New Yorkers Against Congestion Pricing Tax et al v. United States Department of Transportation et al
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1:24-cv-00367
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Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
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Class Action
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March 13, 2025
Feds Can't Pause NYC Congestion Pricing Cases
A New York federal judge denied the federal government's request to prioritize a case filed by Empire State transportation authorities over a newly launched Manhattan congestion pricing program that the Trump administration has moved to kill, saying Thursday the court wouldn't stay other cases over the program that are further along.
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December 23, 2024
NY Judge Won't Halt State's Congestion Pricing Model
A New York federal judge Monday upheld the Empire State's congestion pricing tolls, finding that the levies fairly reflect each type of vehicle's contribution to traffic congestion and environmental harm, rejecting injunction bids lobbed in four anti-congestion pricing lawsuits.
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December 03, 2024
MTA, NY Officials Rip Bid To Block Revised Congestion Pricing
New York officials have told a federal judge that residents, truckers and community groups cannot sideline Manhattan's recently resurrected congestion pricing, saying there's zero merit to the plaintiffs' claims that they'd be irreparably harmed by allegedly unconstitutional and discriminatory tolls.
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November 26, 2024
NY Groups, Truckers Say Congestion Pricing Unconstitutional
A New York teachers union, and coalitions of residents and truckers have told a federal judge that Manhattan's recently resurrected congestion pricing is still unconstitutional and discriminatory, and federal and state transportation agencies shouldn't be allowed to shake their claims just because the tolls will be reduced.
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June 21, 2024
NY Judge Says Feds, MTA Fully Vetted Congestion Pricing
A Manhattan federal judge has said federal and New York transportation agencies meticulously analyzed congestion pricing's potential impacts on traffic, air quality and other factors, rejecting local residents and community groups' claims that the Big Apple's now-paused congestion pricing was improperly approved.
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March 19, 2024
Feds, NY Residents Spar Over Congestion Pricing Battle
Federal and New York transportation agencies have told a Manhattan federal judge that local residents waited too late to file lawsuits trying to block congestion pricing, but the plaintiffs countered that the agencies have admitted that they'll have to reevaluate the environmental harms the new tolls would have on communities.
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January 18, 2024
More New Yorkers Jump Into Congestion Pricing Fray
Another group of New Yorkers, including several city councilmembers, have joined the legal battle to halt congestion pricing, alleging in a new federal lawsuit Thursday that New York City's plan to charge all drivers a fee to enter midtown Manhattan would harm local businesses and exacerbate health risks for vulnerable residents.