The ruling is expected to abolish a practice that has allowed the state’s Democratic and Republican political machines to flourish. Source: New York Times
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Judge Threatens to Eject Trump From Carroll Trial After His Complaints
By Gotham Rex on January 18, 2024
The former president’s right to be at his trial “can be forfeited,” the judge warned. E. Jean Carroll is seeking at least $10 million in damages for his denials that he sexually assaulted her. Source: New York Times
George Floyd Protesters to Receive $13 Million From New York
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2023
The city settled a major class-action lawsuit that said unlawful police tactics had violated the rights of more than 1,000 people who protested after Mr. Floyd’s killing. Source: New York Times
Police Officers May No Longer Hold People to Check for Warrants
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2022
A settlement filed Friday will bar N.Y.P.D. officers from detaining people at length as they check databases for reasons to arrest them. Source: New York Times
Letitia James Is Accused of Protecting Aide From Harassment Allegations
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2022
Sofia Quintanar, who accused Ms. James’s former chief of staff of sexual harassment, said the office should have known that he had a “propensity to sexually harass” women. Source: New York Times
Trump Organization Was Held in Contempt After Secret Trial Last Year
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2022
The company was fined $4,000 after failing to turn over documents. The case is one of several in which investigators have found the ex-president or his company loath to hand over papers. Source: New York Times
New York’s New Gun Law Remains Intact for Now After Appeals Court Ruling
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2022
A three-judge panel temporarily halted a lower court’s ruling blocking a section of the law, the third such stay the panel has issued this month. Source: New York Times
Scott Stringer Sues for Defamation Over Sexual Assault Claim
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2022
Mr. Stringer, the former New York City comptroller, said that a woman’s claims of sexual assault were lies and caused “irreparable harm” as he ran for mayor. Source: New York Times
Mayor Adams Promotes Women to Fill 2 Key First-Term Departures
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2022
In naming a new chief of staff and first deputy mayor, Eric Adams drew his inner circle closer by choosing two longtime loyalists. Source: New York Times
New York to Pay as Much as $300 Million for Release Delays at Rikers
By Gotham Rex on November 29, 2022
Detainees at the jail complex were held for hours or days after they made bail. Each one is now due $3,500, according to a legal settlement. Source: New York Times
Court Leaves New York City School Budget Cuts in Place
By Gotham Rex on November 22, 2022
An appellate court found that the city violated the law but said revisiting the budget this far into the year would be too disruptive. Source: New York Times
Does Fusion Voting Offer Americans a Way Out of the Partisan Morass?
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2022
A new push by nonprofit groups hopes to revive the practice in New Jersey and possibly elsewhere across the country. Source: New York Times
Report Tracking Rikers Jail Violence Will Be Hidden, Judge Orders
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2022
A monitor appointed to oversee the jails said the information should be held in confidence so that it is not taken out of “context.” Source: New York Times
Writer Who Accused Trump of Rape to File New Defamation Lawsuit
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2022
E. Jean Carroll, whose first defamation lawsuit faced challenges because Donald J. Trump was then the president, will sue him again over similar statements he made after leaving office. Source: New York Times
Hundreds of Women Set to Sue New York Over Prison Sex Abuse Allegations
By Gotham Rex on November 16, 2022
A law that takes effect on Nov. 24 allows people to sue over years-old assaults long past the criminal statute of limitations. Source: New York Times