[Source.](https://spectator.org/nyc-mayor-gets-another-setback-amid-migrant-crisis/) > *Eric Adams has no choice but to drop lawsuits against most New York counties.* > Out of the 31 lawsuits the mayor had filed against various county governments, 17 have been dropped, as confirmed by New York City Hall. Adams’ decision to drop them came in the wake of a judicial ruling that directed that the city would need to fight each legal battle in the respective county’s court, making it logistically challenging for the city’s legal representatives. > New York’s Warren County Attorney Larry Elmen described the decision as “a strong result for the power and authority of each individual county in the state of New York.” > With 10 other lawsuits dismissed after judges found no active emergency decrees in the counties to keep out migrants, only four of the mayor’s original 31 lawsuits remain. All four counties in question have sued the city back.