| Opponents of
Congestion Pricing Talk Justice
Outside Court But Face Skeptical
Judge Inside
by
Matthew Russell Lee,
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Dec 20 – Lawsuits
against New York City's
congestion pricing plan were
heard on May 17 by U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge Lewis J. Liman. Inner
City Press was there and live
tweeted. Thread.
On July 8, in the
wake of Governor Hochul's 11th
hour announcement, a
proceeding on the still
pending request for a
preliminary injunction in one
of the case was held, Inner
City Press covered it, thread
Jump cut to
November 21, after Governor
Kathy Hochul announced revival
at $9 - another hearing Inner
City Press covered, thread
Judge Liman: How
about a hearing on Friday Dec
20, 2 pm?
Judge Lewis J. Liman by elizabethwilliamstudio.com
courtesy to Inner City Press
Inner City Press tweeted on
December 20 (and streamed
video outside the courthouse
too) thread
Plaintiffs'
lawyer: There will be
diversion of traffic to Bergen
County.
Judge: Are
you saying that people from
Westchester County don't
benefit from the MTA?
Plaintiffs' counsel: I came in
from DC and Los Angeles, I
don't know the specifics of
New York [?] Judge Liman, to
next plaintiffs' counsel: Are
you from New York? Good
More on
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Subscribers here
&
on Substack here
The
cases are New
Yorkers Against
Congestion
Pricing
Tax,
et al., vs.
United States
Department of
Transportation,
et al.,
1:24-cv-367
and Trucking
Association of
New York v.
Metropolitan
Transportation
Authority, et
al., 1:24-cv-4111
(Liman)
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