#appellate-court-ruling

#appellate-court-ruling

A Manhattan appellate court found that the city's speed camera program is legally sound in a decision that caps off an eight-year legal battle that sought to potentially invalidate millions of automatically issued tickets. A group of speeding ticket recipients argued that speed camera summons violate state traffic law on a technicality. Part of the citation on the tickets, called a notice of liability, fails to include a technician's certificate, which they argue, must be signed by a specialist employed by the city.

A law effectively banning transgender girls and women from playing sports at county-run facilities on Long Island county can no longer being enforced - for now A New York appellate court ruled to halt the enforcement of the Nassau County law on Wednesday amid continuing litigation between the county government and civil rights groups who want the ban struck down. "Litigation over this has been going on for a long time but today is the first time that an appellate court has swatted down Nassau County's transphobic policy - and that is a huge win," said Gabriella Larios, an attorney with the New York Civil Liberties Union.