The Crime Report

MARCH 1, 2023

Advocates and legislators gathered outside of a supermarket in Brooklyn last week, rallying behind the End Predatory Court Fees Act, a piece of Albany legislation aimed at eliminating New York court surcharges and fees including mandatory minimum fines, incarceration on the basis of unpaid fines and fees and garnishment of commissary accounts. “In

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 2, 2022

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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JURIST

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert Thursday warning New Yorkers of deceptive gambling advertisements ahead of Super Bowl LVI on Sunday. It is the first major sporting event New Yorkers can bet on since the state legislature legalized online sports betting last month.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Share This article is part of a symposium on the upcoming argument in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. So far, New York isn’t doing well on the text. A preview of the case is here.

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JURIST

JUNE 22, 2022

A Delaware Superior Court Judge Tuesday ruled Fox Corp. must face a lawsuit claiming that Fox News Network published defamatory statements which accused Dominion Voting Systems Inc. Dominion alleged that Fox News adopted an election fraud narrative, centered on Dominion, to increase its viewers after the 2020 election. .’s

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

A US Circuit Court Thursday declared the law preventing those subject to a domestic violence restraining order from owning a gun, unconstitutional. Rahimi , the US Appeals Court for the Fifth Circuit found that the law was an unconstitutional restraint on Americans’ Second Amendment rights to own a firearm.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 1, 2024

Share Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s opinion for a unanimous court Thursday in Cantero v. The difficulty arises because amendments to the National Bank Act in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act offered a detailed standard for courts to use in considering whether the National Bank Act preempts a state “consumer financial law” like the one at issue here.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The US Supreme Court Wednesday heard oral arguments in Twitter v. The Court took up the case in conjunction with a similar case, Gonzalez v. The district court dismissed the case for failing to show that the tech companies acted to further specific terrorist plans.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

But Faisal’s defense argued that his actions did not meet New York’s statute for terrorism, questioning whether recruiting and matchmaking alone rise to the level of terror under New York state law. If convicted, Faisal faces up to 25 years in prison.

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The IP Law Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

New York’s post mortem right-of-publicity statute recently came into effect. Its previous right-of-publicity laws were an extension of its statutory right of privacy which provided that “any person whose name [or likeness] is used within [New York] for advertising [or trade] purposes without.

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JURIST

JUNE 1, 2023

” According to a March report from the New York Times , the DOD has expressed concerns that US cooperation with the ICC on this matter may open the US to potential ICC jurisdiction in future cases. .” But, without the DOD’s consent, “we can’t share it with the ICC.”

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JURIST

JUNE 3, 2024

The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear Delligatti v. The court granted the case certiorari and added it to its docket for the 2024 to 2025 term. ” However, this definition has emerged as controversial as courts have disagreed over applying the definition. This brings the court to the issue in Delligatti v.

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JURIST

JUNE 7, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled on Tuesday that the Second Amendment of the Constitution protects non-violent offenders from federal firearm bans. The case resulted from Bryan Range’s appeal from the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Hardiman authored the opinion of the court.

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The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Mayors, government officials and leaders across the state of New York gathered in Albany on Wednesday for what is colloquially known as “Tin Cup Day,” making their cases for budget increases and specific allocations as the legislature prepares to negotiate the Governor’s proposed budget.

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JURIST

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in two cases involving a requirement for herring fisheries to pay for the observers the government used to monitor overfishing. At the heart of the two cases was a debate over the court’s current deference to executive branch agencies in interpreting ambiguous language in federal laws.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 20, 2023

Share People given consecutive sentences under the federal law that imposes penalties for the use of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence or drug trafficking may now be entitled to a new sentencing hearing, thanks to the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling Friday in Lora v. United States.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Share The Supreme Court heard oral argument on Monday in the case of Louis Ciminelli , an executive convicted of federal wire fraud in connection with bid-rigging to secure a $750 million New York state contract. In 2012, New York Gov.

