New York Court of Appeals

The last word on New York's own laws and constitution. Only the Supreme Court can review it, on federal questions.

State court of last resort · New York

Where it sits

Supreme CourtCan take any case below on a federal question. It hears very few.
New York Court of Appeals (this court)State court of last resort
Courts whose rulings it reviewsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

Opinions filed most recently, newest first.

2016 to 2026. This year so far is the dark bar.

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Its decisions from the last ten years that later opinions cite most.

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