JURIST

JANUARY 27, 2022

A lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court for the Southern District of New York argues that New York’s law prohibiting individuals who are not lawyers from providing legal advice interferes with New Yorkers First Amendment rights. The program is called the American Justice Movement.

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JUNE 19, 2023

A majority of New York City Council members on Monday sent a letter to Mayor Eric Adams urging him to drastically increase funding for legal aid services in the city. ” The letter, authored by Councilperson Shaun Abreu, a former tenant rights attorney, referenced several issues facing legal services in the city. .”

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dismissed a civil suit on Monday challenging New York City’s rifle permit law. The case concerned New York City resident Joseph Srour, who was denied permits to possess rifles and shotguns in his home by the New York Police Department (NYPD) in 2019, due to “poor moral judgment.”

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JURIST

MARCH 20, 2024

The New York Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a lawsuit from Tax Equity Now New York (TENNY), which alleges disparities in the New York City property tax system are disproportionately burdening low-income and majority-people-of-color neighborhoods, can go forward in the New York state courts.

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JURIST

APRIL 5, 2024

New York Supreme Court Judge Kevin Bryant invalidated Thursday the state’s laws regulating the marketing of recreational cannabis, clarifying a ruling that appeared to strike down all cannabis regulations as unconstitutionally vague. Other states that have recently legalized cannabis include New Mexico , Maryland and Missouri.

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Above The Law

MARCH 10, 2025

How large is New York states combined legal bill for expenses stemming from former Gov. The legal expenses include almost $18 million for Cuomo’s state-paid defenses for the three sexual harassment lawsuits he faced. The post New York Has A Pretty Hefty Legal Bill appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

New York Supreme Court Justice Thomas Marcelle ruled Monday in the case Cuomo v. New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (NYSCOELIG) that NYSCOELIG violates the New York State Constitution due to its statutorily prescribed independence.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York (NYC PBA) announced Monday that it filed a lawsuit seeking to enjoin Mayor Bill de Blasio from enforcing his recent vaccine mandate for municipal workers. City employees who submit proof of vaccination before then will receive a $500 bonus. PBA President Patrick J.

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JUNE 17, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled on Friday that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) adequately evaluated emission impacts when it approved a gas pipeline expansion in Pennsylvania and New York, allowing the project to move forward.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Associated Press (AP) reported that New York City officials announced an expanded overnight curfew at 20 migrant shelters throughout the city on Sunday, following an increase in reports of criminal misconduct. The post AP: New York City to impose new overnight curfew at 20 migrant shelters appeared first on JURIST - News.

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

The New York City Council Thursday voted to grant certain noncitizens the right to vote in municipal elections, making it the largest city in the United States to extend the vote to lawful permanent residents and non-citizens authorized to work in the US. The municipal legislation, Int. The municipal legislation, Int.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2021

A federal judge Thursday sentenced Eduard Florea , a New York man who applied to join a far-right group known as the Proud Boys, to 33 months in prison after he threatened the life of US Senator-elect Raphael Warnock ahead of the January 6 Capitol Riot. The post New York man sentenced for threatening Sen.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

filed a complaint in the Southern District of New York on Wednesday over a new ordinance the company says violates customer privacy. The New York City Council proposed a bill in May to require food delivery apps to share customer data with restaurants. Door Dash, Inc. The bill took effect on August 29.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 31, 2020

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced fraud charges Wednesday against a New York-based jewelry wholesaler who allegedly operated a “fraudulent Ponzi-like scheme in which he raised at least $69 million from at least 80 investors, including a number of current and retired police officers and firefighters.”

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 27, 2025

Last week, building electrification secured an important victory in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. In Association of Contracting Plumbers of The City of New York, Inc. Judge Abrams Decision in Association of Contracting Plumbers of The City of New York, Inc.

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Above The Law

MAY 1, 2025

The faster technology advances, the harder it becomes to track both incremental and significant changes in legal professionals adoption rates. The good news is that many options are available if youre seeking current statistics about legal technology. First, lets consider the smartphone data.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Hochul is diverting money from legal aid for low-income New Yorkers. The post New York Governor Provokes Ire Of Biglaw appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Armed with a team of six associates, Stephen Fackler , a Gibson Dunn partner based in Palo Alto and New York, volunteered to take the lead, advising on media distribution contracts, tax strategy, and charity solicitation regulations. The task, as Fackler explained to The Recorder , wasn’t an easy one.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

New York Governor Kathy Hochul released a proposed set of cybersecurity regulations that require hospitals to establish new policies and procedures to protect themselves from ever-intensifying cyber threats.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Legal chiefs at New York's top financial powerhouses took home the most cash. The post The Highest-Paid GCs In New York (2023) appeared first on Above the Law.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 21, 2024

On June 20 th , 2024, the Sabin Center filed an amicus brief in support of the City of New York’s Motion for Leave to Appeal to the New York State Court of Appeals in Glen Oaks Village Owners, Inc., City of New York. City of New York v. 2305-07 Third Ave. , LLC, 35 N.Y.S.3d Codes R. &

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HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

“Federal Judge Blocks Louisiana Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Classrooms; The ruling is probably the first in what could be a long legal fight for conservative Christian groups hoping to amplify public expressions of faith”: Rick Rojas of The New York Times has this report.

