LIRR adding extra trains, LI courts close early
The Long Island Rail Road is advising commuters in New York City to get an early start home as a snowstorm batters the region.
View ArticleCourt tosses Smithtown’s Sonic smackdown
Judge Daniel Martin ruled on March 25 that the Smithtown BZA had “improperly bowed to community pressure” in its determination.
View ArticleGM, lawyers fight over bankruptcy protections
General Motors is asking a U.S. bankruptcy court to shield it from legal claims for actions that took place before the company's 2009 bankruptcy.
View ArticlePrudenti: State’s byzantine court system urgently needs reform
Opinion: New York’s haphazard, byzantine court system — with 11 different trial courts — is needlessly complicated, ridiculously inefficient and patently illogical.
View ArticleNew York courts to expand gender options on jury documents
New York's court system is planning to expand the gender options on jury documents to be more inclusive of people who do not identify as male or female.
View ArticleJudge greenlights suit challenging ICE arrests at NY courts
The lawsuit contended that ICE arrests in courthouses have skyrocketed since President Donald Trump took office.
View ArticlePrudenti: Juror misconduct is a threat to criminal justice system
Opinion: We are seeing far too many cases where jurors — despite very clear instructions from the judge and regardless of the solemn oath they took — are recklessly undermining the very bedrock of our...
View ArticlePrudenti: On bail reform, it’s time to trust our judges
Opinion: Like so much in public discourse these days, the debate over New York State’s bail reform measure has devolved into a partisan shouting match.
View ArticlePrudenti: Courts, legal pros responding heroically to legal pandemic
Opinion: Judges and attorneys are, at their core, crisis managers.
View ArticleState suspends jury selection as virus spreads
Jury selection in the state's court system will stop Monday, though ongoing criminal and civil trials will continue to their conclusions.
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