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Brian Lee is an Albany-based litigation reporter for the New York Law Journal. He has worked at daily newspapers in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @bleereporter
April 12, 2022 | New York Law Journal
"This is a simple story of corruption," said U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, who said Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin repeatedly lied on a vetting form he filled out before he was appointed to the post in August. Benjamin resigned his post after charges were announced.
By Brian Lee
6 minute read
April 11, 2022 | New York Law Journal
A doctrine known as the "Purcell principal," named for a 2006 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, calls for courts to minimize disruption in imminent elections, and may pave the way for the June primary to go on as scheduled.
By Brian Lee
5 minute read
April 8, 2022 | New York Law Journal
The effort in Albany follows on from New York City Council's 2021 enactment that banned qualified immunity for city officers accused of excessive force.
By Brian Lee
4 minute read
April 7, 2022 | New York Law Journal
The agreement—with some details yet to be worked out—include protections for DAs from automatic case dismissals if it's determined the information hadn't been disclosed within the timeline provided by discovery reforms. It also allows judges to impose cash bail in a wider array of cases.
By Brian Lee
6 minute read
April 7, 2022 | New York Law Journal
As a mandate deadline kicked in, more than 100 unvaccinated court workers were handed pink slips Thursday as a handful of judges—legally entitled to their jobs—were barred from courthouses.
By Brian Lee
4 minute read
April 6, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Women described unwanted touching from male supervisors, attending parties where prostitutes were hired, being passed over for promotions, and being pushed out of their jobs for complaining about discrimination.
By Brian Lee
3 minute read
April 5, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Gov. Kathy Hochul's comments focused on change, in a ceremony that marked the installation of nearly half the membership of New York's highest court.
By Brian Lee
4 minute read
April 5, 2022 | New York Law Journal
The plaintiffs' attorney, Bobbie Anne Flower Cox, said the state health department, as an agent of the executive branch, didn't have the authority to enact the regulation. That should have been done by the legislature.
By Brian Lee
5 minute read
April 4, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, described "progress" regarding lawmakers' discussions of Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed alterations to criminal discovery reform, but he added that other proposed criminal justice reforms had yet to be resolved.
By Brian Lee
6 minute read
April 4, 2022 | New York Law Journal
The Fourth Department's temporary stay clarifies candidate petitions can be filed with state and local Board of Elections by Thursday.
By Brian Lee
4 minute read
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