Molly Crane-Newman
@mollycranenewman.bsky.social
SDNY and NYSS courts reporter, New York Daily News. Irishwoman. https://mollycranenewman.com/About
AG James on a judge dismissing the Trump DOJ’s case against her:
“I am heartened by today’s victory and grateful for the prayers and support I have received from around the country.
“I remain fearless in the face of these baseless charges as I continue fighting for New Yorkers every single day.”
“I am heartened by today’s victory and grateful for the prayers and support I have received from around the country.
“I remain fearless in the face of these baseless charges as I continue fighting for New Yorkers every single day.”
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
AG James on a judge dismissing the Trump DOJ’s case against her:
“I am heartened by today’s victory and grateful for the prayers and support I have received from around the country.
“I remain fearless in the face of these baseless charges as I continue fighting for New Yorkers every single day.”
“I am heartened by today’s victory and grateful for the prayers and support I have received from around the country.
“I remain fearless in the face of these baseless charges as I continue fighting for New Yorkers every single day.”
Mamdani-Trump meeting making waves internationally. My mother, via Ireland
November 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Mamdani-Trump meeting making waves internationally. My mother, via Ireland
Spoke with @bradlander.bsky.social about the FBI accessing Signal comms between court watchers. He said he’s concerned about the NYPD’s involvement
“That appears to me to be a violation of the Handschu consent decree—the NYPD is not allowed to participate in the surveillance of political activity”
“That appears to me to be a violation of the Handschu consent decree—the NYPD is not allowed to participate in the surveillance of political activity”
November 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Spoke with @bradlander.bsky.social about the FBI accessing Signal comms between court watchers. He said he’s concerned about the NYPD’s involvement
“That appears to me to be a violation of the Handschu consent decree—the NYPD is not allowed to participate in the surveillance of political activity”
“That appears to me to be a violation of the Handschu consent decree—the NYPD is not allowed to participate in the surveillance of political activity”
The White House comments on Mahmoud Khalil’s suit seeking the Trump administration’s comms with Betar, Canary Mission, and other privately run pro-Israel organizations about him and other student activists targeted for deportation. (Khalil is a lawful permanent resident, not on a student visa)
November 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The White House comments on Mahmoud Khalil’s suit seeking the Trump administration’s comms with Betar, Canary Mission, and other privately run pro-Israel organizations about him and other student activists targeted for deportation. (Khalil is a lawful permanent resident, not on a student visa)
Breaking: Comptroller Brad Lander is headed to trial — by choice — on federal misdemeanor charges for trying to inspect conditions at 26 Federal Plaza.
The other pols arrested alongside him in Sept got ACDs following mediation talks this morning.
The other pols arrested alongside him in Sept got ACDs following mediation talks this morning.
November 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Breaking: Comptroller Brad Lander is headed to trial — by choice — on federal misdemeanor charges for trying to inspect conditions at 26 Federal Plaza.
The other pols arrested alongside him in Sept got ACDs following mediation talks this morning.
The other pols arrested alongside him in Sept got ACDs following mediation talks this morning.
Reposted by Molly Crane-Newman
Regular reminder for folks reporting on federal courts that there are two different Judges Ho (Dale / SDNY, James / 5th Cir), with two different judicial philosophies. Remember it this way:
When your Judge Ho is Dale, your claims might not fail.
When your Judge Ho is Jim, your chances are grim.
When your Judge Ho is Dale, your claims might not fail.
When your Judge Ho is Jim, your chances are grim.
Former mayoral aide Mohamed Bahi just got 3 years' probation for organizing straw donations for Eric Adams
Judge Ho called the tossed corruption case against the mayor the “elephant in the room”
“It is hard to escape the impression that Mr. Bahi is left here holding the bag”
Judge Ho called the tossed corruption case against the mayor the “elephant in the room”
“It is hard to escape the impression that Mr. Bahi is left here holding the bag”
November 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Regular reminder for folks reporting on federal courts that there are two different Judges Ho (Dale / SDNY, James / 5th Cir), with two different judicial philosophies. Remember it this way:
When your Judge Ho is Dale, your claims might not fail.
