By Brian Lee | December 29, 2023
"We respectfully disagree with this decision, which immunizes governmental actions long thought to be unconstitutional," NRA counsel William A. Brewer III said.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Jack Rogers | December 28, 2023
Tolls may grow EMT shortage, lawsuit warns of West Side Highway clog.
By Brian Lee | December 28, 2023
The lawsuit is by the towns of Babylon of Suffolk County, and Brookhaven, Hempstead, Huntington, Islip, North Hempstead, Oyster Bay, Ramapo and Smithtown of Nassau County, which in total are populated by more than 3 million people.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Mark A. Behrens | December 20, 2023
A Shook, Hardy & Bacon practice chair writes that Gov. Kathy Hochul should again veto proposals before her that would allow out-of-state plaintiffs to sue out-of-state businesses in New York and greatly expand damages and increase the pool of people who can file wrongful death lawsuits.
By Emily Saul | December 20, 2023
"A judge who has already been charged should not be able to avoid an investigation by simply resigning," said Ret. Judge Rolando Acosta, formerly Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department and now a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman. "I don't think that's in the best interest of the public."
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Joseph W. Belluck and Robert H. Tembeckjian | December 19, 2023
A bill before the State Assembly would change the State Commission on Judicial Conduct's funding process to mirror the way the annual judicial branch budget is handled, respecting the separation-of-powers principle and recognizing that the commission is created in the judiciary articles of the state constitution and statute, rather than an executive branch agency reporting to the governor.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Susan J. Kohlmann and Stephanie Holmes | December 18, 2023
Drawing on observations gathered by a delegation of New York City Bar Association members who visited the troubled jail complex on Rikers Island, the organization has joined a chorus of voices calling for the facility to be placed into federal receivership.
By Emily Saul | December 14, 2023
It was not immediately clear why Paul Nesbitt set the fire, but he then discharged at least one fire extinguisher—tripping the building's fire alarm and leading to the evacuation of employees.
By Richard C. Lewis | December 13, 2023
In the 21st century, thanks to the internet and a wide array of other technologies, a traditional "brick and mortar" office is not only moot, but unduly burdensome on those wishing to practice law in New York state, the president of the New York State Bar Association writes.
By Emily Saul | December 13, 2023
Cacace, who spent the last 19 years as a judge, retired from the bench last week to pursue the run. The current DA, Miriam Rocah, announced in October that she would not be seeking reelection.
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