US EditionTrump administration replaces lawyers in NYC congestion pricing challenge
- The U.S. Department of Transportation replaced its legal team in a congestion pricing lawsuit after an internal memo allegedly questioned the strength of their case against New York state and the MTA, as reported on Thursday.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wrote to Governor Kathy Hochul, asserting that New York must justify its congestion pricing plan by May 21, with potential penalties starting May 28.
- New York's MTA Chair Janno Lieber expressed confidence that the congestion pricing program will not be halted by the federal government, despite federal threats over funding.
- New York has sued the U.S. Government in response to threats regarding the congestion pricing program, which involves a $9 fee to enter Manhattan.
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Trump administration replaces lawyers in NYC congestion pricing challenge
The Trump administration is replacing lawyers in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan after they accidentally filed an internal government letter that cast significant doubt on the Transportation Department's effort to kill New York's congestion pricing program in New York, a government spokesperson said.
Trump Admin Kicks Out Prosecutors Who Accidentally Leaked Doubts: 'Legal Malpractice'
The Department of Transportation announced Thursday it had removed prosecutors from its case against New York over a congestion toll. The U.S. attorneys in question — assigned to the Justice […] The post Trump Admin Kicks Out Prosecutors Who Accidentally Leaked Doubts: 'Legal Malpractice' appeared first on The Western Journal.
Trump DOT replaces lawyers defending it on New York congestion pricing
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has replaced the lawyers defending it over New York City’s congestion pricing, just after it was revealed lawyers with the Department of Justice (DOJ) accidentally filed a document questioning the legitimacy of the Trump administration’s case.
DOT Replaces Lawyers in NYC Congestion Toll Case
The Department of Transportation says it has replaced lawyers in the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan after they accidentally filed a document outlining legal flaws with the Trump administration's plan to replace New York City's congestion pricing tolls.
'Embarrassing': Trump administration fires its own lawyers for 'legal malpractice'
The New York Times reports the Trump administration is firing its own attorneys over alleged incompetence.The U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday made the peculiar move of replacing its federal lawyers defending it in a lawsuit over New York City’s congestion pricing program, allegedly because the lawyers undermined the department’s case.New York wants to impose a $9 entrance fee to Manhattan to reduce gridlock, cut pollution and fund …
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