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Former New York State Police Trooper Christopher Baldner was convicted Thursday of second-degree manslaughter in the death of 11-year-old Monica Goods after ramming a vehicle during a traffic stop on the New York State Thruway in 2020. Letitia James, the Office of the New York State Attorney General, said a jury in Ulster County Court…
New York Attorney General Letitia James said Monday she will continue a multistate lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment and its ticketing arm Ticketmaster, rejecting a settlement announced by the U.S. Department of Justice. James said the federal deal does not address claims that Live Nation holds a monopoly in the live entertainment market. “For years,…
Letitia James issued a consumer alert warning residents and businesses about price gouging as another winter storm approaches New York. Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency across the state ahead of the expected storm. The alert reminds businesses that New York law bars charging excessive prices for essential goods and services during market…
New York Attorney General Letitia James said a court order requiring the federal government to release more than $200 million for the Gateway Program’s Hudson Tunnel project is now in effect, clearing the way for long-delayed funding to move forward. James issued a statement after her office secured the order, which directs the federal government…
New York Attorney General Letitia James sued the owners and managers of the Kenney apartment complex in Newburgh, Orange County, for leaving residents in unsafe and deteriorating housing. The complex is home to over 100 low-income families and seniors. Residents have endured a lack of consistent heat and hot water, mold, rodent infestations, unsafe stairways,…
New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 34 other attorneys general are demanding that xAI take further action to prevent its artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, from generating and sharing inappropriate images on the social media platform X. In a letter sent to xAI, the attorneys general said recent changes to Grok…
New York Attorney General Letitia James welcomed a Federal Communications Commission order that expands cell phone emergency alerts to include American Sign Language and 13 additional languages. James issued a statement after the FCC published the order, which requires wireless carriers to support multilingual Wireless Emergency Alerts, or WEAs. The alerts are used by government…
New York Attorney General Letitia James has asked Instacart to explain how it sets prices after a report found shoppers were charged different prices for the same grocery items. James sent a letter seeking details about Instacart’s use of algorithmic pricing and warning that the company may be violating New York’s Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act,…