When Albany lawmakers crafted New York's Raise the Age law in 2017, they didn't define "extraordinary circumstances," a point ...

This is the last in an occasional series of articles explaining the history and scope of the various New York State Courts Sometimes, New York’s trial judges make a mistake. They’re human beings, and ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Court of Appeals unanimously upheld a law that moves county and town elections to even-year cycles. The New York State Legislature enacted the Even Year Election Law ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)—New York State lawmakers stood alongside state district attorneys at the New York State Capitol on Wednesday to highlight a bill that would allow more people to access mental ...

NEW YORK – In a landmark victory for judicial transparency, the New York State Court of Appeals reversed an Appellate Court decision in NYCLU v. New York State Office of Court Administration (OCA) ...

A new report found New York’s constitutional cap on state Supreme Court judges is cumbersome. It showed a relative lack of Supreme Court judges created a backlog of cases, forcing administrative ...