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By Brian Lee | December 28, 2023
The lawsuit is by the towns of Babylon of Suffolk County, and Brookhaven, Hempstead, Huntington, Islip, North Hempstead, Oyster Bay, Ramapo and Smithtown of Nassau County, which in total are populated by more than 3 million people.
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By Lisa Willis | December 28, 2023
"This appears to be the first decision in the state that has really delved into this issue about how courts have to apply this new statute," said Dwayne Robinson, partner at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton.
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By Jeremy A. Cohen and James S. Yu | December 27, 2023
Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that she would not sign Bill S3100A. The bill would have prospectively banned all post-employment noncompetition agreements, and make New York just the fifth state in the nation to legislate such a ban. Thus, for now, New York stands against the tide of a nationwide trend toward curtailing the use of non-competes.
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By John M. Griem, Jr., Matthew Dunn and Jennifer Frank | December 27, 2023
On Oct. 10, California's governor approved California's Right to Repair Act with is broader than New York's similar one. This article provides an overview and analysis.
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By Brian Lee | December 26, 2023
Hochul declined to sign into law a bill that had asked to lift the the century-old requirement that attorneys either live in or have an office in New York to practice in-state.
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By Colleen Murphy | December 26, 2023
"We must ensure these workers are treated humanely and afforded the same respect as all workers are entitled to, especially given the essential and necessary care and support they provide to New Jersey families," bill sponsor Sen. Richard Codey said. "No one should be subject to the mistreatment that many domestic workers face on a daily basis, and this legislation will put the proper protections in place to prevent these abuses."
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By Law Journal Editorial Board | December 24, 2023
Regardless of whether smoking in casinos was an old compromise, the Legislature should end it now. It should have done so long ago. If it fails to do so now, we suggest litigation.
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By Riley Brennan | December 21, 2023
"The statute simply does not provide clarity that truthful speech which generates an innocent or unreasonable listener mistake is outside of its scope. And this is sufficient to confer pre-enforcement standing," Justice Caleb Stegall said. "Thus, when the Legislature criminalizes speech and does not—within the elements and definitions of the crime—provide a high degree of specificity and clarity demonstrating that the only speech being criminalized is constitutionally unprotected speech, the law is sufficiently unclear to confer pre-enforcement standing on a plaintiff challenging the law."
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By Michael F. Schaff and Jennie M. Miller | December 21, 2023
For this December issue of our cannabis law column, we asked Christopher Riggs, chief counsel of the NJ-CRC, to respond to some questions that would (i) provide insight into the operations of the NJ-CRC, (ii) highlight the key developments in 2023, (iii) provide some helpful pointers to attorneys practicing in the cannabis field, and (vi) provide a preview of what is to come in 2024.
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By Brian Lee | December 20, 2023
Supporters of non-attorney judges--who are often popular and well-connected figures in their communities--say they only need more support and education from the statewide judicial system.
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