Starbucks sued after firing Queens union organizer
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The city is suing Starbucks over its alleged wrongful firing of a Queens barista who led a successful union effort at his Astoria branch.
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Queens Dems nominate Supreme Court candidates as reformers question process
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The largely pro forma judicial convention to nominate Supreme Court justice candidates to the Queens County Democratic Party’s line in November was met with dissent this week by a group of New Reformer delegates.
Read MoreFBI raids Queens man’s Florida home
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The FBI raided the Florida home of a Queens-born real estate developer on Monday as part of an investigation into whether or not he took classified documents from the White House.
Read MoreAssigned counsel scores pay increase – for now
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Attorneys representing indigent clients and children in Family and Criminal Court cases in New York were handed a significant – albeit temporary – victory in their fight for better pay last week.
Read MoreCity to appeal strike down of non-citizen voting law
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A decision from a Staten Island judge that struck down a New York City law to expand the franchise by hundreds of thousands of people will be challenged by attorneys for the city, according to court documents filed on Friday.
Read MoreOver a year after fire, Jackson Heights tenants continue to fight for a return to their homes
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Well over a year after an eight-alarm fire ripped through their apartment complex in Jackson Heights, injuring dozens and displacing hundreds, a group of over 60 tenants are in a continued legal battle with the building’s landlord, demanding that they be let back into their homes.
Read MoreQueens lawyer sworn in to lead citywide law secretary org
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Queens-based law secretary Alla Allison Ageyeva was sworn in as president of the association by Queens Supreme Court Justice Hon. Darrell L. Gavrin.
Read MoreLocal bar associations release Queens judicial candidate ratings
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Two of the four candidates running for one of two vacancies on the Queens Civil Court bench were given an “approved” rating by two local bar associations last week.
Read MoreProfessors’ free speech rights violated in case against Queens DA
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A group of New York law professors had their right to free speech violated last year when the city’s top attorney attempted to prevent them from publicly publishing a number of misconduct claims against nearly two dozen current and former Queens prosecutors, a judge ruled this week.
Read MoreQueens man convicted of murdering NYPD detective shot by fellow officers
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Following one of the longest trials in Queens Criminal Court this year, a jury convicted Jagger Freeman of murder in the death of an NYPD detective who was shot by his fellow officers during a robbery gone wrong in 2019.
Read MoreAppellate court tosses Assembly maps
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An appellate court struck down the state’s Assembly maps on Friday. The court ruled that the maps will be used this election cycle but redrawn before the 2024 election cycle.
Read MoreTop court reverses Queens murder conviction
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The Court of Appeals overturned a Queens murder conviction last week, finding that a Queens judge improperly denied a man his right to mount a full defense during his trial.
Read MoreFour candidates vie for two Civil Court judicial seats
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Four Democratic candidates are running for two open Civil Court seats in Queens.
Read MoreTrial begins for man accused of murdering NYPD detective whose fellow officers pulled the trigger
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Though Jagger Freeman didn’t shoot the gun that killed Detective Brian Simonsen, Queens prosecutors are pursuing a murder charge, which is allowed in New York State. His trial began Tuesday.
Read MoreAssigned counsel attys rally for better pay
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Attorneys representing indigent clients and children in Family Court, including a handful from Queens, rallied in Manhattan and Long Island Thursday to call for a pay raise after not seeing one in nearly two decades.
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