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  1. bad landlords
    Slumlord
    What Happens After Your Landlord Is Arrested?As Daniel Ohebshalom begins a 60-day sentence at Rikers, his tenants are about to find out.
    By Clio Chang
  2. crime
    The Sarah Lawrence Cult Case Gets One More ConvictionOnce considered a victim, Larry Ray’s “lieutenant” pleads guilty.
    By James D. Walsh
  3. jussie smollet
    Read the Chicago Police Department’s File on the Jussie Smollett CaseDespite the charges against him being dropped, prosecutors say they think the actor lied to police.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  4. jussie smollett
    Prosecutors Drop All Charges Against Jussie SmollettThe actor’s record will be “wiped clean,” his lawyers said in a statement.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  5. the city
    Sprint to Eliminate Cash Bail Raises Tough ChoicesLawmakers and DAs are at odds over who can be held in jail before trial, as Governor Cuomo presses to pass a bill by April 1.
    By Josefa Velasquez
  6. select all
    Elon Musk Gets Sued for Calling Diver Who Rescued Cave-Trapped Boys a ‘Pedo’The billionaire tripled down on his speculation that the heroic diver was a pedophile and dared him to sue.
    By Brian Feldman
  7. Pennsylvania GOP Defies Anti-Gerrymandering Court OrderA constitutional crisis is brewing in the Keystone State.
    By Eric Levitz
  8. Trump Admin & Appeals Court Keep Imprisoned Immigrant From Having AbortionThe GOP is bending to the right-to-life movement in an effort to deny a woman in federal custody the right to choose.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. select all
    4 Things We Learned From Mark Zuckerberg’s Court TestimonyVirtual-reality firm Oculus is being sued over alleged stolen technology.
    By Brian Feldman
  10. Federal Court Rejects Uber Settlement As UnfairThe case, concerning 385,000 drivers, could head to trial.
    By Brian Feldman
  11. gun control
    Court Rules Second Amendment Doesn’t Guarantee Right to Carry Concealed WeaponsThe ruling upheld a California law requiring applicants to show “good cause” for needing to carry a gun.
    By Jonah Shepp
  12. Why Is Oracle Suing Google and What’s at Stake?An intricate court case has big implications.
    By Brian Feldman
  13. call an audible
    Schneiderman Sues Fantasy-Sports Sites The New York State attorney general alleges they’re nothing but digital-age bookies.
    By Ben Ellman
  14. call an audible
    DraftKings and FanDuel Say They Will Fight a Ban in New York StatePotentially in defiance of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s cease-and-desist order.
    By Ben Ellman
  15. bye!
    New York Says ‘Bye’ to Fantasy-Sports GiantsThis is not good news for the fantasy-sports giants. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  16. gun violence
    Gun Store Ordered to Pay Nearly $6 Million to Wounded Officers “Will it change the way things are done around the country? Time will tell.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  17. silk road
    Ross Ulbricht, Founder of Silk Road, Sentenced to Life in Prison“I wish I could go back and convince myself to take a different path.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  18. white house
    Obama Immigration Plan Still in PurgatoryAnother federal court prevents the executive actions from going into effect. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  19. courts
    Gyrocopter Pilot Could Face 9 Years in Prison“I think it was worth it.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  20. Appeals Court Rules NSA Phone Surveillance Is Illegal“[I]f Congress chooses to authorize such a far-reaching and unprecedented program, it has every opportunity to do so, and to do so unambiguously.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  21. 66-Year-Old Nebraska Woman Sues All Gay PeopleThe seven-page handwritten lawsuit is titled Driskell v. Homosexuals.
    By Jaime Fuller
  22. New York Judge Gives Chimps a Day in CourtHercules and Leo will be allowed to complain about being held at Stony Brook University … through human attorneys. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  23. Former NFL Player Aaron Hernandez Found Guilty of First-Degree MurderThe verdict comes with mandatory life in prison.
  24. First Part of Boston Marathon Trial Nearly OverThe prosecution ends their case on Monday.
    By Jaime Fuller
  25. Prosecutors in Boston Marathon Bombing Case Forced to Define ‘Mad Cooked’The jury looks at Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s tweets.
