are among the most powerful but least known of elected officials, is anything but easy. Calls for more democratic judicial elections are countered by concerns that big-money politics could corrupt the system. Calls for judicial appointments are countered by concerns that cronyism could taint the bench.
Court Decision Sets Up Gay Marriage Showdown (NY Sun, Feb 17, 2006)
No System in Place to Nominate Judicial Candidates (NY Sun, Feb 15, 2006)
Voters will likely elect 25 justices to the state Supreme Court this November. But a month after a federal judge threw out a decades-old process for selecting nominees, no system is yet in place for nominating the candidates.
311 Makes it Easier to Sue City (Daily News, Feb 3, 2006)
Mayor Bloomberg's 311 information hotline may be helpful in a way he didn't plan: It could make suing the city easier. Simply reporting an incident to 311 could preserve a citizen's legal right to sue the city, according to a court ruling made public yesterday.
Feds Misled Public About Air Quality After 9/11, Judge Says (Associated Press, Feb 3, 2006)
Mistrial Declared, Defendants Get New Charges, and Corrections Officers Complain After Courtroom Melee (Daily News, Jan 24, 2006)
New Laws Go Into Effect With The New Year (Daily News, Jan 3, 2006)
State laws that went into effect with the new year include a hike in the state's minimum wage law, increase in minimum age for operating personal watercraft (Jet Skis) from 10 to 14, and new controls in lobbying.
New city laws include a ban on noise-making for moving Mister Softee trucks, ban on people under 21 from purchasing graffiti paraphernalia, new city construction required to be built using enviornmentall sound principles, etc.
Immigrant Victims of Abuse Are Illegally Denied Benefits, Lawsuit Charges (NY Times, Dec 13, 2005)
Hundreds of battered immigrant women and children are being illegally denied food stamps and other aid because of programming errors in New York welfare computers and faulty staff training, according to legal papers that poverty lawyers plan to file in federal court today.
The lawsuit is a last resort, the lawyers said, because city and state officials have failed to fix systemic problems that force many women to choose between staying safe and feeding their families, despite government policies aimed at supporting them until they can get on their feet.
Court Nixes Gay Marriages in NYC (Daily News, Dec 9, 2005)
Judge Rules NYC (Daily News, Dec 3, 2005)
The city's lawsuit against gun manufacturers was allowed to proceed yesterday, despite legislation recently signed by President Bush barring such cases.
Brooklyn Federal Judge Jack Weinstein wrote in his 111-page decision that the city's suit can go forward because the case falls within an exception contained in the new legislation.
But he acknowledged that there is "substantial ground for disagreement" and granted the defendants' approval to appeal his decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals immediately.
Federal Judge Upholds Bag Searches On Subways (NY Times, Dec 3, 2005)
Citing a "real and substantial" threat of a terrorist bombing in New York's subways, a federal judge ruled yesterday that random police searches of passengers' bags and backpacks were constitutional because they were effective in helping to prevent an attack.
Rejecting a challenge to the searches by the New York Civil Liberties Union, Judge Richard M. Berman of Federal District Court in Manhattan found that the incursion on subway passengers' privacy was minimal enough to be justified by the deterrent effect on potential terrorists.
City officials celebrated the ruling. "Common sense prevailed," Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said through a spokesman.
The civil liberties union said it would immediately appeal.
Ground Zero Memorial to be Open Round the Clock (Daily News, Nov 9, 2005)
Credentials Lacking For Nine Nominees To Brooklyn Bench (NY Sun, Nov 1, 2005)
As the Brooklyn district attorney looks into whether judges have paid to get seats on the bench, nine judicial candidates in Brooklyn have been refused the coveted seal of approval from the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
Just a week before the November 8 election, the association - which evaluated dozens of candidates for Supreme, Civil, and Surrogate's courts - rejected three candidates backed by the Democratic Party, including at least one with ties to the party's fallen chief, Clarence Norman Jr., as well as three running on the Republican or Conservative lines and three with minor party affiliations.
Group Of 9/11 Firefighters To File Suit To Be Returned To Active Duty Or Allowed To Retire On Disability (Daily News, Oct 25, 2005)
Numerous firefighters who survived 9/11 have found themselves trapped in desk jobs - too ill to battle blazes but not sick enough to qualify for disability pensions, the Daily News has learned.
A group of 30 active and retired firefighters are now preparing a class-action lawsuit to force the Fire Department to make up its mind - restore them to active duty or let them retire on disability
Landlord Group Suing To Increase Rent Hikes (Daily News, Oct 25, 2005)
A powerful group of landlords is suing the city in hopes of getting bigger rent hikes for rent-regulated apartments than those approved in June.
The Rent Stabilization Association, which represents owners of more than 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, charged the city's Rent Guidelines Board never adequately explained its reasons for the rent hike amounts.
In June, the board approved increases of 2.75% for one-year leases and 5.5% for two-year leases.
The association wanted increases closer to 6% for one-year leases and 8.5% for two-year leases.
Stadium May be Dead, but Jets (Newsday, Oct 19, 2005)
Twin Towers Were Unsafe In 1993, Jury Told (NY Times, Sep 27, 2005)
On the first day of a negligence lawsuit against the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which is being sued by hundreds of survivors, victims' families and businesses disrupted by the attack, secret service agent Jan Gilhooly was presented as an expert of sorts, a vigilant veteran of the elite presidential guard who worked in the twin towers and claimed to be constantly worried for his safety. He is also a plaintiff against the Port Authority, then the owners of the complex.
As the first witness in what is expected to be a sprawling trial, Mr. Gilhooly testified that the garage was stunningly unguarded, open to anyone with a vehicle.
New York Won't Change Way it Uses Eminent Domain, Says City Lawyer (Newsday, Sep 21, 2005)
Trail Begins In Lawsuit Against Port Authority For 1993 World Trade Center Bombing (NY Times, Sep 20, 2005)
1993 WTC Attack Lawsuit Could Cost Port Authority Millions (Daily News, Sep 19, 2005)
Indicted Brooklyn Boss Said to Be Picking New Surrogate's Court Judge (Daily News, Sep 16, 2005)
Court Rules That Low Income Immigrants Must Receive Same Benefits as Citizens (NY Times, Aug 19, 2005)
Court Rules NYC Can Sue India And Mongolia For $25 M In Unpaid Property Taxes (Daily News, Jul 12, 2005)
Anti-Begging Law Ruled Unconstitutional In 1992 Still Being Used To Arrest Hundreds (Daily News, Jul 5, 2005)
An anti-begging law ruled unconstitutional in 1992 has since been used in more than 1,800 arrests and prosecutions statewide, a Daily News analysis of court data found
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