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New Public Charge Rule Takes Effect Friday, Letting Immigration Officers Weigh Medicaid as 22 States Sue

A new public charge rule starts Sept. 18, letting officers weigh Medicaid and SNAP in many green card cases. See who is exempt and what families can do.

Medical Daily · Sep 17

Police misconduct cost New York City taxpayers more than $117m in 2025

More than 1,000 lawsuits were resolved last year, including multimillion-dollar payouts tied to overturned convictions

The Guardian - US · Mar 3

Mamdani faces first showdown with NYPD – will he risk alienating police?

As an assembly member, Mamdani backed the Stop Fakes Act. Now, the NYPD has admitted to spying online – but wielding actual power as mayor is complex

The Guardian - US · Feb 17

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3 men deported by US are being held in an African prison without charge, lawyers say

Three men deported by the U.S. to Eswatini in July have been held in a maximum-security prison without charge for seven weeks

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025

Federal Judge Tells New York City To Brace for Takeover of Rikers After Contempt Finding

A federal judge ruled that New York City was in violation of 18 different provisions of a court-enforced plan to clean up the infamous Rikers Island jail complex.

Reason · Nov 27, 2024

Judge finds New York City in contempt over jail conditions, moves closer to a federal takeover

A federal judge has found New York City in contempt over conditions in its city jails

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024

Federal Judge Finds NYC In Contempt Over Jail Conditions

Federal judge finds New York City in contempt over deteriorating jail conditions, highlighting ongoing issues in the correctional system.

Top News · Nov 27, 2024

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New York City Legalizes Jaywalking

New York City has decriminalized jaywalking, a citation that typically targeted communities of color.

International Business Times · Oct 30, 2024

New York police agree to reform protest tactics in settlement over 2020 response

New York City’s police department has agreed to establish new protocols intended to safeguard the rights of protesters and reduce the number of officers that respond to most public demonstrations

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023

NYC Council urges Mayor Adams to increase funding for legal aid providers

A majority of the City Council has signed a letter calling on Mayor Eric Adams to add at least $195 million for legal service providers to next year’s budget, warning that the city-supported lawyers face a “funding crisis.”

Tribune News Service · Jun 19, 2023

NYC Mayor Adams’ administration welcomed legal ‘clarity’ on right to shelter law for migrants with an eye toward narrowing it

NEW YORK - Mayor Adams’ former chief of staff told the Daily News he would have “welcomed” a legal challenge to the city’s handling of the right-to-shelter law in connection with the migrant crisis — a clear indication the Adams administration contemplated how the courts could potentially narrow the law’s…

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023

Low-income New Yorkers win the right to a root canal

For millions of low-income New Yorkers, access to routine dental care has long hinged on whether or not they still have eight crucial teeth

The Independent UK · May 1, 2023

NYPD reboots cyborg police dog after backlash and, again, civil rights advocates warn against high-tech hound

NEW YORK — Digidog, the NYPD robot pooch, is back and department leaders promise it’s not the dystopian surveillance nightmare it was made out to be the first time New Yorkers got a look at it.

Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2023

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