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New York Court of Appeals allows lawsuit alleging racial property tax disparities in New York City to go forward

JURIST

MARCH 20, 2024

The New York Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a lawsuit from Tax Equity Now New York (TENNY), which alleges disparities in the New York City property tax system are disproportionately burdening low-income and majority-people-of-color neighborhoods, can go forward in the New York state courts.

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New York appeals court finds law granting non-citizens voting rights is unconstitutional

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

A New York appeals court ruled that a New York City law granting non-citizens the power to vote was unconstitutional. It was estimated that the law would allow more than 800,000 non-citizens the ability to vote in New York City local elections, prior to the court’s Wednesday ruling.

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Federal court rules New York correctional facility must provide prescription methadone to inmates

JURIST

MAY 18, 2022

The US District Court for the Northern District of New York Monday issued an order which granted a preliminary injunction allowing non-pregnant inmates with opioid use disorders the Jefferson County Correctional Facility to access methadone prescriptions.

New York Court of Appeals allows lawsuit alleging racial property tax disparities in New York City to go forward

New York appeals court finds law granting non-citizens voting rights is unconstitutional

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Federal court rules New York correctional facility must provide prescription methadone to inmates

New York passes new gun law in response to US Supreme Court ruling

“New York can continue to enforce state gun control law, appeals court rules”

Federal appeals court rules Seneca Nation owes New York State years of casino revenue sharing payments

Federal appeals court denies New York healthcare workers religious exemption to COVID-19 vaccine mandate

“Abortion in Arizona set to be illegal in nearly all circumstances, state high court rules”

“Justice Sotomayor, for now, stops lower court ruling for LGBTQ group; Yeshiva University, a religious school in New York, asked the justices to intervene after a state court said it must provide the group with access to certain facilities”

Federal Judge Strikes Down Parts of New York Gun Law

New York Adds ‘Gun Free Zones’ After Supreme Court Ruling

“New York Officials Fear Supreme Court Ruling Will Mean More Gun Crime; The Supreme Court is expected to rule on — and possibly overturn — a century-old law that allows local officials great discretion over who can carry a handgun”

“Does Having a Gun Make a Person Suspicious? Courts Aren’t Sure Now. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could allow more New Yorkers to carry guns is raising thorny questions and has jeopardized at least one case so far.”

“In Death Penalty Cases, a Texas Court Tests the Supreme Court’s Patience; The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, one law professor said, treats Supreme Court rulings as ‘optional guideposts rather than the commands of a higher tribunal’”

Federal court rules Turkey cannot recover ancient idol from hedge fund billionaire

“New York Fights Back on Guns and Abortion After Supreme Court Rulings; Lawmakers passed measures that would prohibit concealed weapons in many public places, as well as an amendment that would initiate the process of enshrining the right to abortion in the state constitution”

NYT: pro-life minister, activist was informed of 2014 US Supreme Court ruling before publication

US appeals court rules that Second Amendment protects non-violent offenders from federal firearm bans

New York Ruling Still Leaves Door Open for Gun Control: Study

“NYC to put up ‘gun free zone’ signs throughout Times Square after Supreme Court ruling”

Delaware court rules Fox Corp. must face election coverage defamation lawsuit

“Man Convicted of Nonviolent Crime Can Own Gun, U.S. Court Rules; The decision, which national groups had been closely watching, was a potential setback to gun regulations spurred by a Supreme Court ruling last year that vastly expanded the right to bear arms”

No Coverage For Pandemic Losses, NY Top Court Rules

US Supreme Court rules Yeshiva University must recognize LGBTQ student group pending state-level appeal

“SC Supreme Court rules state’s contested 6-week abortion ban is constitutional, can go into effect”

South Carolina High Court Rules Right to Abortion Constitutionally Protected

“Anti-Affirmative Action Group Sues West Point Over Admissions Policy; The Supreme Court ruling barring race-conscious admissions at civilian colleges should apply to the U.S. Military Academy as well, the lawsuit argues”

“A Supreme Court Ruling Against Vaccine Mandates Could Be Disastrous for Public Health”

“Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Woman Who Sought Court-Approved Abortion; Hours before the ruling, a group representing the woman, whose fetus received a fatal diagnosis, said she was leaving Texas for an abortion”

NY court rules Bronx elephant cannot invoke habeas corpus

“New York’s New Gun Law Remains Intact for Now After Appeals Court Ruling; 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”

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“Supreme Court Rules Against Andy Warhol in Copyright Case; The justices considered whether the artist was free to use elements of a rock photographer’s portrait of the musician Prince”

“Court rules that gender dysphoria is covered by Americans with Disability Act, in ‘huge win’ for trans people”

“In Capitols and Courthouses, No End to National Divide Over Gun Policy; After the Supreme Court ruled last year that people could carry guns outside their homes, legal challenges and legislative debates have been playing out across the country”

“Supreme Court Rules That Lindsey Graham Must Testify in Georgia Inquiry; The court’s order said the questioning allowed by lower courts was limited and subject to appropriate safeguards”

“Supreme Court Seems Likely to Uphold Law Disarming Domestic Abusers; A decision in the case could extend far beyond domestic abuse by clarifying the scope of a court ruling last year on gun rights”

“After Fox Settlement, Assault on Media Protections Is Likely to Continue; Those who argue that the news media should pay a steeper price for publishing false information are pushing to have a landmark Supreme Court ruling overturned”

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“Two Black Members of Native Tribes Were Arrested. The Law Sees Only One as Indian. A Supreme Court ruling barred Oklahoma from prosecuting crimes committed by Native Americans on tribal land, but some Black tribal members are still being prosecuted because they lack ‘Indian blood.'”

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