That measure undid past efforts to shorten sentences for drug and theft offenders, but did not impact the three-strikes law.
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Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
15 Jan. 2026
In one of his first acts as mayor, Zohran Mamdani on Thursday revoked nine executive orders his predecessor, Eric Adams, issued after his federal corruption indictment, a move that undid actions pertaining to everything from antisemitism and immigration to New York City’s horse carriage industry.
—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2026
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