The judge said the administration had to decide by Jan. 5 whether it wanted to “facilitate” the men’s return to the United States or let them contest their initial removals in the federal courts. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Supreme Court (US)”
Supreme Court Questions N.Y. Ban on Religious Exemptions for Vaccines
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court directed a lower court to review the ban, which applies to strict vaccine requirements in New York schools. Source: New York Times
Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of N.J. in Dispute Over Anti-Abortion Center Donor Records
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2025
A majority of the justices appeared supportive of arguments by a crisis pregnancy center that it should be able to challenge a subpoena from the state’s attorney general in federal court. Source: New York Times
In Patz Case, Manhattan Prosecutors Ask for Months to Decide on Retrial
By Gotham Rex on October 14, 2025
The district attorney is searching for witnesses and plans to ask the Supreme Court to consider the Etan Patz case. A defense lawyer for the man accused in the killing says they’re dawdling. Source: New York Times
Catholic School Teacher Says She Was Suspended for Surrogate Pregnancy
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2025
Jadira Bonilla, a kindergarten teacher at a Catholic school in southern New Jersey, was told she might have violated her contract, according to an email shared with The New York Times. 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
Corruption Charges Dismissed Against Ex-Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2022
A federal judge in Manhattan ruled that prosecutors failed to demonstrate an “explicit quid pro quo” that must underpin the bribery charges against Mr. Benjamin. Source: New York Times
Supreme Court Seems Poised to Limit Public Corruption Cases
By Gotham Rex on November 28, 2022
The fraud convictions of Joseph Percoco, a former aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York, and Louis Ciminelli, a contractor in Buffalo, appeared likely to be overturned. Source: New York Times
New York’s Gun Law, Already in Jeopardy, Is Dealt Another Blow
By Gotham Rex on October 21, 2022
A judge temporarily blocked a ban on carrying firearms in houses of worship that was included in a state law passed after the Supreme Court struck down century-old restrictions. Source: New York Times
Why New Jersey Is Weighing a New Bill to Curb Guns
By Gotham Rex on October 14, 2022
Since the Supreme Court overturned stringent gun laws in several states, 300,000 residents of New Jersey have applied for permits to carry guns in public. Source: New York Times
Federal Judge Blocks N.Y. Gun Law, Finding Much of It Unconstitutional
By Gotham Rex on October 6, 2022
The order, issued by Judge Glenn T. Suddaby, found that the state’s new restrictions on carrying guns in public trampled on the rights of New Yorkers. Source: New York Times
Yeshiva University Halts All Student Clubs to Block L.G.B.T.Q. Group
By Gotham Rex on September 16, 2022
Earlier in the week, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a ruling to stand for now that required the university to recognize the group. Source: New York Times
Supreme Court Says Yeshiva University Must Allow L.G.B.T. Group as Case Proceeds
By Gotham Rex on September 14, 2022
By a 5-to-4 vote, the court refused to block a trial judge’s ruling that required the university to recognize the group under New York City’s anti-discrimination law. Source: New York Times
Can Trump Take the Fifth in a Civil Case?
By Gotham Rex on August 10, 2022
The constitutional amendment establishes protection against self-incrimination in criminal cases, but it can be invoked in other contexts. Source: New York Times
Some Women Turn to Self-Managed Abortion as Access Recedes
By Gotham Rex on August 7, 2022
Information and medications needed to end a pregnancy are increasingly available outside the health care system. Source: New York Times