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FDA Law Blog

AUGUST 4, 2022

Kirschenbaum — In a recent decision, the Second Circuit upheld the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG)’s position that Pfizer’s proposed copay assistance program for its high-cost heart treatment would violate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). The Second Circuit’s Interpretation of the Anti-Kickback Statute. Pfizer, Inc.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Although the landmark bail reform legislation in New York successfully reduced city and state prison populations, it failed to resolve economic inequality in the state’s pretrial detention system, argues Daniel Chasin in the Cardozo Law Review. The law mandates that the court shall release an individual on their own recognizance.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

The Supreme Court’s opinion Thursday in Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association firmly rejected an attack on state statutes that protect pharmacies from the prescription-reimbursement intermediaries that health-insurance providers use to administer their prescription-drug programs.

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Blumberg

DECEMBER 28, 2020

What is New York’s publication requirement ? Once this has been completed, the publication requirement has been satisfied, and the LLC complies with the statute. If not in compliance, access to the courts can be denied. The county clerk must assign the newspapers in the county in which the LLC maintains its office.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 17, 2024

Share The court expects to issue one or more opinions this morning in argued cases from the current term. Following the opinion announcements, the court will hear oral arguments in Thornell v. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 2, 2022

In a court filing last month, Glock claimed it has immunity from the suit under the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act and that the state law it is accused of violating is unconstitutional since it attempts to override the federal law.

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The Crime Report

APRIL 21, 2022

A Supreme Court argument considering whether police officers may be sued for failing to administer Miranda warnings, arising from a civil rights case brought by Terence B. Since the Miranda decision had “announced a constitutional rule,” he wrote, a statute that sought to overrule it was itself unconstitutional. The case, Vega v.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 20, 2023

Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a Turkish bank can be prosecuted in U.S. courts for its role in a conspiracy to evade U.S. But the court left the door open for the bank to press a different immunity argument in the lower courts. sanctions on Iran. sanctions on Iran. citizens and threatening U.S.

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JURIST

JULY 26, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Monday rejected an appeal from Pfizer Inc. The Inspector General said that the program would violate the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), a law meant to prevent fraud and abuse in connection with Medicare and Medicaid.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 4, 2022

On 5 December 2022, the 21 st session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is opening at the World Forum Convention Center in The Hague, the Netherlands. The session is scheduled from 5 to 10 December 2022.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 27, 2022

Share This article is part of a symposium on the court’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. The majority opinion in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen does mark a new low for the court.

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The Fashion Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

On the heels of the high fashion retailer and the magazine publisher pushing back against the models’ claims in respective motions to dismiss, and a New York federal court stripping down the case, Condé Nast is trying to get the rest of the case – including the plaintiffs’ right of publicity and unjust enrichment claims – tossed out. .

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

And Kevin Koeninger of Courthouse News Service reports that “ Kathy Griffin Cleared in Case Brought by Covington Catholic Students; Kentucky’s long-arm statute does not allow students to bring harassment claims against comedian Kathy Griffin and a New York doctor for tweets sent in the aftermath of a viral Washington Monument standoff.”

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SCOTUSBlog

AUGUST 22, 2023

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.

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The Crime Report

APRIL 29, 2022

The Supreme Court has ruled that victims of discrimination, which is forbidden by four federal statutes, may not sue if the only harm was emotional distress, reports the New York Times. She claimed to have suffered “humiliation, frustration and emotional distress” as a result.

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Strictly Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

However, New York takes a different approach. New York’s state securities statute, also known as the “Martin Act,” is unique among all other state securities statutes in that it generally does not regulate securities offerings but instead requires some issuers to be registered as “dealers” in their own securities.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 29, 2024

Horn , the Supreme Court agreed to decide whether a commercial truck driver who lost his job after he failed a drug test can bring a claim under federal racketeering laws against the makers of the product that he says was responsible for that failed test. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, which reinstated his RICO claim.

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SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Share Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Friday afternoon granted, at least for now, a request by Yeshiva University to block a New York state court ruling that directed the university to approve an official “Pride Alliance” student club. Here, Sotomayor acted alone in putting the state court’s ruling on hold.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 6, 2025

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has relisted for its upcoming conference. Once again this week, the Supreme Court has been busy sifting through the relists. And the court denied review of a petition raising a First Amendment challenge to university bias-response teams.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 21, 2022

laid out a roadmap for private insurers to shift the costs of end-stage renal disease to Medicare, as the court approved a private health plan that singles out the provision of outpatient dialysis for low reimbursement, a plan likely to push those patients out of the private market and onto Medicare. DaVita Inc.

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