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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that he’s nominated Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas to fill one of two vacancies on the state’s Court of Appeals.

All New York judges to be back in court in three weeks Janet DeFiores announcement coincided with court systems virtual Law Day FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Buy PhotoChief Judge Janet DiFiore listens during a public hearing to evaluate the civil legal services needs in New York on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, at the Court of Appeals in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will WaldronShow MoreShow Less 2of3FILE- In this Aug. 6, 2020 file photo, New York State Attorney General Letitia Ja...

PUBLISHED 5:42 AM ET Apr. 15, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:42 AM EDT Apr. 15, 2021 SHARE State Supreme Court justices who reach the mandatory retirement age of 70 will again be able to re-apply for their jobs and continue on the bench, the states top judge on Wednesday said.  The announcement by Chief Judge Janet DiFiore will allow New York to retain 46 judges who would be forced to retire due to their age and denied certification to remain in office...

Celeste Sloman Attorney General Letitia James is no stranger to a fight. After waging battles with the Trump administration, New York’s top legal officer – and the first woman of color to hold statewide office – is keeping her attention trained on the former president’s questionable real estate ventures, while also taking on Facebook, Google, the New York City Police Department and the National Rifle Association. This year, her office issued a damning report on New York’s undercount o...

A New Era of Social Accountability Republicans who incited the Capitol Riot have been made unwelcome in polite society. Jandos Rothstein In the days following the insurrection at the Capitol, the consequences were relatively swift. Hundreds of rioters were rounded up by law enforcement, and within a week the president was impeached for a second time. But a deeper form of accountability was also taking hold, in the form of social and professional censure. The Trump Organization has lost contract...

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Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani could lose his law license — or at least be...

Expulsion from the association would not affect Giuliani's ability to practice law in the state.

The New York State Bar Association is investigating whether to drop Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, from its ranks.

Politics updates: Trump should not be in office, Biden says; Trump job approval plummets Matthew Brown, Camille Caldera, Deirdre Shesgreen, Michael Collins, Joey Garrison and Courtney Subramanian, USA TODAY Speaker Pelosi joins others in calling to remove President Trump from office Biden: Trump should not be in office © Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden on Dec. 29, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware. President-elect Joe Biden said Monday investigat...