Law Office of Daniel L. Ackman

05/30/2026

Can't say I am not happy with the order. But since when do former judges file arguments to sitting judges?

The ruling was a blow to both President Trump, who had voluntarily dismissed the suit last week, and to the Justice Department, which used the suit to establish a fund likely intended for Trump allies.

09/07/2025

08/14/2025

Cabbies-- and our clients-- close to approval of record settlement!

New York City could grant payouts to some 20,000 taxi drivers whose professional licenses were summarily suspended without sufficient due process.

03/19/2025

A big win over City Hall

A long-running federal suit seeking back pay for Taxi and Limousine Commission drivers whose TLC licenses were unconstitutionally suspended if they got arrested has been settled, with the city agre…

03/14/2025

I have been told the the TLC is not paying the $1 per fare that it owes drivers of WAV cabs. Is That true?

09/14/2024

Another win for the home team

The New York Taxi and Limousine Commission failed to convince a federal court to nix damages awarded to a group of cab drivers who challenged their license suspensions.

07/02/2024

I am listening to MSNBC and I am feeling that thier view of the Court's decision is totally overblown.

06/13/2024

Surprised to see a quintessentially NYC actor given a front page obit in the Washington Post

His roles included a mobster in “The French Connection” and, in one-man shows, New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia.

05/31/2024

I don't blame him for being mad at his lawyers because (a) they tried a lousy case and (b) they picked a horrible client. -- "He also admitted that he had gotten 'very upset' with his lawyers.

Donald J. Trump, the first U.S. president to become a felon, excoriated prosecutors and the judge in his criminal case and ran through a litany of false statements as he spoke to reporters and a small crowd of vetted supporters at Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan.