By Brian Lee | February 16, 2024
More than 250 signatories from a cross-section of the legal profession – law firm leaders, managing partners, pro bono professionals, in-house counsel, bar association leaders, small and midsize law firm leaders, solo practitioners, and nonprofit and legal services lawyers – wrote to Hochul in recent days, calling for her to undo the proposed transfer of IOLA funds.
By ALM Staff | February 15, 2024
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
By Emily Saul | February 14, 2024
"Arrests are up, the number of victims is up, so how can anybody say that the law is working?" McMahon said of legislation that upped the age an individual can be prosecuted as an adult to 18. "They're arrested and immediately released without any meaningful outcomes. There's a dearth of services for these kids."
By Brian Lee | February 13, 2024
State Sen. Sean Ryan, D-Buffalo, Ryan, said "the best judges are judges who are attorneys who have a broad base of clients."
By Emily Saul | February 9, 2024
Katz was reelected to the role of top prosecutor in November, after fending off challenges by 18B attorney Devian Daniels, former Judge George Grasso, and private practice lawyer Michael Mossa.
By Emily Saul | February 7, 2024
Observers were split on whether Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron would wait for conclusive evidence of perjury before issuing his highly-anticipated decision in the New York Attorney General's Civil Fraud case against Donald Trump and others.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Joseph W. Bellacosa | February 7, 2024
Since secular governance and its justice system are imperfect human institutions at all three branches, each must be ever mindful to keep striving for the ideal of fair, equal and proportionate justice, a Law Journal columnist writes.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Steve Wasserman | February 7, 2024
The need for equity, consistency and rationality in New York gun licensing has never been greater, a Law Journal columnist writes.
By ALM Staff | February 6, 2024
The District Attorneys Association of the State of New York feted three prosecutors on Feb. 2 in New York City at the organization's annual winter board of directors and membership meeting.
By Brian Lee | February 6, 2024
Cuomo's counsel, Theresa Trzaskoma of Sher Tremonte and Rita Glavin, wrote that U.S. Attorney Breon Peace, who signed the agreement, and Gov. Kathy Hochul, on behalf of the state's Executive Chamber, were each conflicted in their handling of the investigation.
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