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Alvin Bragg speaks while celebrating win in Manhattan District Attorney primary

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2025 Elections: Alvin Bragg cruises in Democratic primary as Manhattan DA seeks second term

Posted on June 25, 2025

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Op-Ed | Long Island City’s Future? The “OneLIC” Neighborhood Plan

Posted on June 19, 2025

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Op-Ed | To Travel or Not to Travel: Navigating U.S. Border During Heightened Immigration Enforcement

Posted on June 19, 2025

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From the shelter system to the judicial system: Judge Raymond Fernandez shares his story

Posted on June 19, 2025

Brad Lander being arrested by ICE officials

2025 Mayor’s Race

Brad Lander arrest is ‘abuse of power’ by ICE and feds, NYC mayoral candidates and organizations say

Posted on June 17, 2025

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Judicial task force seeks to expand court system’s mental health services

Posted on June 12, 2025

Court Canines

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Top problem-solving Judge Debra Young is fine-tuning the courts’ restorative practices

Posted on June 12, 2025

ICE agent at Manhattan immigration court

Legal Aid Society condemns ICE raids at NYC immigration courts

Posted on June 10, 2025

Police Stop Car

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Op-Ed | Does an Occupant of a Car Have a Reduced Expectation of Privacy from Unreasonable Searches by the Police?

Posted on June 10, 2025

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Op-Ed | Endless Fines & Tolls for the NYC Bus Industry

Posted on June 10, 2025

City Comptroller Brad Lander speaking at podium

2025 Mayor’s Race

‘Arbitrary cruelty’: Lander slams ICE court house detentions, observes immigration hearings

Posted on June 5, 2025

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Graduating law school students enter career at uncertain moment

Posted on June 4, 2025

President Victoria Wickman, And Adam Schiff.

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U.S. Sen. Schiff headlines NYSTLA ceremony

Posted on June 2, 2025

The exterior of Barclays Center in Brooklyn: A woman is suing the arena and affiliated companies, claiming she was seriously injured during a panic-induced crowd surge in May 2022.

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Woman trampled, ‘permanently injured’ in Barclays Center false alarm panic: lawsuit

Posted on June 2, 2025

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Op-Ed | Recent Decision Should Guide Athletes, Institutions and the NCAA

Posted on June 2, 2025

New York City Hall.

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Op-Ed | Thinking About Think Tanks and New York City Politics

Posted on June 2, 2025

Queens Council Member Nantasha Williams joined advocates in calling for an increased Commission on Human Rights budget for fiscal year 2026.

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Advocates rally at City Hall for increased Human Rights Commission funding

Posted on May 30, 2025

Congress member Dan Goldman speaks about ICE raids

‘Gestapo-like behavior’: Goldman condemns ICE detentions at NYC court appearances

Posted on May 29, 2025

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Treatment Courts offer a second chance instead of jail

Posted on May 29, 2025

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Brooklyn Law School dean wants students to act as problem solvers

Posted on May 29, 2025

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On the eve of merger, Kramer Levin reflects on its transformative role in real estate law

Posted on May 29, 2025

Haitian migrants arriving in Haiti

Federal judge set to rule on Haitian TPS case within a week

Posted on May 28, 2025

If approved, the legislation would mandate legal consultation for minors before they waive their Miranda rights after being taken into police custody.

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State Assembly passes #Right2RemainSilent Act aiming to ensure juvenile suspects receive legal counsel before police interrogation

Posted on May 28, 2025

Haitian refugees departing an airplane

Haitian TPS holders to present arguments in lawsuit against Trump administration

Posted on May 27, 2025

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Op-Ed | ULURP: Respecting the Role of the City Council

Posted on May 22, 2025

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Second Department Appellate Court honors Asian-American public servants

Posted on May 22, 2025

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Survey says fraught political moment explains bump in law school applicants

Posted on May 21, 2025

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Top New York City judge Adam Silvera embraces conflict resolution to address court backlog

Posted on May 21, 2025

Pope white smoke

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Op-Ed | Democracy Defender: The Pope, the Oscars and Open Primaries

Posted on May 14, 2025

Center, New York Attorney General Letitia James

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AG James vows to claw back HHS cuts in recent event on her fight for the ‘rule of law’

Posted on May 14, 2025

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Staten Island’s top judge brings his roots and creativity to new role

Posted on May 14, 2025

Staten Island DA Michael McMahon

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How the Staten Island DA’s progressive opioid policy created friction with the ‘idealistic’ legislature

Posted on May 8, 2025

Lawyers at Foley Square for Law Day Rally against Trump.

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Hundreds of lawyers converge on Foley Square in ‘break-the-glass’ moment for the rule of law in second Trump era

Posted on May 1, 2025

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SUNY’s top lawyer outlines fight against Trump’s education policies

Posted on April 30, 2025

Jasmine Alford, alumni artist at Artistic Noise, poses in front of her painting at Midtown courthouse

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Midtown courthouse art installation reflects optimism of service-based model

Posted on April 30, 2025

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A ‘Daughter of the Bronx,’ Administrative Judge Richardson brings lessons from family court to her therapeutic approach

Posted on April 24, 2025

Who is New York's potential acting mayor? Jumaane Williams could take the reins as mayor if Mayor Eric Adams steps down or is cast out before March 26.

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Op-Ed | When the Mayor’s Away, Who’s in Play?

Posted on April 23, 2025

Muhammad Faridi, president of the New York City Bar Association, delivers remarks on the importance of judicial independence at the association’s Manhattan headquarters, Monday, April 21,

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NYC Bar President sounds alarm on political threats to judicial independence: ‘it must not be normalized’

Posted on April 23, 2025

Rally in Manhattan to protect the rule of law

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Op-ed | Why lawyers are rallying for the rule of law on May 1 – and why you should join them

Posted on April 21, 2025

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New York Law School dean centers approach on the economic heart of the Big Apple

Posted on April 16, 2025

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The Brooklyn Bar Association celebrates new judges, scholarship winners

Posted on April 16, 2025

Mayor Adams speaking at a Bronx church

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Op-ed | The Mayor’s ‘Independent’ Candidacy

Posted on April 11, 2025

Patrick Timmins

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Democratic challenger to DA Bragg vows crackdown on ‘bullies and bad guys’ evading subway fares

Posted on April 11, 2025

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Brooklyn DA Gonzalez pitches his case-by-case progressivism for third term

Posted on April 11, 2025

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Bar associations take on Trump’s attacks on Big Law, but what’s next?

Posted on April 7, 2025

Yellow taxis in Times Square.

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Op-ed | It’s time for the NYC Council to reduce additional no-fault insurance for taxis and for-hire vehicles

Posted on April 2, 2025

Aerial view of New York City skyline at night

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Op-ed | The Invisible Hand of the New York City Budget Director

Posted on April 2, 2025

First Latina Bronx County Clerk Ischia Bravo

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First Latina Bronx County Clerk Ischia Bravo

Posted on April 1, 2025

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PBA: Suspect stomped on officer’s face during Bronx robbery because he was NYPD

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Laurelton Playground reopens after five-year, $4.1 million renovation, just in time for summer

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88th Precinct: Thief steals from public school

"MENERGY: Gay Male Magazines of the 1940s-1980s" is on exhibit at the Jefferson Market Library, 425 Sixth Avenue in Manhattan, through July 31.

‘Menergy’ exhibition brings 1940s-1980s gay magazines out of the closet