• Variscite NY Four LLC v. N.Y.S. Cannabis Control Board

    Publication Date: 2024-02-14
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
    Judge: District Judge Anne M. Nardacci
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiffs: Jeffrey M. Jensen, Esq., Pro Hac Vice, of counsel, Jeffrey M. Jensen, Beverly Hills, CA. Attorneys for Plaintiffs: Thomas J. Higgs, Esq., of counsel, E. Stewart Jones Hacker Murphy, LLP, Troy, NY.
    for defendant: Attorney for Defendants: Ryan W. Hickey, Esq., Assistant Attorney General, of counsel, Hon. Letitia James, New York State Attorney General, The Capitol, Albany, NY.

    Case Number: 1:23-CV--01599

    Barring Issuance of Adult Cannabis Licenses Would Not Serve Public Interest

  • Harvey v. Katz

    Publication Date: 2023-12-29
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Civil Rights | Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
    Judge: District Judge Frederic Block
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Edward J. Muccini, Sacks & Muccini LLC, Little Neck, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant: Nicholas R. Ciappetta, New York City Law Department, Administrative Law and Regulatory, Litigation Division, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 1:23-CV-00393

    Suit to Declare State Ban on Assault Weapons Unconstitutional Dismissed Under 'Younger'

  • Kravitz v. Purcell

    Publication Date: 2023-12-04
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven J. Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Jay S. Kravitz, pro se, Earlton, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, and Judith N. Vale, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Mark S. Grube, Assistant Solicitor General, for Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 22-764

    §1983 Plaintiff Need Not Show Substantial Burden to Prevail on First Amendment Claim

  • Wiggins v. Griffin

    Publication Date: 2023-11-27
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Robert E. Wiggins: Meredith Kotler, Andrew Henderson, and Matthew Steyl, on the brief, Jennifer Loeb, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Thomas Griffin, M. Kopp, D. Howard, and Dr. G. Jebamani: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, and Judith N. Vale, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Eric Del Pozo, Assistant Solicitor General, for Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 21-533

    Correctional Facility Officials Substantially Burdened Inmate's Religious Exercise

  • Rosa v. Doe

    Publication Date: 2023-11-27
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Justice Guido Calabresi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Alexander Rosa: Michael W. Martin, Ian Weinstein, Lincoln Sq. Legal Serv., Inc., on the brief, Rachel Zhu, Rule 46.1(e) Law Student, New York, NY.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-2628(L)

    Inmate Shows He Lacks Resources to Pay Filing Fee, Necessities for Himself and Dependents