The Queens County Democratic Party meet tonight for a judicial convention to nominate candidates for the Queens County Supreme Court, Civil Term. The Democratic candidates will appear on the Nov. 6 general election ballot.
Read MoreA federal court judge has rejected a request to put off the trial of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.
Read MoreThe NYPD is evading its obligation to share turnstile-jumping arrest data and that doesn’t sit well with Council Member Rory Lancman and other advocates.
Read MoreHe’s sold hundreds of millions of novels and his legal thrillers have inspired generations of lawyers. Now he’s coming to Touro Law Center to pick up his prize.
Read MoreHours before officials from ICE were scheduled to appear at a St. John’s University career fair amid student opposition, the agency gave the school the cold shoulder.
Read MoreAs the Queens’ population ages, more and more senior citizens are targeted by schemes designed to separate them from their money, assets and homes.
Read MoreAn alleged bomber who killed a landlord with a homemade explosive device at a home on 222nd Street in Brookville is facing new charges.
Read MoreJoaquin Archivaldo Guzmán Loera, better known as the alleged drug kingpin El Chapo, is scheduled to be back in Eastern District court Wednesday, as the parties have requested a Curcio hearing, or a hearing to determine whether a conflict of interest exists regarding representation of the defendant by Jeffrey Lichtman.
Read MoreStarting Friday, Sept. 28, the Far Rockaway Library at 1637 Central Ave. will close for three years to make way for a brand new, two-story library twice as big as the current facility.
Read MoreMayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday that New York City would earmark $4.1 million to provide legal assistance for migrant children residing in the city.
Read MoreAhead of Thursday’s Queens County Democratic party judicial convention — where party delegates will vote on the party’s nominees for Queens Supreme Court, Civil Term — three sources confirmed the four judges who will likely be nominated.
Read MoreAn analysis of New York Division of Criminal Justice Services data from 2014 through June 2018 by The Marshall Project reveals that, though turnstile arrests have dropped dramatically, a disproportionate amount of the people arrested for fare evasion — 89 percent — are black or Hispanic.
Read MoreInside the Queens County Courthouse in Long Island City a janitor cleaned the second floor bathroom, a lone security guard watched the front door while his colleagues took their lunch breaks and a judge sat chatting with visitors on the empty benches of his courtroom.
The dark hallways, normally bustling with people, sat mostly empty during a lull Wednesday, leaving signs of the building’s rich history out in the open for visitors to admire.
Read MoreA former union boss who was once regarded as the king of New York City’s jails may be headed to federal prison after a jury convicted him of corruption charges Wednesday.
As another semester begins at the St. John’s School of Law, second and third-year students have a chance to apply their legal training through the school’s various law clinics.
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