The lawsuit charges that Mayor Eric Adams exceeded his authority when he declared a state of emergency to block a ban on the practice in city jails.

The New York City Council has passed Mayor Eric Adams' pet housing and rezoning legislation City of Yes after striking a $5 billion deal together last month.

The City Council and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams filed suit against Mayor Eric Adams early Monday over his emergency order to suspend the central elements of a law passed in December barring solitary confinement on Rikers Island and in city jails.

City lawmakers and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams are taking Mayor Eric Adams’ administration to court over Hizzoner’s emergency executive orders suspending parts of a law banning solitary confinement in the city’s jails.

City Council members and advocates rallied in 2022 to support ending solitary confinement in city jails. The council is now suing Mayor Adams over his refusal to implement new restrictions on jail practices.

The suit, set to be filed in Manhattan Supreme Court on Monday, is pushing to quash the emergency order Hizzoner enacted back in July to suspend parts of a newly passed law seeking to limit the amount of time inmates can be isolated from the general population.