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The state Court of Appeals said a coalition of homeowners and real estate groups can now argue that the current tax system violates fair housing laws.

The governor and state attorney general says the state Legislature has the right to try again on Congressional district lines.

Lawyers for Happy argued the solitary elephant was being confined illegally

The decision is a major setback for Democrats that could potentially sway the balance of power in Congress

Now it will be up to New York’s top court to issue a final decision as Democrats appeal. The decision could sway the balance of power in Congress.

Federal appeals judges have overturned the 2015 conviction of former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver on corruption charges.

The judges said that the Bloomberg administration improperly signed off on the plan without seeking the state legislative approval needed when giving away parkland.

Bloomberg called it a "temporary setback."

Yesterday, an appeals court told the city that a controversial homeless shelter policy is still illegal.

Four years ago, a jury found a Montessori school teacher guilty