By Avalon Zoppo | December 7, 2023
"To decide whether a state drug offense is a categorical match with the CSA, courts must embark on a needlessly convoluted journey," Judge Richard Sullivan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit wrote.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Thomas R. Newman | November 28, 2023
It was heartening to read the opinions in the 12 criminal appeals decided by the Court of Appeals on Nov. 21, at least nine of which had as their jurisdictional predicate a grant of leave by a judge of the Court of Appeals.
By Brian Lee | November 27, 2023
The 4-3 majority opinion in People v. (Lance) Rodriguez by Judge Jenny Rivera overturned a gun conviction, suppressed the loaded weapon and held New York City police violated both the federal and state constitutions when it stopped the cyclist in 2014.
By Brian Lee | November 22, 2023
Dissenting judges, however, called the high court's ruling a "degradation of the protections afforded" by the law.
By Brian Lee | November 21, 2023
Court of Appeals also overturns gun possession conviction of former Boston Celtic Sebastian Telfair.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Dante W. Apuzzo | October 26, 2023
This perspective is based on a query the author gave to his Appellate Advocacy class concerning artificial intelligence and the role of appellate counsel, especially for indigent defendants.
By Brian Lee | October 25, 2023
Chief Judge Rowan Wilson also explained why he's vouching in justices from the Appellate Division to hear certain cases before the state's highest court.
By Avalon Zoppo | October 19, 2023
"If you don't require leave of court," amici could file briefs to target the recusal of a certain judge, Ninth Circuit Judge Sidney Thomas said.
By Jane Wester | October 5, 2023
U.S. Attorney Breon Peace described Amy Busa, his choice for chief of criminal appeals, as an "appellate powerhouse."
By Brian Lee | September 14, 2023
The Appellate Division, Third Department reversed a decision to grant a subpoena against a reporter covering a murder investigation.
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