- Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander was acquitted Thursday of charges stemming from a Sept. protest at a building that houses an immigration court after a one-day trial; the judge found him not guilty and Lander hugged his lawyers afterward.
- Lander is running against U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman in the Democratic primary, so the verdict could have political implications for that race.
- After the ruling Lander praised the rule of law and noted immigrants often lack the same access to quality lawyers; he’d also faced a separate, uncharged arrest at an immigration protest in June 2025.
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