A three-judge panel temporarily halted a lower court’s ruling blocking a section of the law, the third such stay the panel has issued this month. Source: New York Times
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Trump Might Escape E. Jean Carroll’s Suit Because He Was President
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2022
E. Jean Carroll’s case may fail thanks to broad protections granted to federal officials and employees. She still plans to file a separate suit accusing the ex-president of rape. Source: New York Times
A judge on New York State’s highest court is unvaccinated and could be removed from the bench.
By Gotham Rex on March 22, 2022
Since September, court employees have had the chance to either get vaccinated or apply for a religious or medical exemption. Monday marked the end of the review process for those applications. Source: New York Times
States Appeal Decision to Throw Out Their Facebook Antitrust Case
By Gotham Rex on January 14, 2022
The states’ central claim is that Facebook acquired competitors — particularly Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 — in a predatory manner, by crushing competition. Source: New York Times
New Wrinkle in Ghislaine Maxwell Trial as Judge May Be Promoted
By Gotham Rex on November 16, 2021
Senator Chuck Schumer will recommend Judge Alison J. Nathan for a seat on a federal appeals court, but the fraught case could put her in an unusual predicament. Source: New York Times
Ghislaine Maxwell Trial: New Wrinkle as Judge May Be Promoted
By Gotham Rex on November 16, 2021
Senator Chuck Schumer will recommend Judge Alison J. Nathan for a seat on a federal appeals court, but the fraught case could put her in an unusual predicament. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C.'s Vaccine Mandate for Teachers Is Delayed by a Court
By Gotham Rex on September 25, 2021
The mandate, which affects well over 150,000 people working in the nation’s largest school system, was set to go into effect on Monday at midnight. Source: New York Times
Manhattan D.A. Can Obtain Trump’s Tax Returns, Judges Rule
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2020
The dispute will now likely head to the Supreme Court for a second time. Source: New York Times
Trump Could Be Investigated for Tax Fraud, D.A. Says for First Time
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2020
The assertion by the Manhattan district attorney offered rare insight into the office’s investigation of the president and his businesses. Source: New York Times
Trump Accuses Judge of ‘Stacking the Deck’ Against Him in Tax Ruling
By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2020
The president is appealing an order that allowed his tax returns and other financial records to be released to the Manhattan district attorney. Source: New York Times