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☆ Federal Prosecutor Asks Judge to Strip New York of Control Over Rikers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Hurubie Meko | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The parties also asked that Judge Swain hold the city in contempt for violating a 2015 agreement that required it to make sweeping reforms. A spokesman for the city’s Law Department, Nick Paolucci, said on Saturday that the administration had made progress to address longstanding problems at Rikers and that receivership was not the solution to fix the jail system. Mr. Adams has not named a successor. The city will have a chance to respond to the filings, and then the plaintiffs will have another opportunity to answer, he said, adding that it could be well into next year before Judge Swain makes a determination on the question of receivership. To date, the city has failed to grasp the “urgency and severity” of the crisis it has created, said Mary Lynne Werlwas, director of the Prisoners’ Rights Project at the Legal Aid Society.

Persons: Swain, Nick Paolucci, Williams, Louis A, Molina, Adams, ”, Hernandez D, Stroud, Judge Swain, Mary Lynne Werlwas Organizations: city’s Law Department, Legal Aid Society, Brennan Center for Justice, New York University School of Law Locations: Rikers

CNN —Nashville police say an investigation began Monday morning into three photographs that surfaced online of alleged writings connected to the March shooting at a private Christian school that left three 9-year-olds and three adults dead. The pictures of writings allegedly from the 28-year-old shooter, who was a former student at The Covenant School, were released by a conservative political commentator Monday. One page of the writings appears to be a day’s checklist, while another is filled with angry ramblings. It’s unclear how many more pages of writings there may be, and what the contents of other pages are. The shooter’s writings have been part of a monthslong legal fight playing out in Nashville over the release of documents and records related to the March 27 shooting.

Persons: ramblings, Freddie O’Connell, “, ” Organizations: CNN, Nashville, The Covenant School, Authorities, Covenant, FBI Locations: Nashville, Nashville’s

Donald J. Trump’s legal team on Friday repeatedly attacked a law clerk during the former president’s civil fraud trial, overshadowing Eric Trump’s second day on the witness stand and prompting the judge to bar the lawyers from making public statements about his private communications with his staff. The judge, Arthur F. Engoron, works closely with the clerk, Allison Greenfield, and the two often speak and pass notes on the bench. Ms. Greenfield previously worked as a trial attorney in New York City’s law department, and the judge appears to rely on her expertise when considering rules of evidence and other matters. But the former president has taken issue with her involvement in the monthlong trial — Ms. Greenfield is a Democrat and Mr. Trump believes she is biased against him — and his lawyers have complained about her regularly. He said that the lawyers’ arguments had no basis, that their accusations of bias were false and that failure to heed the order would result in “serious sanctions.”

Persons: Donald J, overshadowing Eric Trump’s, Arthur F, Allison Greenfield, Greenfield, Trump, —, Christopher M, Kise, Justice Engoron Locations: New York, Greenfield

☆ New York City Sues Queens Library Architects Over Lack of Accessibility
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Lola Fadulu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A few years back, architects designed a public library in Queens that has been lauded as one of the most stunning public buildings produced in New York in a century. But it is also rife with obstacles for people with disabilities, according to city officials who are now suing the designers for the $10 million they say it will cost to fix. At the Queens Public Library at Hunters Point, a staircase that runs from the lobby to the second floor is the only way to access three areas that have built-in desks with charging stations. A ramp that leads to the rooftop terrace, which has sweeping views of Manhattan, has a slope that is unlawful, the city argues. City officials have accused the architects of a “breach of contract and professional malpractice.” The city’s law department declined to comment beyond what’s in the lawsuit.

Persons: Steven Holl, Christopher McVoy Organizations: Queens Public Library, Steven Holl Architects Locations: Queens, New York, Manhattan

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