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New York sues New Jersey over compact governing Port of New York and New Jersey

SCOTUSBlog

Share This week we highlight cert petitions (and one original action ) that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether New Jersey can withdraw from its Waterfront Commission Compact with New York concerning governance and law enforcement over the Port of New York and New Jersey.

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NYC worker protection agency sues Starbucks over termination of union organizer

JURIST

The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Friday announced a lawsuit against Starbucks for the alleged illegal termination of Austin Locke, a barista and union organizer. The DCWP , formed by the NYC Consumer Protection Law of 1969, seeks to “protect and enhance the daily economic lives of New Yorkers.”

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Former administrative law judge is censured for punching a lawyer outside a party

ABA Journal

A former administrative law judge in New York has been censured for punching a legal aid lawyer outside a Manhattan party in October 2016. Robert…

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‘Glassdoor For Judges’ Prepares To Celebrate 1-Year Anniversary Of Upending The Clerkship System

Above The Law

law school. We also welcomed our first law review subscribers, the Harvard Law Review and New York University Law Review, who subscribed on behalf of their editorial boards. These challenges stem from the courts inability to self-regulate and unwillingness to self-discipline.

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Queens Man Charged For Illegal Firearms Collection After Alleged Self-Defense Shooting

The Crime Report

Foehner has been charged with seven felony counts under state law and one misdemeanor under New York City administrative law. His top charge is for felony possession of a weapon in the first degree , under a specific portion of New York State law addressing the possession of ten or more firearms.

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Expert Corner – Three things to consider while entering into a contract with a Social Media Influencer

LexForti

Brandenstein | Partner – FBR Law Partner. Brandenstein is a New York-based attorney, and FBR Law Partner, specializing in Administrative Law. The areas he specifically focuses on include New York State Disability and New York State Workers’ Compensation.

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WAS THIS A COLLISION COURSE?

NewmanFerraraLLP

At a formal hearing, the Department of Transportation provided evidence of some “adjudicated red light camera violations,” and based up Davis’s failure to appear, an Administrative Law Judge found that the City of New York could impound his vehicle until appropriate proof of course completion was supplied and the City was reimbursed (..)