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Maintaining a teacher’s freedom to teach

It was recently reported that a group of Rockville Centre parents accused a high school social studies teacher of criticizing police during class, and wanted her to be reprimanded. The district superintendent . . . more

By Alan Singer | 5/6/21

How do we know what we know? Fact, faith, fear.

Thinking about allegations of “fake news,” assertions that Covid-19 is a hoax and the denial of climate change in the face of expert testimony and extreme weather events, I began to wonder: How do we know what we think we know? more

By Robert Scott | 11/5/20

Will this plague lead to a new dark age?

Sometimes a black hole opens in a culture and civility falls in. History teaches us that sometimes, good will and decency are trumped by avarice and authoritarianism. Read the stories of the Salem witch trials . . . more

5/15/20

An uncanny resemblance to Watergate

And so it began — the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump opened on Tuesday. If ever there were a Shakespearean moment in American political history, this would be it. more

1/24/20

Jury selection began Monday in the trial between Chris Sourgoutsis, of Bellmore, and the U.S. Capitol police, which protects Congress. Sourgoutsis filed a lawsuit against the Capitol police for sex discrimination in November 2017.

Trial pitting Bellmorite against U.S. Capitol police begins

Nearly two years after she filed a sex discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Capitol Police, which protect Congress, Bellmorite Chris Sourgoutsis is getting her day in court. Sourgoutsis, 35, filed … more

By Alyssa Seidman and Andrew Garcia | 11/7/19

Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano is being retried on charges that Ed he accepted bribes from restaurateur Harendra Singh for political favors.

Opening arguments in the Ed and Linda Mangano retrial

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Treinis Gatz urged jurors in the retrial of former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and his wife, Linda, to pay attention to the timing of gifts provided to the couple … more

By Anthony O'Reilly | 1/25/19

Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano will face a new corruption trial, along with his wife, after a mistrial was declared in his first trial on Thursday.

Mistrial declared in Mangano corruption trial

A mistrial was declared on Thursday, Day 47 of the trial of former Nassau county Executive Ed Mangano and his wife, Linda. Jurors remained deadlocked on a verdict after nearly nine days of deliberations. more

By Eden Laikin and Erik Hawkins | 5/31/18

Former town supervisor John Venditto is facing multiple charges.

Manganos, Venditto get their say in court

On Tuesday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Raymond Tierney told the jury in the 10-week corruption trial of former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto and former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano that … more

By Eden Laikin and Laura Lane | 5/18/18

Dr. Michael Belfiore walked out of U.S. District Court in Central Islip on Tuesday. He is on trial for allegedly overprescribing opioids and causing the overdose deaths of two men, and was implicated, but not charged, in the death of another.

Trial for doctor linked to Glen Cove overdose begins

The Merrick physician facing federal charges of illegally prescribing opioids, and causing the overdose deaths of two South Shore men, began on Wednesday, with prosecutors calling Dr. Michael Belfiore “a dealer, not a healer,” and Belfiore's defense attorney insisting that the doctor is being unfairly prosecuted. more

By Erik Hawkins | 4/19/18

Feds: Merrick doctor a 'dealer, not a healer'

The Merrick physician facing federal charges of illegally prescribing opioids, and causing the overdose deaths of two South Shore men, began on Wednesday, with prosecutors calling Dr. Michael Belfiore “a dealer, not a healer,” and Belfiore's defense attorney insisting that the doctor is being unfairly prosecuted. more

By Erik Hawkins | 4/19/18