JURIST

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The New York Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of the state’s Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government on Tuesday in an action brought by former Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo, whom the commission is investigating. The New York Court of Appeal is the highest court in the state.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday asked a judge to move up the start of his criminal trial by three weeks, claiming the new date would better allow him to run for reelection. Adams’ letter confirmed his intention to participate in the 2025 Democratic primary for the New York City mayoral seat.

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JURIST

JANUARY 24, 2025

New York’s Nassau County agreed on Thursday to redraw its voting map after a lawsuit claimed its political boundaries disenfranchised residents of color. Once approved by the court, the county will enforce a new map including six districts in which Black, Latino, and Asian residents constitute the majority of eligible voters.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

So maybe Petersburgh, New York Town Court Justice Richard T. His jury duty excuse led to an investigation by the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct. The post New York Judge Forced Out After Saying He Couldn’t Be Impartial appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

APRIL 28, 2023

The New York State Senate Tuesday passed the Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act , a bill aimed at protecting tropical rainforests and human rights in other countries through state government relations with contractors. The post New York Senate passes bill to prevent tropical deforestation appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

JUNE 9, 2023

The New York State Assembly and Senate passed legislation Thursday to establish a state commission on reparations for slavery. If Governor Kathy Hochul signs the bill into law, New York will become the second state with such a commission, following the creation of California’s Reparations Task Force in 2020.

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JURIST

JULY 28, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Wednesday reinstated a New York law that limits protest near courthouses. The reinstated law, New York Penal Law § 215.50 (7) , prohibits people from engaging in conduct “concerning the conduct of a trial being held” within 200 feet of a courthouse. Newman said:

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The post The Billionaire Who Wants The Supreme Court To Overturn <em>New York Times v. Hint: Two justices, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch, have already signaled theyre very much open to undoing this pillar of the First Amendment. See the answer on the next page. Sullivan</em> appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

A New York appeals court ruled that a New York City law granting non-citizens the power to vote was unconstitutional. It was estimated that the law would allow more than 800,000 non-citizens the ability to vote in New York City local elections, prior to the court’s Wednesday ruling.

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JURIST

MAY 8, 2024

A class action complaint filed this week accuses New York prison officials of holding disabled inmates in solitary confinement in violation of state law. New York’s passage of the HALT Act represented an historic and important step in preventing the harms that solitary causes for incarcerated people with disabilities.

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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

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

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

JANUARY 25, 2025

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday a new $7.5 The post New York attorney general announces new Purdue Pharma opioid crisis settlement appeared first on JURIST - News. The settlement will be paid out in installments with nearly $2.5

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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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JURIST

JANUARY 16, 2025

Oral arguments began in federal court on Wednesday in a case between a coalition of news organizations led by The New York Times and OpenAI, the creator of the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT, which alleges copyright infringement by OpenAI’s use of copyrighted material for machine learning.

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JURIST

JUNE 8, 2024

New York state lawmakers passed legislation on Friday that would force major social media platforms to modify their policies and prohibit the use of “addictive” recommendation algorithms when deciding what children under 18 see in their social media feeds.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The New York Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that the state legislature authorized the Commission on Forensic Sciences to create rules allowing police to search the state’s DNA database to identify family members of potential suspects. Chief Judge Rowan Wilson authored the majority opinion of the court.

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JURIST

JANUARY 24, 2023

A Brooklyn, New York federal judge Monday rejected Douglass Mackey’s arguments to dismiss an indictment brought by federal prosecutors from the Eastern District of New York (EDNY). The post New York federal court rejects attempt to dismiss 2016 election disinformation case appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The New York Attorney General’s Office announced Friday that a jury found current and former National Rifle Association (NRA) executives liable for corruption and financial misconduct. ” The NRA attempted to dismiss the lawsuit multiple times, but New York courts rejected these attempts.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 19, 2023

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill Tuesday that will set up a commission to explore providing reparations for slavery. The newly-formed New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies aims to acknowledge the injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery within the state.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Commissioner of Education of the State of New York Betty Rosa banned the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in New York schools on Wednesday after a state report found that student privacy risks outweighed the potential security benefits. The order mandates that schools are not allowed to purchase or utilize FRT.

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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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JURIST

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

OCTOBER 18, 2024

An audit by the state of New York released Tuesday found the state’s Division of Human Rights (DHR) failed to investigate numerous housing discrimination complaints. The New York State Comptroller, in charge of auditing state agencies, stated the failures breached agency procedures.

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EvidenceProf Blog

JANUARY 2, 2021

They say* the only thing rarer than steak tartare is a prosecutor being disciplined for failing to disclose material exculpatory evidence pursuant to Brady v. But the case of Glenn Kurtzrock is an exception. A petition, filed by the.

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MARCH 10, 2025

How large is New York states combined legal bill for expenses stemming from former Gov. The post New York Has A Pretty Hefty Legal Bill appeared first on Above the Law. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Andrew Cuomo’s administration? See the answer on the next page.

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JURIST

MAY 22, 2024

They spent over three decades at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York before being welcomed back to Thailand. ” The post New York Metropolitan Museum returns smuggled ancient statues to Thailand appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

JUNE 21, 2023

A Brooklyn, New York, jury on Tuesday convicted a former New York City police sergeant and two others for acting as illegal agents of Chinese authorities when they attempted to intimidate US residents to return to China. Michael McMahon, a former New York City police sergeant, faces up to 20 years in prison.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Further, a New York court also convicted two members of Lev Tahor in 2022 under charges of kidnapping, where the accused had smuggled minors from the US to Mexico. Lev Tahor has previously denounced investigations against it by Guatemalan authorities, accusing them of persecution and harassment.

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JURIST

JANUARY 19, 2025

Chang was eventually extradited to New York in 2023 and convicted of wire fraud and money launderingin august 2024. After he had already spent nearly six years in pre-sentence custody between the US and South Africa, the Federal Court in New York sentenced him to an additional two-and-a-half years.

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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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JURIST

DECEMBER 22, 2024

The 20-month investigation uncovered, among other findings, a previously unreported flight to Saranac, New York, and a 2021 yacht trip to New York City, both financed by Texas billionaire Harlan Crow. Republicans on the Committee did not participate in the investigation.

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JURIST

JANUARY 11, 2025

The investigation found that proceeds from the bribery and money laundering had been used to acquire luxury assets, including a superyacht and prime real estate in California and New York. Nigerian authorities were instrumental in supporting the US investigation, leading to the effective recovery of these assets.

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ABA Journal

APRIL 10, 2025

Updated: A New York judge who didnt want to transition to new case-tracking systems has agreed to a censure for gratuitous and discourteous remarks that…

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MARCH 26, 2025

Here’s the current list: American Bar Association Alameda County (California) Bar Association Alexandria (Virginia) Bar Association Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers Bar Association of Erie County (New York) Bar Association of Metropolitan St.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

This comes after the US attorney for the Southern District of New York, Danielle Sassoon resigned last Thursday in response to the request to drop charges. The events have led to significant turmoil within the department and prompted resignations from career prosecutors who oppose the decision.

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