Although he granted the federal government’s request to drop the case, the judge harshly criticized its reasoning in seeking the dismissal.

While the judgment caps a monthslong legal saga by letting Adams off the hook, Manhattan Federal Judge Dale Ho’s decision was not based on the merits of the case against him or a belief of ...

A federal judge on Wednesday permanently dismissed the sweeping public corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams — outright denying “with prejudice” an effort by Donald Trump’s Justice Department to ...

Mayoral hopefuls on Thursday must submit petitions with at least 3,750 signatures to appear on the June Democratic primary ballot, lawyers for Adams pointed out to Manhattan federal Judge Dale Ho ...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams' federal corruption case was dropped Wednesday, as Judge Dale Ho ruled it should be dismissed with prejudice. That means the charges against the mayor cannot be ...

A federal judge on Wednesday permanently dismissed ... is to protect the rights of the defendant,” U.S. District Judge Dale Ho of the Southern District of New York wrote in the 78-page order ...

the judge wrote. It’s “difficult to imagine a more egregious example of the kind of prosecutorial harassment” that federal law is supposed to prevent, Ho said. “Such an arrangement would ...

Manhattan Federal Judge Dale Ho’s decision to dismiss “with prejudice” the sweeping public corruption charges against Mayor Adams was a stinging indictment of the Justice Department’s ...

Judge Dale Ho's order chastised the Justice Department ... held over Adams "he might be more beholden to the demands of the federal government than to the wishes of his own constituents." ...

But now that Manhattan federal Judge Dale E. Ho moved to officially drop his corruption case Wednesday with prejudice – meaning prosecutors are barred from reviving the charges in the future – it’s ...