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Above The Law

MARCH 2, 2023

Breaking the law is one thing, but for guardians to break the law undermines the concept of legality as such. The post New York Agrees To Pay Out Millions Because The NYPD Got Caught Brutalizing People. appeared first on Above the Law.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 27, 2022

As a practicing attorney, I benefit every day from legal software designed to streamline the everyday lives of legal professionals. These are the promised benefits of legal tech. Practice-Specific Legal Software Solutions. Case management is perhaps the largest legal tech category. Headquarters: New York City.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Last week, the New York State Supreme Court for New York County dismissed Glen Oaks Village Owners v. This is big news for New York City, which is relying on Local Law 97 to reduce 80% of emissions from the building sector, the largest contributor to the City’s total greenhouse gas emissions.

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JURIST

JULY 30, 2021

The court granted the IRS permission to serve “John Doe” summonses on 10 entities including Federal Express Corporation and its affiliates, DHL Express, UPS, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, HSBC Bank USA, Citibank NA, Wells Fargo Bank NA, and Bank of America NA.

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HowAppealing

APRIL 23, 2025

“The Dispatch Buys SCOTUSblog, a Supreme Court Mainstay; The Dispatch, a right-of-center political news and commentary start-up, plans to keep the legal news website available at no cost; Terms of the deal were not disclosed”: Benjamin Mullin of The New York Times has this report.

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Above The Law

MARCH 27, 2023

The post New York Judge Fired After His Pornographic OnlyFans Side Hustle Is Revealed appeared first on Above the Law. He's been showing fans his 'body of evidence' for years on OnlyFans.

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JURIST

AUGUST 29, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday revived a libel lawsuit filed by the former governor of Alaska and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin against the New York Times (NYT). They stated that their was a “legally sufficient evidentiary basis” for a jury to render a verdict.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

A federal judge in New York dismissed a lawsuit Thursday brought by Raw Story Media, Inc., The suit alleged that OpenAI’s product ChatGPT infringed on the plaintiffs’ copyrights by using their news articles to train its language models without authorization and without retaining copyright attribution. and AlterNet Media, Inc.

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Above The Law

MARCH 26, 2025

We will not stay silent in the face of efforts to remake the legal profession into something that rewards those who agree with the government and punishes those who do not. We cannot accept government actions that seek to twist the scales of justice in this manner. We reject efforts to undermine the courts and the profession.

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LawSites

MARCH 24, 2025

LexisNexis Announces Legal Industrys First Voice AI Assistant to Simplify Legal Workflows, Surface Insights, and Complete Legal Work Faster LexisNexis Protg in Lexis+ AI delivers advanced capabilities that help legal professionals work collaboratively with AI, be more productive, and amplify their strategic impact NEW YORK, March 24, 2025, Legalweek (..)

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JURIST

APRIL 3, 2021

New Mexico is poised to become the sixteenth state legalizing adult-use recreational marijuana after the state legislature passed House Bill 2 on Wednesday. The New Mexico bill will allow persons age 21 and over to have up to two ounces of marijuana in their possession, as well as six plants per individual or twelve per household.

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The American Conference Institutes popular FDA Boot Camp now in its 43rd iteration is scheduled to take place from March 19-20, 2025, at the NY Bar Association in New York, NY. The conference is billed as the premier event to provide folks with a roadmap to navigate the difficult terrain of FDA regulatory law.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 30, 2024

“8 Supreme Court Justices in Mexico to Resign Ahead of Contentious Election; All but three of the country’s Supreme Court justices announced they would quit rather than partake in the controversial elections mandated by a judicial overhaul”: Natalie Kitroeff and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega of The New York Times have this report , along with (..)

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JANUARY 7, 2025

Housing Court Answers, a nonprofit tenants’ rights organization in New York City, today launched Roxanne, a first-of-its-kind AI-powered tool created to help tenants navigate issues related to housing repairs.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Homeless advocacy groups filed a lawsuit against the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on Friday, challenging a rule that “target[s] the manner in which homeless persons use the subway system.”

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