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  2. Judiciary of New York - Wikipedia

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    The Judiciary of New York (officially the New York State Unified Court System) is the judicial branch of the Government of New York, comprising all the courts of the State of New York (excluding extrajudicial administrative courts). The Court of Appeals, sitting in Albany and consisting of seven judges, is the state's highest court.

  3. United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

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    The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (in case citations, E.D.N.Y.) is the federal district court whose territorial jurisdiction spans five counties in New York State: the four Long Island counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Kings (Brooklyn), and Queens, as well as Richmond (Staten Island), the latter three being among ...

  4. New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen

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    II, XIV, Sullivan Act. New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022), abbreviated NYSRPA v. Bruen and also known as NYSRPA II or Bruen to distinguish it from the 2020 case, is a landmark decision [1][2][3] of the United States Supreme Court related to the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.

  5. Cooper Union financial crisis and tuition protests - Wikipedia

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    The Cooper Union financial crisis and tuition protests constitute the events surrounding Cooper Union's announcement that they would begin charging tuition after being a tuition-free school for most of its history. The possible mismanagement of the school's finances and the subsequent reactions of students, faculty, alumni and organized protest ...

  6. New York Court of Appeals - Wikipedia

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    Since. April 18, 2023. The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the Unified Court System of the State of New York. [1] It consists of seven judges: the chief judge and six associate judges, who are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state senate to 14-year terms. [1][2] The chief judge of the Court of Appeals also heads ...

  7. New York City Criminal Court - Wikipedia

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    The Criminal Court of the City of New York is a court of the State Unified Court System in New York City that handles misdemeanors (generally, crimes punishable by fine or imprisonment of up to one year) and lesser offenses, and also conducts arraignments (initial court appearances following arrest) and preliminary hearings in felony cases ...

  8. New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division - Wikipedia

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    The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York is the intermediate appellate court in New York State. [2] The state is geographically divided into four judicial departments of the Appellate Division. [3] The full title of each is, using the "Fourth Department" as an example, the "Supreme Court of the State of New York ...

  9. Jeffrey Pearlman - Wikipedia

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    Jeffrey Pearlman, at the New York State Capitol, in the Assembly Parlor. Jeffrey Hayes Pearlman (born 1966) is an Acting Supreme Court Justice in New York County and was formerly the Director of the Authorities Budget Office [1] from 2016 to 2021 and resumed this role again in 2022. He recently served as Special Counsel to the Governor, Kathy ...