Bodega Clerk’s Case Vs. DA Bragg Splits NY Court: New York Brief

Second Circuit judges disagree, the week’s big winners, and New York’s 2028 redistricting plan, below:

Harlem Bodega Clerk’s Claims Reconsidered

The controversy surrounding a dropped murder case against a Harlem bodega clerk who stabbed his attacker could be revived by the now ex-clerk’s claims against NYPD officers and District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

A district court tossed Jose Alba’s false arrest and malicious prosecution suit, saying he failed to show there wasn’t probable cause for his arrest or charges.

But a Second Circuit panel appeared divided at appellate arguments, with a split between Judge Steven Menashi, a Trump appointee, and ...