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More than a third of local election officials have reported threats, harassment or abuse due to their jobs, according to a 2024 survey from the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York ...
New York common law has always distinguished between the mere "display" and brandishing or pointing of a gun and the actual use of "deadly force". Thus, the victim of an imminent crime in New York, has always been legally justified under the Common Law to safely display, brandish, or point a firearm as necessary to prevent an imminent injury to ...
What New York State Police did about Card’s threats is unclear. The agency declined to comment to the AP on the case and did not respond to a request for reports or possible body-camera footage ...
Wording and interpretation by state courts of "obstructing" laws also varies; for example, New York "obstructing" law [44] apparently requires physical rather than simply verbal obstruction; [45] [46] likewise, a violation of the Colorado "obstructing" law appears to require use or threat of use of physical force.
New York, and Peters v. New York, the Supreme Court granted limited approval in 1968 to frisks conducted by officers lacking probable cause for an arrest in order to search for weapons if the officer suspects the subject to be armed and presently dangerous. The Court's decision made suspicion of danger to an officer grounds for a "reasonable ...
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Threats against federal judges and prosecutors have more than doubled in recent years, with threats against federal prosecutors rising from 116 to 250 from 2003 to 2008, [50] and threats against federal judges climbing from 500 to 1,278 in that same period, [51] [52] prompting hundreds to get 24-hour protection from armed U.S. marshals.
“New York City is a prime target for terrorism, and we cannot afford to be complacent in the face of such threats,” Council members Robert Holden (D-Queens), Joe Borelli (R-Staten Island) and ...