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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 27, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Republicans filed a complaint that asserted the legislature's and governor's enactment of the congressional and senate maps was procedurally unconstitutional, and the congressional map is also substantively unconstitutional as drawn with impermissible partisan purpose.
By Brian Lee
5 minute read
April 26, 2022 | New York Law Journal
A lawyer for Republicans—who have so far successfully challenged the Congressional district map approved by the Legislature—said imbalances could be corrected without disrupting the 2022 elections.
By Brian Lee
5 minute read
April 25, 2022 | New York Law Journal
The commission rejected Gonzalez's contention that he should not be removed because there is no requirement that he must be an attorney to serve in his judicial position.
By Brian Lee
3 minute read
April 22, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Pandemic delays combined with the Trump administration's draconian enforcement policies have created a backlog of people facing deportation, said an immigrants' advocate. Meanwhile, Ukrainian refugees' expected convergence on New York City is expected to add to the concern.
By Brian Lee
6 minute read
April 22, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Leading the lender's defense is a Vinson & Elkins partner who was a former assistant chief of the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Fraud Section.
By Brian Lee
5 minute read
April 22, 2022 | New York Law Journal
The New York Supreme Court Appellate Division for the Fourth Department, ruling on a 3-2 vote, required that the district map be redrawn by April 30.
By Brian Lee
5 minute read
April 21, 2022 | New York Law Journal
The high court heard the case after the Appellate Division, Second Department reversed a conviction in a 3-2 vote, ruling the screenshots were improperly admitted. It said the text messages themselves were insufficient to establish the defendant's identity as their author.
By Brian Lee
5 minute read
April 20, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Fourth Department Justice Stephen Lindley, in arguments over New York's congressional redistricting, questioned whether a constitutional amendment calling for a bipartisan process amounted to "mere window dressing," in view of that fact that the measure didn't appear to take away the legislature's sole and exclusive authority to draw maps as they see fit.
By Brian Lee
5 minute read
April 19, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Lucian Chalfen, spokesman for New York's Unified Court System, said Rivera "continues in not meeting our qualification for employment and remains out of compliance with our vaccine mandate. As such she will be barred from entering her chambers or any court facility and must work from home."
By Brian Lee
4 minute read
April 19, 2022 | New York Law Journal
The Appellate Division, Fourth Department, as part of its partial stay of McAllister's March 31 ruling, gave acting Justice Patrick McAllister discretion to hire a special master to draw a new map.
By Brian Lee
4 minute read
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