When your Judge Ho is Jim, your chances are grim.
When your Judge Ho is Dale, your claims might not fail.
When your Judge Ho is Jim, your chances are grim.
Former mayoral aide Mohamed Bahi just got 3 years' probation for organizing straw donations for Eric Adams
Judge Ho called the tossed corruption case against the mayor the “elephant in the room”
“It is hard to escape the impression that Mr. Bahi is left here holding the bag”
Judge Ho called the tossed corruption case against the mayor the “elephant in the room”
“It is hard to escape the impression that Mr. Bahi is left here holding the bag”
November 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Former mayoral aide Mohamed Bahi just got 3 years' probation for organizing straw donations for Eric Adams
Judge Ho called the tossed corruption case against the mayor the “elephant in the room”
“It is hard to escape the impression that Mr. Bahi is left here holding the bag”
Judge Ho called the tossed corruption case against the mayor the “elephant in the room”
“It is hard to escape the impression that Mr. Bahi is left here holding the bag”
In SDNY with @bradlander.bsky.social, @jabaribrisport.bsky.social, and a gaggle of pols facing charges for trying to inspect conditions where migrants are detained at 26 Federal Plaza. AUSAs are in mediation talks w attys, and the vibe is chill
“We’re just gonna go get some coffee,” Lander says
“We’re just gonna go get some coffee,” Lander says
November 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
In SDNY with @bradlander.bsky.social, @jabaribrisport.bsky.social, and a gaggle of pols facing charges for trying to inspect conditions where migrants are detained at 26 Federal Plaza. AUSAs are in mediation talks w attys, and the vibe is chill
“We’re just gonna go get some coffee,” Lander says
“We’re just gonna go get some coffee,” Lander says
Reposted by Molly Crane-Newman
The panic that kicks in at 2pm every day when I realize it gets dark in two hours
November 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The panic that kicks in at 2pm every day when I realize it gets dark in two hours
Jeffrey Epstein, two days after Michael Cohen pleaded guilty in 2018: “you see, i know how dirty donald is. my guess is that non lawyers ny biz people have no idea. what it means to have your fixer flip”
November 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Jeffrey Epstein, two days after Michael Cohen pleaded guilty in 2018: “you see, i know how dirty donald is. my guess is that non lawyers ny biz people have no idea. what it means to have your fixer flip”
Having been pardoned by Trump, Rudy Giuliani wants his bar license “immediately reinstated,” per his rep Ted Goodman
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Having been pardoned by Trump, Rudy Giuliani wants his bar license “immediately reinstated,” per his rep Ted Goodman
Asked if he sells the paper, Windsor Terrace bodega clerk informs: “No, the phones. Nobody’s buying anymore”
November 5, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Asked if he sells the paper, Windsor Terrace bodega clerk informs: “No, the phones. Nobody’s buying anymore”
Alerting all New Yorkers to go outside and look up
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Alerting all New Yorkers to go outside and look up
Judge Rakoff just set back-to-back trials in the cases brought by Epstein victims against Bank of America and BNY, starting on 5/11. He’s hoping they won’t settle.
“I’m much more selfish, and I would love to see two very good trials, so I just mention that for what it's worth.”
“I’m much more selfish, and I would love to see two very good trials, so I just mention that for what it's worth.”
October 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Judge Rakoff just set back-to-back trials in the cases brought by Epstein victims against Bank of America and BNY, starting on 5/11. He’s hoping they won’t settle.
“I’m much more selfish, and I would love to see two very good trials, so I just mention that for what it's worth.”
“I’m much more selfish, and I would love to see two very good trials, so I just mention that for what it's worth.”
