Brooklyn worker’s discrimination case reopened as court awards fees and damages
December 24, 2025
The Appellate Division has awarded damages and attorney’s fees to a former Café Gitane waitress.
The Appellate Division has awarded damages and attorney’s fees to a former Café Gitane waitress.
The Appellate Division has upheld a ruling by Justice Debra Silber in a case brought by two Brooklyn homeowners.
A state appeals court has ruled that a bank followed the required legal steps to move ahead with a foreclosure.
Grace Bonilla, a graduate of Brooklyn Law School, has been appointed to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team.
Guadagnoli’s story begins much earlier, though, with a Brooklyn upbringing steeped in family, language and hard work.
Christina Golkin never set out to be the face of change. She has become a defining voice in Brooklyn’s legal community.
Justice Cheryl Chambers urged Touro Law grads to persist through doubt, saying success isn’t about perfection — but resilience.
It’s an accepted truth throughout the legal community that critical requirements for those who practice law here in New York State comprise membership to and attendance at CLE-accredited meetings. Post-pandemic,
Mayor Eric Adams announced on Friday the appointment of Lynelle Maginley-Liddie, an eight-year veteran of the NYC Department of Correction (DOC), as the new commissioner. Maginley-Liddie, who has served as
Supreme Court Justice Vincent Del Giudice sentenced Oliver Case, a 31-year-old man from East New York, Brooklyn, to 55 years to life in prison on Friday. This sentence comes after
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a significant ruling on Friday, striking down key parts of a New York gun control law while upholding others. This decision comes
The Latino Court Officers Society, in collaboration with several notable organizations, has launched an initiative to bring holiday cheer to over 450 children in New York. Partnering with the Guardians
A murder conviction from 1986 was overturned on Friday in the courtroom of Judge Matthew D’Emic as Detroy Livingston, now 59, has been set free after spending the last 35
In its continuing effort to provide relevant continuing education for local attorneys, the Brooklyn Bar Association (BBA) has rolled out a trio of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) sessions. Spanning two
A local man has been sentenced to 23 years to life for the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old in East New York. Shamel Boomer, a young man from Brownsville, was
The New York City Council is reinvigorating efforts to close the controversial Rikers Island jail complex. Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Councilmember Carlina Rivera announced the reappointment of the Independent
Last year, the Second Judicial District Equal Justice Committee hosted its inaugural Diversity Fair inside the Kings County Supreme Court on Jay Street. It had more than 20 fraternal organizations
In another sign at just how bad things are on Rikers Island, a dog from the New York City Department of Correction K9 unit was found dead Tuesday inside a
A 58-year-old man from Maryland came to Brooklyn and allegedly murdered a young woman half his age over a parking spot outside of Home Depot in Bedford-Stuyvesant. District Attorney Eric
A judge ordered New York City and advocates for the homeless to enter mediation on Thursday. The court’s order comes as the city seeks relief from its unique legal obligation
The New York State Board of Law Examiners announced on Wednesday that it has completed grading for the July 2023 New York State Bar Examination, marking the earliest release of
A decision by the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, has affirmed a prior judgment by Supreme Court Justice Devin Cohen, effectively upholding the New York City Transit Authority’s (NYCTA) termination
Salome Vega, 46, of Hempstead, New York, was arraigned on charges of grand larceny and criminal impersonation for allegedly transferring and selling titles of properties in Brooklyn and the Bronx,
The Brooklyn Bar Association (BBA) celebrated its annual awards ceremony on Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights last Wednesday, Oct 11, when it honored four distinguished local legal professionals — Eric
Hon. George J. Silver, a recently retired New York State Supreme Court Judge, has been appointed to the Touro Law Center Board of Governors. The announcement was made by Dean
Click here for a slide show to see who was there. Downtown Brooklyn witnessed a resurgence of an age-old tradition as the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Kings County and the
Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed seven U.S. Attorneys to the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee (AGAC), a body that shapes federal policy and elevates the perspectives of prosecutors nationwide. Among
A sweeping investigation into the criminal activities of a group known as the “Route Boys” culminated on Friday as Eric Nunez, the last of 13 defendants, pleaded guilty in federal
In a significant ruling on gun control regulations, U.S. District Judge Nina Morrison blocked Rare Breed Triggers LLC from marketing after-market triggers that could transform AR-15 rifles into weapons with
The state’s judiciary underwent a significant shift this week as Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas announced the appointment of Kay-Ann Porter Campbell as the Director of the court system’s
In the weeks following the U.S. Supreme Court’s groundbreaking ruling on race-conscious admissions at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) convened a
The NYPD’s history of unchecked aggressive policing during protests may be drawing to a close. On Tuesday, Attorney General Letitia James, in collaboration with the Legal Aid Society (LAS) and
The biggest legal event in Brooklyn finally returned after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as the Brooklyn Bar Association Foundation held its annual dinner at El Caribe
U.S. Attorney Breon Peace is not a regular at the Brooklyn Bar Association. However, he was barely inside the door still greeting people when he spotted an attorney that he
With the news that U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries was elected as House Minority Leader, the Brooklyn Bar Association offered the Congressman a big of congratulations Thursday. “The Brooklyn Bar Association
Former Brooklyn Bar Association President Arthur Aidala was appointed as the Chair of Gotham Government Relations, the company announced this week. “It’s all about advocacy; whether it is advocacy in