Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain took control of New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex on Tuesday and appointed an official who reports to the court to run it.

Laura Taylor Swain, a federal judge, seized control of New York City’s lockups, which have been rife with violence and ...

Scrutinize Executive Director Oded Oren said the goal is to make judges’ records clear and accessible. Across New York — and ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- A federal judge Tuesday seized control of New York City's notorious jail complex on Rikers Island, which will now be run by an official who reports directly to the court. In the ...

Swain issued the order in Nunez v. City of New York, a 13-year-old class-action suit that the Legal Aid Society and the law ...

Michael Flannelly was chosen to succeed retiring Judge Maria Musti Cook as the county court's president judge.

In his current essay, retired Justice David B. Saxe recounts his long-awaited first day presiding over the Special Term Part ...

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a significant legal victory for former St. Clare’s Hospital employees after ...

WABC reporter NJ Burkett reports outside St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City with reaction following Pope Leo XIV's becoming the 1st American pope. New York is set to lower the minimum hiring ...

New York City will no longer fully control its jail system, including the long-troubled Rikers Island complex, after a ...

Upcoming hearings before Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan will be handled by a reserve judge, the circuit court's chief judge said in a statement late April 27. Chief Judge Carl Ashley ...

US judge takes control of New York's troubled Rikers Island jail A federal judge on Tuesday said she is taking control of New York's troubled Rikers Island jail complex away from city officials ...