Scott Lemieux

A pedestrian wearing a face mask while walking along a nearly-vacant Corso Vittorio Emanuele, the most important pedestrian street in downtown Milan.
Opinion
Trump or Cuomo could quarantine New York
The president and governor have the authority to order a lockdown. They just might not get reelected if they do.
By SCOTT LEMIEUX
Opinion
opinion
Waterfront apartments in Williamsburg, seen from the East River.
Commentary
Could New York City’s Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning rule be overturned?
If a lawsuit against Marin County, California succeeds in the Supreme Court, the New York policy could be vulnerable.
By SCOTT LEMIEUX
Opinion
opinion
NYC apartments
Commentary
The landlords' improbable lawsuit against rent regulations should fail
But the increasingly conservative judiciary might be persuaded by it.
By SCOTT LEMIEUX
Opinion
opinion
New York state is much more likely than congressional Democrats to beat Trump in court.
Commentary
New York will get Trump’s tax returns
The state is much more likely than congressional Democrats to beat Trump in court.
By SCOTT LEMIEUX
Opinion
opinion
A gavel and a gun mixed together
Commentary
The high stakes of NYC’s U.S. Supreme Court gun control case
The decision could signal how a more conservative court will interpret the Second Amendment.
By SCOTT LEMIEUX
Opinion
opinion
Gov. Andrew Cuomo kicks off the Tax Fairness for New York Campaign to move to sue the federal government over the tax overhaul in February.
Commentary
New York won’t beat the federal tax law in court, and it shouldn’t
Liberals should be rooting against the state’s lawsuit to block the SALT deduction cap.
By SCOTT LEMIEUX
Opinion
opinion
Commentary
New York is unlikely to defeat the new federal tax law in court
New York is unlikely to defeat the new federal tax law in court
By SCOTT LEMIEUX
Opinion
opinion
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