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

A federal judge on Wednesday permanently dismissed the sweeping public corruption charges against Mayor Adams  — denying an effort by Trump’s Justice Department to have them, tossed “without ...

The judge denied prosecutors the ability to potentially bring the criminal case back after the mayoral election.

Judge Dale E. Ho refused to let the government leave open the prospect of reinstating charges against the mayor. But he acknowledged the president’s power to determine the fate of prosecutions.

Judge Dale Ho dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning it cannot be revived. The Justice Department sought to have the case dismissed to free Adams to cooperate with the mayor's immigration agenda.

“A court’s principal role in deciding a motion 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 ...

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 ...

Dale Ho speaks to reporters after he argued before the Supreme Court against the Trump administration's plan to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, in Washington, April 23, 2019. AP This ...