A federal court extended an order blocking the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from cutting millions in anti-terrorism funding for the MTA on Wednesday. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York extended the order on Oct. 16, which prevents DHS from clawing back more than $33 million in anti-terrorism funding meant for the state-run agency's sprawling transportation system in a city that suffered the country's worst terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001.
A state Supreme Court judge in Albany on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction blocking New York's cannabis regulators from enforcing a stricter interpretation of how dispensaries must measure their distance from schools a move that, cannabis entrepreneurs had argued, threatened to wipe out their businesses and undermine the state's equity goals. The order, signed by Judge Keri Savona, requires the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) to revert to its previous standard of measuring from a school's entrance,
Homeless families and individuals in NYC shelters waiting for permanent homes won a victory in court on Thursday that requires landlords to hold their apartments while tenant casework is being processed. The ruling upholds a temporary restraining order barring Mayor Eric Adams and the city's Department of Social Services (DSS) from eliminating the unit hold incentive one-month rent payments to landlords that ensure apartments are held for prospective tenants while their housing paperwork gets processed.
Planned Parenthood expressed gratitude that the court recognized the "harm" caused by defunding efforts while also noting disappointment over the members losing funding, which could disrupt patient care.