    By Jaime Fuller
  26. Accused Terrorist Says He Was Just ‘Chasing Women on the Internet’Federal prosecutors, on the other hand, believe he took part in a failed Al Qaeda plot to bomb England, Denmark, and New York City.
    By Jaime Fuller
  27. Accused Etan Patz Killer’s Attorney Says He Hallucinated That Whole ConfessionThe disputed confession makes up most of the evidence.
    By Adam Martin
  28. crimes and misdemeanors
    Former St. John’s Dean Cecilia Chang Chose Court Over a Cushy Plea“She had tremendous pride.”
    By Adam Martin
  29. crimes and misdemeanors
    The Five Zaniest Moments in Court From St. John’s ‘Dean of Mean’A raucous day in court turns tragic.
    By Adam Martin
  30. can i get a witness
    Court Has Little Faith in Mystic Imam’s Expertise on CursesCalled to testify in a hex-related murder case.
    By Adam Martin
  31. crimes and misdemeanors
    Will the Courts Put an End to Stop-and-Frisk?It’s more likely than Bloomberg having a sudden change of heart.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  32. kaaaahhhnnn!
    DSK’s Lawyers Working on Bronx StrategyIt might include avoiding the Bronx all together.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  33. kaaaahhhnnn!
    Charges Against DSK Officially DismissedBut the dismissal has been stayed pending one last appeal.
    By Chris Rovzar
  34. courts
    Eliot Spitzer Sued for $90 Million in Twin Libel SuitsOuch.
    By Chris Rovzar
  35. ny1
    Dominic Carter’s Attempted Assault Conviction Reversed by Appeals CourtIt should have never gone to court, they ruled.
    By Chris Rovzar
  36. crime
    Second ‘Rape Cop’ Sentenced to 60 Days in Jail for MisconductThe “lookout” gets two months.
    By Chris Rovzar
  37. disgusting things
    Dad of Hudson River Murder-Suicide Victims Sues City for $80 MillionThis is gross.
    By Chris Rovzar
  38. the gods must be crazy
    Warren Jeffs Sentenced to Life in PrisonThe polygamist leader received the maximum sentence in both charges against him.
    By Chris Rovzar
  39. one world trade
    Could You Pipe Down a Little, Ground Zero?The Millennium Hilton is suing the Port Authority for $8 million for being too noisy for too long during its reconstruction of the World Trade Center.
    By Chris Rovzar
  40. vu.
    Faye Dunaway Does Not Appreciate Your Insinuation That She Is Being EvictedShe can’t be evicted from her apartment because she doesn’t LIVE there, duh.
    By Chris Rovzar
  41. vu.
    Faye Dunaway Facing Eviction From Rent-Stabilized Upper East Side ApartmentThere’s something else about the movie star you should know.
    By Chris Rovzar
  42. terrorble
    Nine NYPD Officers Subpoenaed for Leaking Terror Plot DetailsDid the NYPD screw up the Najibullah Zazi bust for the FBI?
    By Chris Rovzar
  43. equal rites
    New York State Challenges DOMAThat was quick.
    By Chris Rovzar
  44. equal rites
    First Lawsuit to Overturn Marriage Equality in New York Already StymiedThanks, Fred Dicker!
    By Chris Rovzar
  45. the fabulous noels
    Marisa Noel Brown Sued for Making Money Off of Stuff That Wasn’t HersThere’s an unsatisfying symmetry here.
    By Chris Rovzar
  46. kaaaahhhnnn!
    If Dominique Strauss-Kahn Had a Bad Piece of Fish for Lunch, It Could Be All OverThat’s a lot of pressure on a lunch.
    By Chris Rovzar
  47. white men with money
    Conrad Black Is Going Back to JailA baron back behind bars.
    By Chris Rovzar
  48. the supremes
    The Late Anna Nicole Smith Loses Her Supreme Court CaseBad news for Dannielynn.
    By Chris Rovzar
  49. suicide
    Joseph Brooks Left All of His Money to His Personal TrainerNot that she’ll get to keep it.
    By Chris Rovzar
  50. equal rites
    Federal Judge Rejects Bid to Dismiss Prop 8 RulingThe judge in that case, Vaughn Walker, had no obligation to recuse himself because he himself is gay.
    By Chris Rovzar
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