Lawsuit

The Sullivan County Legislature voted today to hire outside counsel after an Ulster County judge found the county in criminal contempt of a temporary restraining order last week.

Court documents show that there are now 5 students signed onto the petition to remove Attorney General Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in the case against seven Cornell students accused of a 2024 gang rape. WAMC’s Elias Guerra has more.

An Ulster County Judge has found Sullivan County in contempt of a court injunction intended to prevent the removal of residents from a care center.

One of the seven Cornell students accused of a 2024 gang rape has petitioned to remove New York Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor. A state Supreme Court judge is giving the petitioners a week to have more of the accused join the petition.

On Thursday in Sullivan County, New York Supreme Court Justice James Farrell will hear oral arguments on a petition to remove New York Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in the alleged gang rape case at Cornell University.

Twenty states and the District of Columbia have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration over its severe cuts to protections for wildlife that were established under the Endangered Species Act.

The Sullivan County Legislature officially voted 5-4 to close the Senior Care Center at Sunset Lake. 4 residents remained on Friday, despite a restraining order to keep the center open.

Orange County Sheriff Paul Arteta joined 14 other county sheriffs in New York in support of a lawsuit challenging the Local Cops Local Crimes Act, which would ban the county jail from housing ICE detainees.

A Westchester County man has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court alleging a former New Rochelle Police officer placed drugs under a car in 2024 in an effort to frame him.

A Massachusetts family whose house was destroyed in a series of gas explosions and fires earlier this month has sued the utility that serviced their…