New York’s top court hears judicial age limit case
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The fight over age limits for judges reached New York’s highest court last week, in a case that could have lasting implications for who can hold a seat on the bench.
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New York’s top court decided cases more quickly last year, report says
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The state’s top court concluded cases at a faster rate in 2025, continuing a trend that has begun to emerge under Chief Judge Rowan Wilson, according to a new report.
Read MoreCourt of Appeals revives charges against man accused of throwing urine at prison guard
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A New York man accused of throwing urine at a prison guard will face criminal charges after the Court of Appeals said that several lower courts improperly dismissed the charges against him.
Read MoreCourt of Appeals orders congressional districts to be redrawn
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New York’s top court on Tuesday ordered the state to redraw its congressional districts, ruling that the state’s current congressional district lines, which were drawn by a court-appointed special master and used in the 2022 elections, deprived New Yorkers of their constitutional rights.
Read MoreCourt of Appeals hears consequential redistricting case
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The Court of Appeals on Wednesday heard arguments about whether or not New York’s congressional districts will be redrawn for the third time in the past two years, restarting a redistricting process that has been marred by partisan squabbles, multiple lawsuits and general confusion about where the state’s congressional lines stand.
Read MoreTop court says police can again use controversial family DNA searches
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The state’s top court said in a ruling this week that law enforcement in New York State will again be allowed to legally look for familial matches in the state’s DNA databank while investigating certain crimes, a controversial policy that, though infrequently used, has been on pause for the past year.
Read MoreCourt of Appeals judge recuses herself from redistricting case
/The Court of Appeals judge who was previously considered the potential tiebreaker in the major redistricting case coming before the court next month has recused herself from the case.
Read MoreTop court grants partial stay in redistricting case
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After a lower appellate court ordered state congressional district lines to be redrawn, the state’s highest court has ordered a stay until they make their own ruling.
Read MoreRedistricting suit heads to Court of Appeals
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In an expected move, the GOP and the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission have appealed an appellate court’s recent decision ordering New York’s congressional district lines to be redrawn. The case will now be heard by the state’s highest court, the second time the court has heard a case on the state’s redistricting lines.
Read More‘Exonerated but not vindicated’: Top court rejects Queens DA’s attempt to reverse wrongful conviction
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The Court of Appeals has rejected an attempt by Queens prosecutors to overturn a ruling made by a mid-level court earlier this year that found that a local man had been wrongfully convicted of a Bayside murder three decades ago.
Read MoreDespite wrongful conviction ruling, Queens DA refuses to drop 30-year-old murder case
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Michael Robison was found by appellate court to have been wrongfully convicted of the 1993 murder of his estranged wife. But despite the ruling, Robinson’s claims of innocence, his completed sentence and newly-discovered DNA evidence, the Queens DA is attempting to reverse the appellate court’s decision and get the case kicked up to the Court of Appeals.
Read MoreWilson celebrates first Law Day as chief judge
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Civics, civility and collaboration – according to the New York State Bar Association, those are the “cornerstones of democracy.” But newly-sworn-in Chief Judge Rowan Wilson dissents.
Read MoreSenate considers Halligan for Court of Appeals
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Caitlin Halligan, a powerful attorney and former solicitor general for the State of New York, appeared before the State Senate’s Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to make her case as to why she believes she is qualified to serve as a judge on the state’s highest court.
Read MoreWilson clears first chief judge hurdle
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For the second time this year, the State Senate’s Judiciary Committee peppered a governor’s pick for chief judge with questions about their past decisions, their judicial philosophy and their thoughts on the future of New York’s courts.
Read MoreGov nominates Wilson for chief judge
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Governor Kathy Hochul nominated Court of Appeals Judge Rowan Wilson to serve as the high court’s chief judge.
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