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State’s high court declines to hear appeal of case that struck down ‘even-year election law’
Local elections across New York State will continue to take place in odd-numbered years — at least for now — as a legal ...
US Cities Seeking to Ban Natural Gas in New Buildings Just Got a Big Win in Court
After a string of discouraging rulings for other cities, a court upheld NYC’s efforts to decarbonize its buildings.
New York City Can’t Allow Noncitizens to Vote, Top State Court Rules
The Court of Appeals upheld a lower-court ruling that had declared unconstitutional the city’s bid to allow noncitizens to ...
New York’s top court strikes down NYC noncitizen voting law after protracted legal battle
After a legal battle spanning more than three years, New York’s top court on Thursday struck down a city law as ...
New York Appeals Court Blocks NYC Noncitizen Voting Law, Siding with Republicans
If the legal challenge failed, more than 800,000 green card holders would have been allowed to vote in local elections, such ...
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Civil Procedure Updates to Know in New York for 2025
In 2025, get ready for a whirlwind of updates across the state. From personal jurisdiction to discovery and beyond, some ...
Appeals Court Allows Musk to Keep Pushing Steep Cuts at U.S.A.I.D.
The appeals court panel said that whatever influence Elon Musk and DOGE had, it was ultimately agency officials who had signed off on the various moves to gut the agency.
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The Death of (Special) Duty? NYS Court of Appeals Creates “New” Exception to Long-Standing Limitation on Municipal Liability
In Feb. 2025, the New York State Court of Appeals issued a decision in the case Weisbrod-Moore v. Cayuga County (2025 NY Slip Op 00903) that has ...
New York’s top court dismisses sexual abuse lawsuit, sparking criticism from advocates
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A lawsuit against New York alleging sexual abuse decades ago was tossed out by the state’s top court ...