Michael R.’s Recent Stories
Nation Jan 21
Judge says New York lawsuit seeking NRA’s dissolution can go forwardA New York judge on Thursday denied the National Rifle Association’s bid to throw out a state lawsuit that seeks to put the powerful gun advocacy group out of business.
Nation Dec 18
Watchdog criticizes NYPD methods at Floyd protests for stoking conflictThe six-month probe focused on the NYPD's institutional planning and response to the May and June protests and not the actions of individual officers.
Economy Dec 09
U.S. government, states bring antitrust action against FacebookFederal regulators asked for Facebook to be ordered to divest its Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services as the U.S. government and 48 states and districts accused the company of abusing its market power.
Nation Oct 26
New York City sued over clashes with Floyd protestersTwo civil rights organizations are suing New York City on behalf of protesters who say they were roughed up by police officers because they expressed anti-police views during nightly demonstrations in the spring in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
Nation Oct 14
White woman charged in racist NYC run-in made a 2nd 911 callProsecutors say the white woman charged with filing a false police report for calling 911 during a videotaped dispute with a Black man in New York’s Central Park in May made a second, previously unreported call. In the second call,…
Nation Aug 31
NYPD to adopt guidelines for disciplining officer misconductThe New York Police Department is unveiling a discipline matrix that will guide decisions on officer punishment similarly to how sentencing guidelines are used in criminal cases.
Politics Aug 25
New York wants court to declare mail disruptions unconstitutionalPostmaster General Louis DeJoy recently announced that he was suspending new operational changes to mail service amid complaints that they had led to delivery slowdowns.
Nation Aug 21
Judge lifts veil on New York City police discipline recordsWith scores of disciplinary records already online, a federal judge on Friday lifted a temporary restraining order that had barred New York City's police watchdog agency, police department and other entities from making such information public.
Politics Aug 06
WATCH: New York attorney general sues to dissolve NRANew York’s attorney general sued the National Rifle Association on Thursday, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of business over questionable expenditures.
Nation Jul 29
Outrage after NYPD pulls protester into unmarked vanThe NYPD says Stone was picked up by a warrant squad for allegedly damaging several surveillance cameras. The department said that squad typically uses unmarked vehicles to surprise wanted suspects.