Tag Archives: New York state

Court Hears Challenge To NY Abortion Rights Law

Courthouse News reports: An anti-abortion advocate on Friday sought to revive a proposed class action against New York officials claiming state abortion laws violate the 14th Amendment rights of “viable unborn children.” “This is the only group of human beings in the United States that have not been afforded some level of protection,” said Teresa Stanton Collett, a well-known anti-abortion …

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NY Lawmakers Approve Dem-Drawn US House Map

The Associated Press reports: The New York state Legislature on Wednesday approved a Democrat-drawn congressional map that gives the party a modest boost in a few battleground districts, helping their candidates in a heavily contested election year when House races in the state could determine control of Congress. Lawmakers in the Democrat-dominated statehouse approved the mapping bill in both the …

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New York Democrats To Redraw US House Districts

The New York Times reports: Democrats seized control over drawing New York’s congressional districts on Monday, rejecting a map proposed by the state’s bipartisan redistricting commission in favor of drafting new lines that could make key swing seats more Democratic. On a day of high drama inside the State Capitol in Albany, party leaders argued that the Senate and Assembly …

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Former CNN Anchor John Avlon Launches House Bid

The Hill reports: Former CNN Anchor John Avlon filed to run for Congress after leaving the news network two weeks ago. Avlon will be running as a Democrat in New York’s 1st Congressional District, according to Federal Election Commission fillings. His decision to run for the lower chamber comes after he announced on Feb. 8 his departure from CNN where …

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New York AG: I’m Prepared To Seize Trump’s Buildings

ABC News reports: Four days after a judge ordered former President Donald Trump to pay $354 million in his civil fraud case, New York Attorney General Letitia James told ABC News that she is prepared to seize the former president’s assets if he is unable to find the cash to cover the fine. “If he does not have funds to …

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NY Gov: Honest NYC Businesses Have Nothing To Fear

“I think that this is really an extraordinary, unusual circumstance that the law-abiding and rule-following New Yorkers who are business people have nothing to worry about, because they’re very different than Donald Trump and his behavior. By and large, they are honest people and they’re not trying to hide their assets and they’re following the rules. And so this judge …

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New York AG Letitia James Spikes The Ball [VIDEO]

CNN reports: Attorney General Letitia James celebrated today’s civil fraud ruling in remarks from New York, saying the court ruled “in favor of every hard-working American who plays by the rules.” “After 11 weeks of trial we showed the staggering extent of his fraud, and exactly how Donald Trump and the other defendants deceived banks, insurance companies, and other financial …

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Suozzi Scheduled To Be Sworn In On February 28

Politico reports: Incoming Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi is expected to be sworn back into the House on Feb. 28, according to a GOP leadership aide. That will officially cut the GOP’s majority down to just two votes, after Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Melesa Pilip in the special election for a Long Island congressional district. It was previously held by expelled …

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Dem Tom Suozzi Flips Santos’s Former House Seat

NBC News reports: Democratic former Rep. Tom Suozzi is heading back to Congress after he won the special election in New York’s 3rd District to replace former GOP Rep. George Santos, NBC News projects. Suozzi’s victory Tuesday over Republican Mazi Pilip cuts Republicans’ already razor-thin House majority by one seat, making legislating even more difficult moving forward. The result is …

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New York Officials: Trump To Remain On Primary Ballot

Gothamist reports: Former President Donald Trump will appear on the Republican presidential primary ballot in New York on April 2, state election officials said at a meeting to set the upcoming ballot on Tuesday. The move from the state Board of Elections comes after several state Democratic lawmakers sent the board a letter in December urging election officials to ban …

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New York State Rests Its Corruption Case Against NRA

Courthouse News reports: State lawyers for the New York Attorney General’s Office rested their corruption case against the National Rifle Association and its longtime frontman Wayne LaPierre. State lawyer Monica Connell — who delivered opening statements for the attorney general’s office four weeks ago — rested after bringing on the plaintiff’s final witness Monday, Eric Hines, their first and only …

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Would-Be Santos Replacement Isn’t A “Paratrooper”

The New York Times reports: On official biographies on Instagram and X, she calls herself a “former IDF paratrooper,” invoking one of the Israeli military’s most vaunted combat roles. But, as Ms. Pilip herself has acknowledged, she was an armorer maintaining weapons in the paratrooper’s brigade, not a paratrooper or trained parachutist. She did not face combat. Ms. Pilip’s campaign …

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New York Soon To Issue Rules On Home-Grown Weed

Gothamist reports: The Cannabis Control Board will vote on regulations that would let New Yorkers who are at least 21 years old cultivate up to six mature plants — meaning they have visible buds — and six immature plants per residence. Home cultivators would be able to keep up to 5 pounds of flower that’s been trimmed from those plants, …

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Ad Attacks “Sanctuary Suozzi” In Bid To Replace Santos

The New York Post reports: An independent Super PAC has been launched to help Republican Mazi Pilip defeat ex-Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi in the Feb. 13 special election to fill the House seat vacated by the expulsion of lying ex-Congressman George Santos. Secure New York State PAC is running six-figure radio and digital ads slamming the Democrat as “Sanctuary Suozzi” …

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TODAY: Closing Arguments In Trump’s NY Fraud Trial

ABC News reports: After hearing 11 weeks of testimony, a judge on Thursday will hear closing arguments in a court case that could dismantle former President Donald Trump’s New York-based business empire. The final decision in Trump’s civil fraud trial — which Judge Arthur Engoron is expected to issue later this month — could not only cost Trump hundreds of …

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Fraud Trial Judge: Trump Can’t Give Closing Arguments

The Associated Press reports: Donald Trump won’t make his own closing argument in his New York civil business fraud trial after his lawyers objected to the judge’s insistence that the former president would stick to “relevant” matters. Judge Arthur Engoron rescinded permission on Wednesday, a day ahead of closing arguments in the trial. The trial could cost Trump hundreds of …

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Trump Wants To Give Closing Arguments In Fraud Trial

ABC News reports: Former President Trump intends to personally deliver part of the defense’s closing argument at the conclusion of his civil fraud trial in New York on Thursday, sources familiar with the former president’s strategy tell ABC News. The defendants in the case — Trump, his two eldest sons and two former Trump Organization executives — are represented by …

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New York AG Now Seeks $370 Million From Trump

The New York Times reports: The New York attorney general on Friday asked that the judge who had overseen the civil fraud trial of Donald J. Trump to penalize the former president about $370 million, saying the trial had demonstrated that he had gained that amount through unlawful conduct. The sum was well over the $250 million that the attorney …

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TGI Fridays Abruptly Shutters Dozens Of Locations

CNN Business reports: Some fans of TGI Fridays were likely surprised this week when they found their local restaurant permanently closed because the chain abruptly shut down dozens of locations around the US. The chain said in a release that it closed 36 “underperforming” restaurants as part of its “ongoing growth strategy,” which also includes also a shakeup of its …

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29 NYC Council Members: Ban Trump From NY Ballot

Gothamist reports: More than two dozen New York City councilmembers in a letter on Wednesday called on the state Board of Elections to withhold Donald J. Trump’s name from the state’s 2024 presidential primary and general election ballots. The letter, signed by 29 council members, all Democrats, represents a majority of the 51-member Council, and follows a similar effort initiated …

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