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Brian Lee is an Albany-based litigation reporter for the New York Law Journal. He has worked at daily newspapers in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @bleereporter
February 4, 2025 | New York Law Journal
Former Petersburgh Town Court Justice Richard T. Snyder, of Rensselaer County, was being investigated for misconduct by the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct, for claiming he could not be impartial. His resignation took effect on Dec. 31.
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February 3, 2025 | New York Law Journal
A Steuben County judge who is a non-attorney pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor charge, and resigned effective January 10.
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January 31, 2025 | New York Law Journal
Through pro bono efforts of Greenberg Traurig, four New York bar associations said they secured a settlement with Gov. Kathy Hochul and Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli that assures the state's incumbent leaders won't try to leverage a trust fund that holds millions for needy civil litigants. The officials had used $55 million in the fiscal 2025 budget to provide low-income residents with foreclosure relief.
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January 31, 2025 | New York Law Journal
Increasing jurors' compensation, creating a travel stipend, child care services, and relaxing limits on people who struggle with English were among suggestions to diversify jury pools in upstate New York. The ideas were discussed during the second forum on jury diversification by the Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission.
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January 30, 2025 | New York Law Journal
The influential District Attorneys Association of the State of New York on Thursday threw its support behind Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to eliminate what she says is an incentive for defense attorneys to delay raising challenges to a prosecutor's compliance with their discovery obligations. The organization said the loophole has resulted in “unintended consequences" that have led to the dismissal or reduction in charges in thousands of felony and misdemeanor cases.
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January 30, 2025 | New York Law Journal
A state appellate court on Thursday unanimously reinstated New York's John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of 2022, a law that prohibits "vote dilution" actions by municipalities. In a ruling penned by Appellate Division, Second Department Presiding Justice Hector D. LaSalle, the court found that the statute comports with federal and state constitutions.
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January 28, 2025 | New York Law Journal
A bill setting out the parameters for when a juror’s identifying information can be shielded from the public during a state criminal trial is making its way through the New York Legislature. It would follow up on a newly enacted law providing for juror anonymity if there’s good cause to do so. A Long Island Democrat said the framework would have come in handy for now-President Donald Trump's 2024 criminal case.
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January 27, 2025 | New York Law Journal
Neil Breslin, who served 28 years as in the New York State Senate, is expected to continue as a resource for regulating the insurance industry, and on important policy matters in the state and beyond.
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January 27, 2025 | New York Law Journal
New York Chief Judge Rowan D. Wilson announced Justice Marguerite Grays' appointment as co-chair of the Commercial Division Advisory Council, effective immediately. Grays had already been serving as a member of the council.
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January 24, 2025 | New York Law Journal
Supreme Court Justice Frank Caruso of Niagara Falls recently assumed the presidency of New York's alliance of trial court jurists, shifting its leadership from New York City.
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