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On May 22, 2025, the New York Court of Appeals--the highest court in New York State--unanimously upheld New York City's Local Law 97 against a challenge brought by certain property owners. This ...

A panel of state Court of Appeals judges on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to overturn Local Law 97, ending a longshot, more-than-three-year court battle against a city law that requires ...

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A federal court in New York has ordered the state to halt its enforcement of a law against a Christian photographer and blogger that would force her to express ideas on human sexuality that ...

This summary is reviewed by TRD Staff. New York's highest court dismissed a lawsuit challenging Local Law 97, upholding the city's carbon emission regulations. The Court of Appeals ruled that the ...