Articles Tagged with New York

Social media platform X filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, on June 17th, alleging that New York's "Stop Hiding Hate" Act violates the platform's free speech rights.

The dispute may result in a challenge to the New York shield law, which provides some key protections to doctors who send abortion drugs to patients in states that have banned or severely restricted the procedure.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against numerous vape distributors, accusing them of illegally marketing and selling flavored e-cigarettes to minors, violating state and federal laws. The lawsuit seeks hundreds of millions in penalties and a permanent ban on flavored vape sales in New York.

A grand jury in West Baton Rouge Parish indicted Dr. Margaret Carpenter for prescribing abortion drugs to a pregnant teenager, possibly sparking a legal standoff between Louisiana and New York.

However, the President-elect likely will not face jail time or any other meaningful penalties for his convictions on 34 felony counts.

An indictment filed by the U.S. Department of Justice alleges that Mayor Eric Adams committed offenses such as bribery and wire fraud during his dealings with Turkish nationals.

A New York painter and performance artist sued the Museum of Modern Art on Monday, alleging it intentionally and negligently failed to take action to prevent recurrent sexual assaults.

New York sued PepsiCo on Wednesday, arguing that the snack giant's single-use bottles, caps, and wrappers are a large contributor to the pollution of the Buffalo River and have impacted public health, freshwater species, the ecosystem, the public's use and enjoyment of the river, and the aesthetic value of the river and its shoreline.

A New York law restricting firearms that took effect last fall will remain enforceable as litigation challenging its validity under the Second Amendment proceeds through federal courts.

A New York resident argues that the name and packaging of the Margarita-Hard Seltzers deceive consumers by leading them to think that the beverages contain tequila when they do not.