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Death penalty off table in federal trial of alleged Midtown assassin Luigi Mangione for killing of healthcare CEO

Posted on January 30, 2026

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Corrupt ex-cop pleads guilty to charges in drug trafficking scheme

Posted on January 29, 2026

Luigi Mangione pictured being escorted by detectives at Manhattan Federal Court in December 2024.

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Man arrested after allegedly trying to free Luigi Mangione from Brooklyn lockup

Posted on January 29, 2026

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Manhattan DA pushes for Mangione’s state trial to start July 1st

Posted on January 29, 2026

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Expert Analysis | After one year of NYC congestion pricing, the mobility jury is still out

Posted on January 29, 2026

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Linda Sun’s defense reveals that they have not been paid, warns they may have to withdraw for retrial

Posted on January 29, 2026

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Congestion pricing: Judge grills Trump administration lawyers at hearing over fate of Manhattan toll and traffic program

Posted on January 28, 2026

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Accusers recall Alexander brothers allegedly luring them to lavish outings and raping them during trial testimony

Posted on January 28, 2026

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Manhattan appellate court upholds legality of speed camera tickets after years-long battle

Posted on January 28, 2026

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Op-Ed | Opening shots miss the mark in Alexander brothers trial

Posted on January 28, 2026

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Op-Ed | Calling everything fraud: How repealing the Scaffold Law became a strategy, not a reform

Posted on January 27, 2026

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Attorney for real estate mogul Alexander brothers in sex trafficking trial opening: clients may be ‘a**holes,’ but not criminals

Posted on January 27, 2026

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Ex-CIA officer Nicholas Deml to take over Rikers Island jail operations

Posted on January 27, 2026

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Judiciary’s $3.2 billion budget ask aimed at staffing up courts

Posted on January 26, 2026

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Op-Ed | The murder of Alex Pretti and the government’s response

Posted on January 26, 2026

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New York courthouses closed statewide Monday due to inclement weather

Posted on January 25, 2026

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Delivery worker wage laws beat challenges by DoorDash, Uber, Instacart

Posted on January 23, 2026

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Florida woman files new federal rape suit against Alexander brothers days before sex trafficking trial in NYC

Posted on January 23, 2026

Luigi Mangione’s lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo arrives at the Manhattan Federal Courthouse in New York City

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Mangione trial set for September as judge probes arrest protocol

Posted on January 23, 2026

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Jury instructions, sex trafficking definitions and emotions: Experts weigh what’s ahead in Alexander brothers trial

Posted on January 23, 2026

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‘The department is burning’: Fired DOJ attorneys say federal justice in crisis under Trump

Posted on January 22, 2026

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Gov. Hochul appoints new judges to Brooklyn, Albany appellate courts

Posted on January 22, 2026

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Manhattan judge orders state to redraw NYC’s lone Republican Congressional district

Posted on January 22, 2026

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Congress’ budget plan fills gaps in 9/11 survivor health program funding

Posted on January 21, 2026

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‘We depend on you’: Brooklyn appeals court honors its court officers

Posted on January 21, 2026

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Op-Ed | Prosecuting the ICE agent who killed Renee Good

Posted on January 21, 2026

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What is the difference between the mayor’s corporation counsel and chief counsel?

Posted on January 20, 2026

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DOC transfers person directly to ICE custody without judicial warrant, violates sanctuary city law, attorneys say

Posted on January 19, 2026

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At State Bar panel, workers comp fraud litigator tells attorneys to document everything

Posted on January 19, 2026

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Op-Ed | Justice delayed in Minneapolis: Why are state prosecutors standing still after Renee Good’s death?

Posted on January 19, 2026

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Has the constitutional order failed? Experts suggest U.S. is witnessing institutional collapse at New York state bar summit

Posted on January 16, 2026

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Chelsea residents sue to block NYCHA demolition, rebuild

Posted on January 16, 2026

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Veteran attorney, former Adams deputy Randy Mastro gets new law firm gig

Posted on January 15, 2026

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Statewide matrimonial judge tells family attorneys to lower the heat in litigation

Posted on January 15, 2026

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Kate Whiteman, first woman to accuse Alexander brothers of sexual assault, found dead before trial set to start

Posted on January 15, 2026

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Former Fordham player named in federal indictment of NCAA point-shaving scheme

Posted on January 15, 2026

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Gang sign testimony deemed fair play for attempted murder conviction

Posted on January 15, 2026

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Alexander brothers fight new sex assault charge days before trial

Posted on January 15, 2026

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NYPD on trial: Sergeant accused of murdering man in the Bronx with cooler is first cop prosecuted in more than a decade

Posted on January 14, 2026

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Former NYPD commissioner who filed whistleblower complaint against city sues Eric Adams for defamation

Posted on January 14, 2026

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Bragg names crypto crime as a top target of his second term

Posted on January 14, 2026

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Op-Ed | Do rehabilitation programs in prison help, both legally and personally?

Posted on January 14, 2026

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Court reverses policy that allows NYC DOE to supersede attorney-client privilege of its employees

Posted on January 14, 2026

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‘Slippery slope’: Brandishing BB gun in robbery can yield first-degree charge, appeals court rules

Posted on January 13, 2026

Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann, right, appears in front of Judge Tim Mazzei alongside his attorney, Michael J. Brown, at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026.

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Alleged Gilgo Beach killer trial to start in September ‘come hell or high water,’ judge says

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From Civil Court to Supreme Court: Brooklyn’s Jill Epstein sworn in

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Expert Analysis | New York issues four year-end employment law changes

Posted on January 13, 2026

Luigi Mangione appears in federal court for murder of insurance executive, in New York City

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Judge calls for evidence hearing in Luigi Mangione federal case

Posted on January 12, 2026

More from around NYC

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‘Even if you have your own home, it can kill you’: Evergreen Gardens tenants detail dangerous living conditions

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Navi Education raises nearly $2,000 for premature infants and their families at NewYork-Presbyterian hospital in Flushing

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Light, sound and street life collide in new Fulton Mall art installation through March 16

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Federal agents arrest Don Lemon in connection with St. Paul church protest