A significant figure in the Civil Rights movement and a historic federal judge, Constance Baker Motley remains largely ...

The New York Appellate Division Fourth Department recently issued a decision affirming in part and reversing in part summary ...

An appeals court sided with Brooklyn mom “Ms. W,” who previously told the Daily News she ousted an abusive partner only to ...

The ruling from the Appellate Division of the state Supreme Court in New York City allows a lawsuit brought by six Black and Hispanic voters against the Town of Newburgh in the Hudson Valley to ...

A state appeals court has reversed a lower court ruling that designated a man as a sexually violent offender under the New ...

New York City child welfare agencies routinely investigate parents who report being abused, but a state appellate court ruled ...

“It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously reversed on the law, the motion is granted, the judgment ...

The lawsuit was brought by residents of the town of Newburgh who claimed its at-large election system diluted the vote of racial minorities in violation of the ...

A decision impacting the defense of such actions from damages claims by new businesses - In an Appellate decision impacting the defense of ...

A New York appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling striking down a state law that prohibits local governments from setting restrictions that could suppress ...

Appeals Court Upholds New York Voting Rights Law, Reversing Lower Court A New York appeals court on Thursday reversed a ruling from a judge that struck down a state voting rights law designed to ...