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NY Dems' latest bid to snub voters, flout the Constitution — and lock in power
anyone who truly cares about their government and sees voting as a sacred right shouldn’t mind traveling a few blocks to cast their vote at a polling place.
NY judge who pulled gun in court claims he did so out of 'fear' of 'large person' rushing at him
A lawyer for an Upstate New York judge who admitted to pulling a loaded handgun on a defendant argued his client shouldn't be removed from the bench.
Republicans file appeal in New York redistricting dispute, bringing case to state's highest court
The GOP voters' appeal will bring the case to the state's highest court after the appellate court sided with Democrats earlier this month.
NY Chief Judge Rowan Wilson slammed for hire of Senate Democrat staffer: 'Reeks of a quid pro quo'
State Chief Judge Rowan Wilson has hired the state Senate Democratic majority's director of policy and research as his top staffer -- after Democrats rejected Gov. Kathy Hochul's prior choice for chief...
Gerrymandering bid from NY Democrats now in top court's hands
The Court of Appeals must kill the latest gerrymandering bid from New York Democrats.
Will courts endorse NY Democrats' gerrymandering war on democracy?
To stand up for judicial independence and the rule of law, the Court of Appeals ought to issue a unanimous decision siding with the trial court, reversing the appeals panel and protecting...
NY ordered to redistrict House maps, Dems could claw back 6 congressional seats
Republicans vowed to take the politically charged case to New York’s highest court.
Return of the Hochulmander: Dems are intent on rigging the vote again
Gov. Kathy Hochul and fellow Democrats failed spectacularly last year in their bid to snub voters and rig congressional- districts maps. So, of course, they're trying again this year.
New York state Assembly district lines approved -- signed into law by Hochul
"I think that the [Independent Redistricting Commission] listened to the testimony that was given them," Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said at the Capitol, referring to the panel that recommended the...
Liberals take control of NY's top court following state Senate confirmation of Caitlin Halligan
Halligan, a former state solicitor general is expected to be a left-leaning swing vote on the court previously dominated by a relatively conservative majority.
New York Senate confirms liberal Rowan Wilson to lead Court of Appeals
Wilson's ascension means the end of an era for a court previously dominated by a relatively conservative majority that angered progressives in recent years.
Sex assault survivors rip Hochul top judge pick Rowan Wilson
Wilson is expected to get confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday despite writing the majority opinion for a controversial ruling released in March that freed a convicted rapist on technical...
Court of Appeals pick Wilson clears NY state Senate Judiciary panel
Confirming Rowan Wilson as chief judge would solidify a liberal majority on the Court of Appeals ahead of a pending case that could determine control of the U.S. House next...
NY state Senate Democrats to consider Gov. Hochul nominees for top court next week
The process for considering a chief judge is moving faster with liberal Rowan Wilson than it did while progressives were resisting the centrist pick previously backed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
New York state Senate Democrats want to end judicial pick screening panel
"I think the majority of us really would like the executive to be able to name whomever it is and then we go through our process," she told reporters at...
Is Hochul's high court move a compromise — or a sellout?
Gov. Kathy Hochul evidently hopes to sidestep the hard left's drive to control New York’s top court with a compromise.
Hochul taps liberal judge to lead NY's highest court after centrist pick went down in flames
The liberal jurist is expected to face a much smoother path to confirmation than centrist Brooklyn appellate judge Hector LaSalle, who was rejected by the state Senate in February.
The battle's just beginning over Hochul's chief judge pick
The new slate of possible nominees to head New York’s highest court shows just how big of a battle Gov. Kathy Hochul has ahead of her.
New judge list get Hochul 2nd chance post-LaSalle disaster
Several avowed liberals made the list of seven Albany-approved finalists who were revealed Friday -- and the Democratic governor must now pick from them by law.
Radical NY senators get a well-deserved slapdown from acting top judge
Acting state Chief Judge Anthony Cannataro slapped at state senators who thuggishly deep-sixed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s nomination of Hector LaSalle to become chief judge.