Survivors of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel accused the United Nations Relief and Works Agency of helping fund Hamas. The federal judge in Manhattan found that the agency has immunity. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Suits and Litigation (Civil)”
U.S. Sues Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Who Protested Outside Synagogue
By Gotham Rex on September 29, 2025
The Justice Department sued participants in a confrontation at a New Jersey synagogue that devolved into violence. An official said there might be more such cases to come. Source: New York Times
Halligan, Trump’s Chosen Prosecutor, Takes Over Comey and James Cases
By Gotham Rex on September 22, 2025
The president is pushing up against the statute of limitations in his pursuit of charges against a former F.B.I. director, and also wants the attorney general of New York and a California senator prosecuted. Source: New York Times
Judge Steps Up Pressure on ICE to Fix Conditions in N.Y.C. Holding Cells
By Gotham Rex on September 17, 2025
Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said he was intervening to protect migrants from being detained in potentially “unconstitutional and inhumane” circumstances at 26 Federal Plaza. Source: New York Times
Fired Prosecutor Challenges Trump’s Claims to Sweeping Power in Lawsuit
By Gotham Rex on September 15, 2025
The Justice Department gave no reason for its dismissal of Maurene Comey, a longtime federal prosecutor in Manhattan and the daughter of the former F.B.I. director, James Comey. Source: New York Times
Woman Accusing Eric Adams of Assault Wrote About It Years Ago, Filing Says
By Gotham Rex on August 19, 2024
A former Transit Police Department colleague of the mayor said she told seven people years ago that he had sexually assaulted her in 1993, according to new court filings. Source: New York Times
New Jersey Ballot Design for Senate Primary Challenged by Federal Judge
By Gotham Rex on March 29, 2024
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
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