Trump renews fight against congestion pricing, will appeal judge’s ruling allowing tolling scheme to proceed
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“US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Friday filed a notice that he plans to appeal a federal judge’s decision that paved the way for the controversial tolling scheme to proceed.”
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The web search results confirm that Sean Duffy was the US Transportation Secretary and that he spoke about the Department of Transportation. However, none of the provided evidence explicitly state that he filed a notice to appeal a federal judge's decision regarding a tolling scheme. The claim is specific to an appeal action that is not corroborated by the provided sources.
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— Sean Patrick Duffy (born October 3, 1971) is an American politician, attorney, and former television personality who has served as the 20th United States secretary of transportation since January 2025…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Duffy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Duffy
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— Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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— The United States secretary of transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all …
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“Manhattan federal Judge Lewis Liman in March put the kibosh on Duffy’s previous efforts to end the toll, which charges drivers below 60th Street.”
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The evidence confirms that Lewis J. Liman is a federal judge and that he ruled on the congestion tolling issue. Specifically, one web search mentions that Judge Liman ruled the tolls can stay in place. However, none of the provided sources specify that the ruling occurred in March, nor do they detail the specific context of Duffy's previous efforts to end the toll that charges drivers below 60th Street, making the claim too specific to be corroborated.
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— Congestion pricing in New York City, also known as the Central Business District Tolling Program or CBDTP, began on January 5, 2025. It applies to most motor vehicular traffic using the central busine…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congestion_pricing_in_New_York…
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— Lawrence Grecco (born November 16, 1959), known as Larry Ray, is an American criminal who was convicted of sex trafficking, extortion, forced labor, conspiracy, money laundering, and other offenses.…
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“The appeal would aim to overturn that March 3 decision.”
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The web search results provide general information on what an appeal is and examples of appeals (ICC), but they do not contain any specific evidence regarding an appeal aiming to overturn a decision made on March 3rd related to the tolling scheme.
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— An appeal letter is a formal letter to submit your disagreement with a decision. It is a plea for reconsideration of a taken verdict. With an appeal letter, a person can call out injustice, raise awar…
https://www.g2.com/articles/what-is-an-appeal-letter
https://www.g2.com/articles/what-is-an-appeal-letter
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— The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened a three-day hearing at which prosecutors and victims aim to overturn a decision scrapping a proposed investigation into alleged crimes in Afghanistan'…
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“The Metropolitan Transportation Authority in February 2025 — a month after it implemented the new fee — sued Duffy for pulling federal authorization for the program that came under the Biden administration.”
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The evidence provided does not contain any information regarding the Metropolitan Transportation Authority suing Duffy in February 2025, nor does it mention the withdrawal of federal authorization for the program. The web search results are entirely unrelated to this claim.
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— On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated seven combined statistical areas, 25 metropolitan statistical areas, and ten micropolitan statistical areas in California. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these in …
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— Look up metropolitan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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— In California, there are five Metropolitan Divisions that combine into two MSAs, one in Southern California and the other in the Bay Area. The EDD publishes data at the MD level to maintain the same g…
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“Liman ruled that Duffy’s moves to end the toll, including with threats to pull federal funding unless Gov. Kathy Hochul complied, were illegal.”
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The evidence confirms that Judge Liman ruled on the congestion pricing issue and that he addressed the federal government's actions. However, the provided sources do not contain the specific details that Liman ruled on Duffy's threats to withdraw federal funding or that these threats were illegal. The claim is too specific to be corroborated.
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— Lewis Jeffrey Liman is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.Upon graduation from law school…
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— Still, Judge Liman partly ruled in favor of the federal government, noting that the memo could not be used as evidence in the case because it contained privileged attorney-client communications and th…
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/nyregion/nyc-congestion-p…
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/nyregion/nyc-congestion-p…
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— Judge Liman, a Trump appointee, said in Tuesday’s ruling that New York “would suffer irreparable harm” without a restraining order against the Trump administration’s efforts to kill congestion pricing…
https://www.fastcompany.com/91341380/trump-wants-to-kill-nyc…
https://www.fastcompany.com/91341380/trump-wants-to-kill-nyc…
“The $9 tolls have been in effect since January 2025 for drivers in Manhattan below 60th Street, and will rise to $15 by 2031.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm the $9 toll for entering Manhattan below 60th Street. Furthermore, these sources corroborate the planned increases, noting the toll is set to increase to $12 in 2028 and $15 in 2031.
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— New York's new toll for drivers entering the center of Manhattan debuted Sunday. Many will pay $9 to access the busiest part of the city during peak hours.
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— Motorists heading into Lower and Midtown Manhattan are now forced to shell out a first-in-the-nation $9 congestion toll.
https://www.aol.com/news/congestion-toll-takes-effect-costin…
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— Commuters will be charged a $9 toll upon entering most parts of Manhattan below 60th Street. That toll is set to increase to $12 in 2028, before hitting $15 in 2031.
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/ny-news/2025/01/07/nyc-cong…
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/ny-news/2025/01/07/nyc-cong…
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