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Supreme Court Rejects 9/11 Families’ Appeal
WASHINGTON (AP) – The relatives of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks have lost their bid to get the Supreme Court to rule that New York City must provide a proper burial for material taken from the World...
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Convict Appeals In Embassy Bombing Case
NEW YORK (AP) — The former Guantanamo detainee found guilty of conspiracy in the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa has asked a judge to toss the conviction. Lawyers for Ahmed Ghailani...
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Attorneys Challenge Convictions In Fort Dix Terror Plot
PHILADELPHIA (CBSNewYork/AP) — Attorneys for five Muslim immigrants convicted of plotting a deadly strike at a New Jersey military base will challenge the Patriot Act as they appeal the convictions....
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Atlantic City Wants $38.5M Loan To Cover Property Tax Appeals
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Atlantic City wants to borrow $38.5 million to repay those who successfully challenged their property taxes. About 90 percent are casinos. The Press of Atlantic...
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High New York State Court Refuses To Hear Challenge To Gay Marriage
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The fight over gay marriage rights in the state of New York is officially over, after the state’s highest court refused to hear a challenge by opponents. The New York...
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Grand Larceny Conviction Upheld For Socialite Brooke Astor’s Elderly Son
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – The elderly son of philanthropist and socialite Brooke Astor has lost an appeal to try to avoid jail time for plundering her fortune. Anthony Marshall was convicted in 2009...
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Appeal Trial Under Way For Kennedy Cousin Michael Skakel
VERNON, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) – The trial attorney for Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel said Tuesday he was reluctant to call experts at times during his murder trial because he worried about a “rich...
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Brooke Astor’s Son Anthony Marshall Given One-Day Reprieve
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The day of reckoning for late socialite Brooke Astor’s son has been pushed off yet again. The appellate division granted Anthony Marshall, 89, a last-minute stay, which has kept...
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City Continues Push To Allow Large Sugary Drinks Ban To Take Effect
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The state’s highest court should consider New York City’s first-of-its-kind effort to cut down on big, sugary soft drinks, city lawyers argued in a request made public...
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Judge: 143-Foot Office Building Can Be Built On The Palisades
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Opponents plan to appeal a judge’s ruling in favor of constructing a new office tower in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., in what some argue would ruin the pristine view of...
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City To Start Appeals Process Of Stop-And-Frisk Decision Friday
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The Bloomberg administration announced it will file its notice of appeal on this week’s stop-and-frisk decision on Friday. On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin...
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Quinn: Court-Ordered Changes To Stop-And-Frisk Should Start Now
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — City officials have filed notice to appeal the ruling against the NYPD stop-and-frisk policy, but City Council Speaker Christine Quinn wants court-mandated changes to go ahead...
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City: Stops And Frisks Hit 10-Year Low Last Quarter
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – New data shows that the number of stop-and-frisk stops in New York City over recent months fell to levels not seen in nearly 10 years. City lawyers cited the numbers in a...
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Christie Expected To Fight Ruling Allowing For Same-Sex Marriage In N.J.
MONTCLAIR, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has signaled that he will fight a ruling that ordered the State of New Jersey to begin granting same-sex marriage licenses. As CBS 2’s...
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Lhota, De Blasio Speak On Stop-And-Frisk Ruling Appeal
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A group of elected officials spoke out Monday against the city’s legal challenge to the recent stop-and-frisk lawsuit ruling. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Democratic...
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N.J. Judge Blocks Governor’s Request To Delay Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – A New Jersey judge has denied a request from Gov. Chris Christie’s administration to delay the start of gay marriage in the state until after a legal appeal is final. The...
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New Jersey Supreme Court To Hear Gay Marriage Case
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) – New Jersey’s highest court has agreed to hear a case on whether gay marriage should be legal in the state. The state Supreme Court accepted the case Friday, skipping the...
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Top NY Court Will Review Bloomberg’s Large Sugary Drinks Ban
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The state’s highest court agreed Thursday to hear New York City’s appeal of a ruling that blocked Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s effort to stop many eateries from selling...
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Following De Blasio Win, Local Leaders Call For City To Drop Stop-And-Frisk...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio campaigned on a platform of overhauling the controversial NYPD stop-and-frisk policy. Now that he’s been elected, community leaders and...
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NYC Police Unions File Motion To Intervene In Stop-And-Frisk Dispute
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Police unions have asked a federal appeals court to let them continue stop-and-frisk litigation if New York City drops the case now that Bill de Blasio has been elected...
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