A judge's scathing ruling Wednesday moves New York City's troubled Rikers Island jail complex a step closer to a federal ...

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers filed a legal claim Tuesday against New York City, alleging the disgraced Hollywood mogul is ...

Harvey Weinstein's lawyers filed a legal claim alleging that he is receiving substandard medical treatment in unhygienic ...

The finding was a landmark in a court case that has stretched out over more than a decade. Plans for a receivership of New ...

The judge found that conditions have only continued to worsen at the jail complex, setting up a potential federal takeover.

A federal judge held New York City’s Department of Correction in contempt for failing to institute reforms at Rikers Island ...

A federal judge said that she was leaning toward taking the extreme measure of stripping the city of its control of Rikers ...

Judge Laura Taylor Swain found the city in contempt on 18 separate counts, underscoring the city's failure to address issues ...

New York City was found in contempt Wednesday over “grave” conditions at Rikers Island — as a judge said she was “inclined” to order a federal takeover of the ...

A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday said she is “inclined” to appoint a federal receiver to oversee the use of force and ...