In October, Blakeman, Chief Judge Rowan Wilson, Supreme Court Justice Vito DeStefano, the administrative judge for the 10th Judicial District in Nassau County, and other high-ranking members of ...

The court reversed Edward Mangano's felony conviction on two bribery counts while upholding three other counts.

The so-called “militia” refers to the “provisional emergency special deputy sheriffs” program Blakeman established on March 17, 2024. The program deputizes volunteer citizens who are licensed to carry ...

announced the lawsuit outside the Nassau County Supreme Court on Feb. 5. “We have the Nassau County Police Department, which is one of the — if not the — best-trained police departments in ...

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s proposal to designate “special deputies” to assist law enforcement has drawn backlash — and comparisons to the Nazi militia known as the “Brownshirts.” ...

The ruling comes eight months after the Nassau County Supreme Court rejected it. Notably, it also comes one week after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a similar bill, and just one day ...

The idea of armed civilian special deputies is not sitting well with a number of Nassau County legislators. They’ve filed a suit against county executive Bruce ...

NEW YORK — Long Island lawmakers have sued Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and a local sheriff for a program sanctioning a taxpayer-funded militia of armed civilians shrouded “in secrecy.” The ...

Long Island lawmakers have sued Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and a local sheriff over a program sanctioning a taxpayer-funded militia of armed civilians shrouded “in secrecy.” ...

NEW YORK — Long Island lawmakers have sued Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and a local sheriff for a program sanctioning a taxpayer-funded militia of armed civilians shrouded “in ...