After pleading not guilty to fraud charges this AM, AG James asks Judge Walker to dismiss the case, arguing Lindsey Halligan’s “invalid and unlawful” appointment as US attorney “fundamentally tainted the structural integrity of the grand jury process” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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October 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
After pleading not guilty to fraud charges this AM, AG James asks Judge Walker to dismiss the case, arguing Lindsey Halligan’s “invalid and unlawful” appointment as US attorney “fundamentally tainted the structural integrity of the grand jury process” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Daily News coverage of Canal St vendors in 1985: “Lower Manhattan merchants who display their wares on sidewalks … contend that their sales methods are as much a part of New York's history and culture as carriage rides in Central Park”
October 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Daily News coverage of Canal St vendors in 1985: “Lower Manhattan merchants who display their wares on sidewalks … contend that their sales methods are as much a part of New York's history and culture as carriage rides in Central Park”
@repdangoldman.bsky.social, addressing reporters about 4 US citizens held overnight at 26 Federal Plaza, says the NYPD should arrest ICE agents for excessive force. He also announced a new task force, but no details on who will be on it or how it will meaningfully assist people targeted by ICE
October 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
@repdangoldman.bsky.social, addressing reporters about 4 US citizens held overnight at 26 Federal Plaza, says the NYPD should arrest ICE agents for excessive force. He also announced a new task force, but no details on who will be on it or how it will meaningfully assist people targeted by ICE
Reposted by Molly Crane-Newman
In 2018, her office was given power to probe all police deaths in New York State. Zero convictions.
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October 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
In 2018, her office was given power to probe all police deaths in New York State. Zero convictions.
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/n...
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/n...
New York AG Tish James has urged members of the public who have witnessed and documented ICE activity to share their videos and photos with her office through an online portal ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...
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October 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
New York AG Tish James has urged members of the public who have witnessed and documented ICE activity to share their videos and photos with her office through an online portal ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...
A 3rd circuit judge was skeptical this AM of the gov’s arg that NJ shouldn’t have jurisdiction over Mahmoud Khalil’s habeas petition as he was in Louisiana when it was filed (unbeknownst to his attys)
“What else do they do, unless we're creating a black hole of no jurisdiction?”
“What else do they do, unless we're creating a black hole of no jurisdiction?”
October 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A 3rd circuit judge was skeptical this AM of the gov’s arg that NJ shouldn’t have jurisdiction over Mahmoud Khalil’s habeas petition as he was in Louisiana when it was filed (unbeknownst to his attys)
“What else do they do, unless we're creating a black hole of no jurisdiction?”
“What else do they do, unless we're creating a black hole of no jurisdiction?”
Reposted by Molly Crane-Newman
ICE detainees in New York jails are struggling to access to legal advice, phone calls, and even their own court hearings.
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ICE Detainees in New York Jails Can’t Talk to Their Lawyers
Some immigrants held in county jails are struggling to access legal advice, phone calls, and even their own court hearings.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
ICE detainees in New York jails are struggling to access to legal advice, phone calls, and even their own court hearings.
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Breaking: SDNY Judge Lewis Kaplan has ordered the Trump administration to disburse $33.8M in antiterrorism funds to the MTA, which FEMA/DHS has denied based on NYC’s sanctuary status
October 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Breaking: SDNY Judge Lewis Kaplan has ordered the Trump administration to disburse $33.8M in antiterrorism funds to the MTA, which FEMA/DHS has denied based on NYC’s sanctuary status
Just in -- SDNY Judge Lew Kaplan has extended a TRO blocking the Trump administration from giving anti-terrorism funds requested by the MTA to other states b/c of NYC's sanctuary status. He consolidated the NYAG’s motion for a preliminary injunction with the trial on the merits.
October 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Just in -- SDNY Judge Lew Kaplan has extended a TRO blocking the Trump administration from giving anti-terrorism funds requested by the MTA to other states b/c of NYC's sanctuary status. He consolidated the NYAG’s motion for a preliminary injunction with the trial on the merits.
Women abused by Jeffrey Epstein have sued Bank of America, alleging it “showed absolute loyalty to Epstein, including a willingness to violate banking laws, ignore multiple red flags of criminality, and participate directly in sex trafficking to enable Epstein to fulfill his abusive sexual appetite”
October 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Women abused by Jeffrey Epstein have sued Bank of America, alleging it “showed absolute loyalty to Epstein, including a willingness to violate banking laws, ignore multiple red flags of criminality, and participate directly in sex trafficking to enable Epstein to fulfill his abusive sexual appetite”