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The Court has repeatedly halted lower court orders and allowed administration policies to go forward via its “shadow docket” without any explanation.

After its successful start in 2024, a large majority of voters across parties want state leaders to keep funding New York’s small donor public financing program.

The judicial appointment of an outside authority to temporarily run Rikers Island offers a rare opportunity to transform one of the nation’s most troubled jails. But durable reform depends ultimately on the government’s commitment to basic human dignity.