Nassau County faces lawsuit over executive power, following a trend seen across U.S., lawyers say
The Nassau Democrats’ lawsuit against Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s creation of an armed citizen deputy ...
Convicted former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano has two bribery charges reversed
Convicted former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano just caught a break in court — with the reversal of two charges against ...
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NY county exec's armed volunteer unit amounts to illegal militia, Democrats say in lawsuit
Democrats in suburban New York are suing a Republican county executive over his creation of an armed unit of volunteer ...
Nassau police are embedding with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Here's what to know.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman joins a list of mostly Southern leaders to advance President Donald Trump's mass ...
Democrats in Nassau County sue over GOP leader’s plan for a civilian militia
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s proposal to designate “special deputies” to assist law enforcement has drawn ...
Nassau County's citizen militia draws challenge from Democrats
Democrats are looking to un-arm Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman's so-called "citizen deputies." They are ...
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L.I. lawmakers sue Nassau executive Blakeman for creating taxpayer-funded militia of armed civilians ‘in secrecy’
The suit says the militias are illegal under New York law, which, in emergencies, allows local police departments to enlist ...
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Editorial: Will changing demographics change Nassau’s politics?
The settlement reached last month in a case alleging Republican gerrymandering in Nassau County is considered a landmark - the first case resolved after ...
Democrats Sue to Block Armed Volunteer Force in Nassau County
The corps created by Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, is “an authoritarian power grab in the heart of suburban ...
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Plan To Deputize Private Citizens Faces Lawsuit From Nassau Dems: 'This Is Not The Wild West'
Long Island Democrats and civil rights attorneys are fighting back against a plan to deputize private citizens, calling the ...
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Lawsuit filed over Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's armed citizen deputy program
It's something that opponents say amounts to an illegal militia and they are calling it "an authoritarian power grab in the heart of suburban America." ...