By Joseph W. Bellacosa | March 1, 2024
The current appointive system for Court of Appeals judges discarded the statewide elective method, a Law Journal columnist recounts. Centralized administration with statewide fiscal resources shifted executive leadership responsibility to the chief judge and chief administrative judge.
By Carla Varriale-Barker | February 29, 2024
The New York Legislature recently enacted the CROWN Act, which prohibits race-based hair discrimination in employment and educational opportunities. Following this, Governor Kathy Hochul also signed the Health Equity and Opportunity legislative package. This article discusses why this legislation is important for greater health equity and the specific actions schools, stylists, and insurers can take to remain in compliance.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Elkan Abramowitz and Jonathan Sack | February 29, 2024
Section 666 of Title 18 has become one of the most important legal tools used in the federal prosecution of state and local corruption. It will soon be taken up by the Supreme Court. This article discusses another important federal anti-corruption statute, 18 U.S.C. §201. It then describes the competing interpretations of Section 666 and concludes with comments on the implications of a Supreme Court decision in 'United States v. Snyder'.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Andrew Shore | February 29, 2024
On Jan. 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) came into force, requiring the vast majority of small limited liability companies, corporations…
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Jeffrey Alberts | February 29, 2024
The CFPB adopted a new intra-agency appeals process on Feb. 22, 2024. While the CFPB described its new rules as resulting from its review of revisions that other regulators have made to their intra-agency appeals processes over the past decade, the rules are most noteworthy for how they deny rights that other regulators of financial institutions provide.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Gail Suchman, Eva Schneider and Samuel Zarkower | February 28, 2024
Last year, New York Senator Jessica Ramos introduced S. 2510-A, which would require all major projects located in or adjacent to a "disadvantaged community" to submit a written enhanced public participation plan to NYSDEC as part of the proposed project's permitting process. This article summarizes the bill's requirements and explores both the benefits and drawbacks of the bill as currently drafted.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Patrick M. Connors | February 28, 2024
In the first of this two-part New York Practice column, Patrick M. Connors discusses how, effective Jan. 1, 2024, CPLR 2106 was substantially amended to allow any person to submit an affirmation in lieu of an affidavit, "with the same force and effect." This is one of the most significant changes to the CPLR in the 21st century and will impact many areas of practice.
By Roger Bennet Adler | February 27, 2024
Beyond dealing a major rebuke to New York City Council leadership, the Appellate Division, Second Department's recent ruling that a local law giving noncitizens the right to vote protects the rights of other minorities who played by the rules and would have had their votes diluted by the votes of noncitizens, a Law Journal columnist writes.
By Patricia Kane | February 27, 2024
Reverse Mortgage Foreclosure—RPAPL 1501 Complaint Reinstated—Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA)—CPLR 213(4)(b)—Lender…
By Jonathan Bick | February 27, 2024
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