The News From New York's Highest Court

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 12, 2022

The chief judge of New York's Court of Appeals, Janet DiFiore, has announced she'll step down. Sam Mellins, senior reporter at New York Focus, talks about his recent reporting on the state's highest court, which he says has issued many consequential decisions that lean conservative.

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