Gov vetoes judge recertification bill – again
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For the second year in a row, Governor Kathy Hochul has rejected a bill that would make the process to recertify older judges nearly automatic.
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Senate turns on gov’s chief judge pick
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A dozen State Senators have said they’ll vote “no” on Governor Kathy Hochul’s nominee for chief judge, Hector LaSalle. Now, his confirmation and his ascension to the most powerful judicial position in the state seems increasingly unlikely.
Read MoreOver a dozen more ballots added to ongoing Queens race
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Fourteen ballots have been added to the race for Assembly District 23, where incumbent Assemblymember Stacey Pheffer Amato leads her Republican challenger, Thomas Sullivan, by one vote.
Read MoreJudge recertification bill hits gov’s desk
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A bill that would essentially make the recertification of older justices an automatic process has hit the governor’s desk, and will either be passed into law or vetoed by the state’s executive by the end of the year.
Read MoreHochul nominates LaSalle as next chief judge
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Hector LaSalle, the presiding justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department, was nominated by Governor Kathy Hochul to serve as the state’s next chief judge. Reaction to his nomination has been mixed and a growing number of State Senators have vowed to vote against his confirmation.
Read MoreHochul grants clemencies, gives updates on reforms
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Governor Kathy Hochul granted clemency to a little more than a dozen New Yorkers on Wednesday, and publicly shared, for the first time, updates to the clemency reforms she promised a year ago but has been slow to act on.
Read MoreCity’s failure to get detainees to doctors continues, attys say
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The city’s Department of Correction has again been accused of not providing medical care to detainees after three law firms representing the incarcerated population on Rikers Island filed a motion to have a judge hold the agency in contempt for skirting its mandated duties.
Read MoreAssigned counsel suits continue as wages remain stagnant
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For the third time in two years, New York State and its governor are being sued over the stagnant wages of assigned counsel attorneys, who claim their low wages have resulted in a constitutional violation of low-income New Yorkers’ right to a defense in court.
Read MoreNYC preps for influx of asylum seekers
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New York City is preparing for a potential influx of asylum seekers ahead of the expiration of Title 42.
Read MoreLabor union says Parks Dept. should let them protest contract awarded to scandal-ridden company
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A local labor union protested a contract the Parks Department gave to a company that recently pleaded guilty to insurance fraud. But the Parks Department said the union had no standing and continued awarding the company with multi-million dollar, taxpayer-funded contracts. Now, the union and group of lawmakers say the agency needs to change its public bidding process.
Read MoreAppellate court says invalidated votes in tight Queens Assembly race should be fixed and counted
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A panel of Appellate Division, Second Department justices ruled late Tuesday afternoon that nearly 100 previously rejected absentee ballots cast in the race for Queens’ Assembly District 23 will be sent back to the individual voters to be “cured.” The ruling opens the door for 94 ballots to be re-entered into a race where only one vote separates candidates Thomas Sullivan and Stacey Pheffer Amato, who currently holds the lead.
Read MoreDOC casts doubt on city closing Rikers by 2027
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Department of Correction Commissioner Louis Molina said that he was unsure if the city would be able to close Rikers Island by 2027 as required by city law.
Read MoreLegal Aid calls on Hochul to act on clemency promise
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The Legal Aid Society is calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to make good on a series of clemency reforms she promised a year ago. As the Eagle has reported throughout the year, those reforms have been slow to come, though progress is being made.
Read MoreJudicial ethics commission to be reformed under new bill
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A new piece of legislation aims to make the state’s Commission on Judicial Conduct more transparent and to its expand its powers, allowing it to continue investigations into judges even after they retire or resign.
Read MoreRikers death toll climbs after 39-year-old found dead
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A 39-year-old man being held pre-trial on Rikers Island was found dead in the cell he was being held in on Sunday evening, marking the 19th time a person in Department of Correction custody has died this year.
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