NYC Mayor Faces Prospect of Political Loss After Legal Win

After months of turmoil, Eric Adams’ personal liberty is for now secure. But the political future for New York City’s mayor remains in peril.

A federal judge brought a permanent end to the criminal case against Adams Wednesday, dismissing corruption charges in a legal drama that has upended both City Hall and the US Attorneys’ Office in Manhattan. Adams said after the decision that he had done nothing wrong and that the case should never have been brought.