• Dana Tyler, trailblazing anchor at CBS New York, signs off after 34 years - CBS New York

    NEW YORK - Our Dana Tyler. Over the last 34 years, she's been a steady presence both on TV, and in our hearts. She's blazed a trail that few in this business will ever match, with grace and diligence, attention to detail, and an unwavering dedication to the power and absolute necessity of solid journalism.Dana and the late Reggie Harris were the first Black anchor team in New York.Outside of the anchor desk as a young reporter, Dana caught the attention of Pope John Paul II for a cherished...

  • Supreme Court allows Texas to enforce new border law

    (The Center Square) – Texas law enforcement can begin charging illegal border crossers with a state crime after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a procedural ruling Tuesday. The court issued two rulings in less than 24 hours this week, ultimately allowing Texas' border bill, SB 4, to go into effect. The opinion sends the case back to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to hear arguments on the merits. On Monday, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito issued a third...

  • Mayor signs bill extending New York City rent control law

    (The Center Square) – New York City Mayor Eric Adams has extended the city's rent stabilization law by another three years following an unsuccessful Supreme Court challenge by landlords. The measure signed by Adams on Tuesday extends the city's rent stabilization law until April 1, 2027, and declares the city is facing a "housing emergency," calling on the state government to support broader efforts to build more housing. "Our rent stabilization laws are critical...

  • Trump says he could appeal New York fraud case ruling to the Supreme Court

    Former President Donald Trump says he will challenge the judgment in his New York civil fraud trial "all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary." “I’ll fight this all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary,” he said in an interview with Fox News, according to the conservative outlet. “They can’t take away your property before you’ve had a chance to appeal the decision of a Trump-hating, incompetent judge who has been overturned more than any judge in the state.” Trump told...

  • Washington's Democrat governor signs law mandating LGBT history lessons in public schools

    Public schools in Washington state will be required to teach LGBT history lessons and 'ensure that the concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion' are 'incorporated into each new or revised state learning standard.'

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    Supreme Court grapples with claim that New York pressured businesses to cut ties with NRA

    The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with an unusual First Amendment appeal from the National Rifle Association against a New York financial regulator who persuaded banks and insurance companies to sever ties with the gun rights group. The NRA claims that Maria Vullo, the former superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services, not only leaned on insurance companies to part ways with the gun lobby group but also threatened enforcement actions against those firms if they...

  • New York attorney general speaks at rally for abortion pill access outside Supreme Court

    New York Attorney General Letitia James spoke at a rally outside the Supreme Court in support of access to the abortion pill mifepristone. Justices heard oral arguments over challenges to the medication's access.

  • Supreme Court Will Hear NRA Free-Speech Lawsuit Against a Former New York State Official

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear from the National Rifle Association on Monday in a lawsuit against a former New York state official who the NRA says pressured banks and insurance companies to blacklist the group after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup

  • Supreme Court appears receptive to NRA free-speech lawsuit against a former New York state official

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court justices appeared receptive Monday to National Rifle Association claims that a former New York state official violated its free-speech rights by pressuring banks and insurance companies to blacklist the group after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida. The NRA is suing former New York State Department of Financial Services []

  • Supreme Court Will Hear NRA Free-Speech Lawsuit Against Former New York State Official

    The Supreme Court will hear from the National Rifle Association on Monday in a lawsuit against a former New York state official who the NRA says pressured banks and insurance companies to blacklist the group after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida. The NRA says former New York State Department of Financial Services superintendent […]

  • Appeals court blocks Texas immigration law after Supreme Court action

    A federal appeals court on Tuesday night ordered that a contentious new Texas immigration law be paused just hours after the Supreme Court said it could go into effect. A three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals split 2-1 in saying in a brief order that the measure, known as SB4, should be blocked. The same court is hearing arguments Wednesday morning on the issue. The state law would allow police to arrest migrants who illegally cross the border from Mexico...

  • Texas law enforcement braces for SB4 law in wake of appeals court hearing

    SB 4 allows Texas judges to deport a person in lieu of criminal proceedings and local law enforcement to ask people about their immigration status.