NEW YORK -- A federal judge let the New York Police Department on Tuesday temporarily resume stop-and-frisk stops she believes are unconstitutional wh...
The coverage of Shira Scheindlin's ruling that the NYPD routinely detains and arrests individuals without lawful basis through its Clean Halls program has been robust. Her decision induced a swift response from the NYPD.
On Thursday, a lawsuit challenging loitering laws in New York City public housing complexes gained support to move towards a trial when a federal judg...
NEW YORK -- A federal judge at a sentencing hearing for a former Soviet arms dealer dubbed the Merchant of Death said Thursday she would sentence him ...
WASHINGTON -- Immigration advocates won a victory on Thursday when a federal judge ruled that government officials must reveal the decision-making pro...
As the White House and Congress debate how to regulate financial firms to avoid another economic crisis, judges have assumed the point position in pun...