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SDNY and NYSS courts reporter, New York Daily News. Irishwoman. https://mollycranenewman.com/About

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03.03.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Columbia grad Mahmoud Khalil’s options to fight Trump deportation efforts narrowing Nearly a year after federal immigration agents whisked Mahmoud Khalil away for protesting Israel’s occupation of Gaza and the West Bank β€” heralding the Trump administration’s harsh crackdown …

β€œNo fabrications, ideological attacks, or smear campaigns will change the fact that the government’s after-the-fact charges are retaliatory, baseless and have absolutely no support in the record,” Khalil said in a statement www.nydailynews.com/2026/03/03/c...

03.03.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Separately, Mayor Mamdani has personally asked Trump to end efforts to deport Khalil. Asked whether there was an update this morning, a mayoral spokesman said, β€œMade the ask and nothing to report.”

03.03.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

His team is separately pursuing a decision from a full panel at the 3rd Circuit finding fed courts can hear constitutional challenges to unlawful immigration practices. That would get his habeas case sent back to NJ, where they hope he would ultimately be permanently protected.

03.03.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Mahmoud Khalil has filed a brief before the Board of Immigration Appeals, challenging orders by an executive-branch judge his team says were rushed, procedurally irregular, inaccurate, and disregarded the Trump admin's retaliation for 1A-protected activity www.nyclu.org/uploads/2025...

03.03.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

No better man. Congrats Joshua!

03.03.2026 00:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The police union packed half the courtroom, a similar turnout to when cops have been killed in the line of duty.

Atty George Vomvolakis said it was outrageous of the NYPD to seek felony charges against a 22yo w no criminal record, that he’s grateful the DA didn’t pursue them.

27.02.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 3
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PBA President Patrick Hendry says the officer is off work recovering from a long list of injuries, including some we didn’t hear about in court. Prosecutors didn’t say anything about snowballs packed with rocks either.

27.02.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4

The young man arrested for throwing a snowball at cops was just arraigned on OGA and harassment charges in Manhattan. DA Bragg’s office said the cop suffered β€œredness, tenderness, and pain to the eye,” but they can’t yet prove this snowball thrower caused it, so will keep probing

27.02.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 9

Accidentally left my bike locked up on a quiet street downtown last night and someone put a rotten banana in the basket, but it wasn’t stolen. Zohran Mamdani’s New York.

19.02.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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Virginia Roberts Giuffre speaking about then-Prince Andrew outside Manhattan federal court in August 2019, after the case against Jeffrey Epstein was dismissed.

β€œI won’t stop fighting. I will never be silenced until these people are brought to justice…He knows what he’s done”

19.02.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The removal of the Pride flag at Stonewall β€œwas no careless mistake,” but the latest attack by the Trump admin on the LGBT community, a new SDNY suit alleges

β€œThe government has not removed other historical flags at other national monuments, most notably Confederate flags”

17.02.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 168 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

Judge Cynthia M. Rufe, a George W. Bush appointee with senior status

16.02.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 285 πŸ” 77 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks πŸ‘€

14.02.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œβ€¦when it gets to Election Day, we’ve been proactive to make sure that we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country…”

14.02.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 483 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 3
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$30 million in fed funds temporarily ends tunnel freeze The federal government restored $30 million in funding for the Hudson River Tunnel Friday night, ending nearly five months of funding freeze, temporarily.

$30M has processed since my last tweet, Schumer tells @simko-bednarski.bsky.social www.nydailynews.com/2026/02/13/f...

13.02.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lawyers for the gov, appearing virtually before Judge Vargas, say the DOT sent payments to the Treasury but they'll take a business day to processβ€”meaning the states won’t get paid out until Tues, after the holiday. Judge says gov appears compliant, no meaningful relief to grant.

13.02.2026 20:25 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Motion for Conference – #58 in State of New Jersey v. United States Department of Transportation (S.D.N.Y., 1:26-cv-00939) – CourtListener.com Motion for Conference

20+ hrs after the Trump admin was supposed to disburse $200M withheld from the Hudson River tunnel project, β€œthere is no sign of a wire transfer of any money,” the NJ and NY AGs say in a new filing, requesting an emergency status conference this afternoon
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13.02.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 319 πŸ” 104 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 7

The gov must file a status report in 2 weeks, which may say it can’t meet the 4-week deadline.

AUSA Peter Aronoff represented that he was largely in the dark and hadn’t personally seen the docs. He said a limited # of people were going through them line by line, juggling w their regular duties.

12.02.2026 21:55 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Engelmayer sounded skeptical about how long it’s taken the agencies that contributed to the memo to determine what’s classified. (The plaintiffsβ€”ACLU & othersβ€”first sought the info in a FOIA request ~4 months ago.)

β€œWhat I’m trying to do is light a fire under the agencies to complete a review.”

12.02.2026 21:45 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Judge Paul Engelmayer, at an ongoing hearing, has given the Trump administration four weeks to process and produce the OLC memo detailing the legal rationale for lethal military strikes on civilian boats in the Caribbean and related docs.

12.02.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 179 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

Justin Baldoni is the latest victim of my tendency to experience momentary face blindness in the SDNY cafeteria, a warm smile to someone I briefly registered as a colleague turning to ice

12.02.2026 20:02 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Brad Lander is headed to trial on May 11, charged with a federal violation alleging he obstructed the β€œusual use” of a foyer at 26 Federal Plaza, Judge Ricardo just ruled. Gov slated to share DHS audio recordings w his attys next week, fighting more substantive discovery demands

12.02.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Would someone, please, for the love of God, rescue The Daily News from this strip mining hedge fund. Please.

12.02.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Almost 1,000 workers have been laid off as a result of the withheld funding Trump β€œfloated” restoring in exchange for renaming Penn Station and Dulles after him

10.02.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 1253 πŸ” 370 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 5
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Newly Unbound, Trump Weighs More Nuclear Arms and Underground Tests

NYT: Trump weighing building more nuclear bombs and restarting long dormant underground testing.

10.02.2026 01:53 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 39

β€œIt’s just a horrible, horrible, horrible place,” he said of his detention camp. β€œI’m not in fear of the other inmates. I’m afraid of the staff. They’re capable of anything.”

09.02.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 1193 πŸ” 445 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 17
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ToΓ±ita β™₯️

09.02.2026 02:11 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just cursed the lord in response to an arctic gust of wind in perfect harmony with another guy walking past me

08.02.2026 22:25 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

News: Judge Vargas has stopped the Trump administration from freezing federal funds for construction of the Hudson River tunnel. Earlier today, she heard workers would otherwise be fired this weekend, abandoning β€œliterally a massive hole in the earth” indefinitely ag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...

07.02.2026 00:37 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0