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How New York Leads on Criminal-Justice Reform

President Obama spoke to the nation Wednesday, July 15, about a problem facing all citizens — the continued lack of confidence in our...

City Council Holds Hearing to Examine the NY Bail System

The Courts & Legal Services Committee and the Fire & Criminal Justice Services Committee recently held a joint hearing, ‘Examining the New York...

NYC Court Rules Airline Employees Not Liable For Misrepresenting Bomb Threats

An appeals court ruled Thursday, July 16, airline employees won’t be liable for misrepresenting a passenger’s reference to a bomb threat when they...

Clearing a Path for a Better Future

An exclusive interview with Audrey Pheffer – Queens County Clerk As I walked up the stairs to the Queens County Courthouse in Jamaica...

Jewish Groups React to SCOTUS Decision on Same Sex Marriage

In a historic landmark decision on Friday, June 27, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is protected under the Constitution. Now same-sex couples...

IRS Loses Key Decision in Discrimination Case Against Z Street

On Friday, June 19, the Internal Revenue Service lost an important lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, and they lost it...

US Court Will Hear Suit of Muslims Rounded Up After 9/11

A lawsuit filed by Muslims against their arrests following the 9/11 terror attacks has been accepted by a federal court in the United...

Former Al Jazeera America Journalist Sues Network Over Bias

During Gaza War channel's mission was to cast Israel as the villain, stress Mus-lim point of view, she says The former head of...

LA Judge Refuses to Order the Return of Painting Taken From Jews in WWII

During the Holocaust, the Nazi not only unlawfully detained Jews in addition to many other minorities, but they also obliterated their communities and...

Circuit Court Issues Stay on Lower Court’s D.C. Gun Carry Ruling

Stay allows controversial ‘good reason’ clause to go back into effect The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit...

Canada Top Court Rules Marijuana Cookies, Teas Legal

Previous law restricted medical marijuana to 'dried' pot leaves that could only be smoked Canada's Supreme Court on Thursday expanded the definition of...

US Supreme Court Backs Obama on ‘Jerusalem Passport’

The US Supreme Court on Monday, June 8, sided with US President Barack Obama and criticized Congress for "overstepping its bounds" when it...

Bklyn Judge Weinstein has Tutorial on Flushable Wipes to Decide Suits

Before making a decision regarding the status of flushable wipes class-action lawsuits, Federal Judge Jack Weinstein schedules a courtroom tutorial to learn all...

Disbarred Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Stealing Client Escrow Funds

Defendant Will Be Sentenced To One Year in Jail and Make $280,000 Restitution On June 4, Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson announced that...

US Prosecutors Attend Manhattan DA’s Intelligence-Driven Symposium

Two-Day Conference Presented by DANY Academy, Which Hosts Internal and External Trainings, Information-Sharing, and Educational Forums The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is hosting...

Major Victory against BDS: Supreme Court Reverses Olympia Food Co-op Decision

This past Thursday, May 28, in a 9-0 vote, the Washington State Supreme Court vacated a lower court's dismissal of a lawsuit filed...

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