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Plan for Expanded Taxi-Hailing Service Reinstated
The 6-0 decision by the Court of Appeals allows the city to issue up to 18,000 “hail licenses” for livery cabs in northern Manhattan and the other boroughs, upholding a cornerstone of Mayor Michael R....
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Brooke Astor’s elderly son heading to the slammer after judge denies appeal
The elderly son of the late Brooke Astor will soon be wearing prison stripes after the state’s highest court turned down his plea for an appeal. Anthony Marshall, 88, petitioned the Court of Appeals...
View ArticleCourt of Appeals upholds conviction of Clay man who killed Fulton toddler
Fulton, NY — A Clay man who was convicted of killing a 15-month-old Fulton boy in 2008 will remain in prison. The New York State Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, issued a decision Tuesday...
View ArticleCourt of Appeals upholds conviction of Clay man who killed Fulton toddler
Fulton, NY — A Clay man who was convicted of killing a 15-month-old Fulton boy in 2008 will remain in prison. The New York State Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, issued a decision Tuesday...
View ArticleDrunk and depraved
For going on a 10-hour binge, for getting behind the wheel of a pickup truck blind drunk, for driving the wrong way on a parkway, and for smashing into a wedding-party limousine, killing 7-year-old...
View ArticleNew York cities, counties can issue pistol permits to part-time residents,...
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s highest court says people who live only part-time in the state can get handgun licenses here. The Court of Appeals says New York pistol permits, which are issued by cities or...
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New York Soda Ban to Go Before State’s Top Court
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s ballyhooed and much-criticized attempt to limit the size of sugary drinks in New York City is set to be reviewed by the state’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, the...
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Editorial: For Extending New York’s Judicial Terms
Under the plan, members of New York’s Supreme Court — comprising the state’s primary trial court and the intermediate appellate court — would be eligible to serve up to five more two-year terms once...
View ArticleCourt blocks & boots judge on NYPD stop-and-frisk
She’s out! A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked Manhattan federal Judge Shira Scheindlin’s controversial ruling requiring restrictions on the use of stop-and-frisk by cops but didn’t stop there...
View ArticleCourt blocks & boots judge on NYPD stop-frisk
She’s out! A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked Manhattan federal Judge Shira Scheindlin’s controversial ruling requiring restrictions on the use of stop-and-frisk by cops but didn’t stop there...
View ArticleNY’s highest court judges should stay another decade
This coming Tuesday, New Yorkers will be asked to vote on an amendment to the state Constitution that would raise the mandatory retirement age to 80 for judges on its top courts. We find it a...
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Judges Must Warn About Deportation, New York Appeals Court Rules
In a 5-to-2 decision, the Court of Appeals overturned its 1995 ruling that deportation is a “collateral consequence” of a guilty plea, and so judges need not warn foreign defendants it might happen....
View ArticleNYC hotel tax applies to booking services, not just hotels: court
ALBANY — The state’s top court says New York City can impose its nearly 6 percent hotel occupancy tax on booking services. The Court of Appeals says state lawmakers in 1970 gave the city broad...
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City Erred in Putting Shelter Rules Into Effect, Court Rules
The decision by the Court of Appeals is the third ruling that strikes down the new eligibility screening, which advocates for the homeless argue would violate New York City’s legal mandate to provide...
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