Election Law Litigation Deadlines; Brooklyn Democrats’ Leadership Fight Continues in Appellate Division; Webinar on New York Voting Rights Act; Attorney General’s Preclearance Activity; Test Census ...

What’s Next For New York’s Mid-Decade Redistricting- And Beyond? With two weeks remaining in the current 2026 state legislative session, action on one or more state constitutional redistricting ...

How small is too small when it comes to trip hazards on New York City sidewalks? New York courts, grappling with this issue for over 125 years, have declined to advance a standard based solely on the ...

The Assembly and Senate approved legislation moving forward a constitutional amendment to reform New York’s redistricting process last week (S.10637/A.11553). If approved again by the new legislature ...

Trees under the common law were considered natural conditions with the result that possessors of land were not liable for injuries caused trees. Professor William Prosser wrote in the first edition of ...

On November 6, 2023, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reportedly executed a search warrant for New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ electronic devices. 1 Mayor Adams was allegedly carrying two ...

BSA permitted construction on a lot covering a mapped but unbuilt portion of Fulton Street. On October 28, 2014 the Board of Standards and Appeals voted to grant the applicant, 92 Henry Fulton LLC, a ...

New York City has a long and rich history of scandal and corruption. Here are three examples from favorite books that visit past scandals in complete and revealing detail. The James Marcus Scandal: ...

What’s Next For New York’s Mid-Decade Redistricting? The state legislature is expected to approve one or more constitutional amendments to permit the legislature to draw a new congressional map before ...

In October, the New York State Court of Appeals unanimously upheld New York’s recently enacted Even Year Elections Law (EYEL) as constitutional, confirming that state lawmakers have the authority to ...

$30 Million to Protect $186 Billion: The Case for Investing in Census Accuracy in New York State As state budget negotiations continue on Albany where up to $30 million is being discussed to support ...

Former Mayor Eric Adams appointed the so-called “zombie” NYC Charter Revision Commission on his final day in office, with its main agenda item focused on creating open primaries for city elections. On ...