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Clarke v. Town of Newburgh

Publication Date: 2025-02-10
Practice Area: Election and Political Law
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
Judge: Justice Cheryl E. Chambers
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Robert A. Spolzino, Jeffrey A. Cohen, David Imamura, Steven Still, and Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School [Ruth Greenwood, Nicholas O. Stephanopoulos, Daniel Hessel, and Samuel Jacob Davis, pro hac vice], of counsel, Abrams Fensterman, LLP, White Plains, NY.
for defendant: For Respondents: Misha Tseytlin and Bennet J. Moskowitz of counsel, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, New York, NY. Intervenor-Appellant Pro Se: Barbara D. Underwood, Judith Vale, Andrea Trento, Beezly J. Kiernan, Sandra Park, Lindsay McKenzie, and Derek Borchardt of counsel, Letitia James, Attorney General, New York, NY. Amicus Curiae Pro Se and for Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California and American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California: Robert Brent Ferguson of counsel, Campaign Legal Center, Washington, DC. Amicus Curiae Pro Se: Adam Lioz, Samuel Spital, Stuart Naifeh, Michael Pernick, and Maia Cole of counsel, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Town of Mount Pleasant and Town Board of the Town of Mount Pleasant: Ariana Dindiyal, Robert J. Tucker, Erika D. Prouty, Rebecca Schrote, and E. Mark Braden of counsel, Baker & Hostetler, LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Town of Cheektowaga: Joseph Burns of counsel, Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak, PLLC, Buffalo, NY.
Case Number: 2024-04376

90-Day Safe Harbor Not Triggered by Resolution to Remedy Voting Rights Violation

February 5, 2025 | Daily Report Online

Transgender Care Fight Targets More Adults as Georgia, Other States Weigh Laws

With 2025 state legislative sessions still young, bills have been introduced to cut off public funding for gender affirming care for adults in at least 10 states. Georgia became the first state to move forward this year, with a panel voting 6-3 Tuesday to advance a bill to the full Senate despite pleas from public employees who would lose insurance benefits.

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October 30, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Campaign Finance Records Show Lawyers Have a Clear Favorite in Pa. Attorney General Race

Plenty of firms and lawyers have invested in the attorney general race, and particularly in the Democratic candidate.

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September 23, 2024 | Law.com

State High Court Decides Appellate Split: Can the Smell of Burnt Cannabis Alone Justify Vehicle Search?

"It seemed to us from the beginning that this was a logical outcome after the legalization of recreational cannabis. We hold out hope for the cases where the search was allegedly justified by the smell of raw cannabis, which we expect to receive shortly," said the plaintiff's attorney, Bruce L. Carmen of Carmen Law Office in Cambridge, Illinois.

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September 18, 2024 | The Recorder

Bedsworth: Bon Appetit, Monsieur Raccoon

"In California, the animal you run over cannot be carted off to your freezer. It must stay by the side of the road. California reserves jurisdiction over dead animals—wild animals, that is, not pets—to state agencies," says Justice William W. Bedsworth.

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July 25, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Justices Should Reverse Appellate Division Green Light for Glove Box Searches

We find no basis for treating a glove box (and particularly a locked one even though within reach of a passenger, as in "Wilson") differently from any other compartment.

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Cobb County v. Floam et al.

Publication Date: 2024-06-07
Practice Area: Government
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Presiding Justice Peterson
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hugh William Rowling, Jr., Lauren Smith Bruce, Elizabeth Ahern Monyak, (Cobb County Attorney’s Office), Marietta, for appellant.
for defendant: Ray Stallings Smith, III, (Smith & Liss, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; Logan B. Winkles, Jonathan David Loegel, Christopher M. Carr, Stephen John Petrany, Justin Thomas Golart, Zachary Mullinax, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Daniel Walter White, (Haynie, Litchfield,Crane & White, P.C.), Marietta, William A. Pinto, Jr., (Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP), Atlanta, for Neutral Amicus.
Case Number: S24A0599

Court reverses order granting declaratory relief to residents who challenged a county boundary redistricting, finding that they could not show a need for guidance for future conduct

June 6, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Superior Court Revives Medical Negligence Suit Against Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Following Discharged Patient's Suicide

"The Superior Court found that our clients' pretrial expert reports did indeed create such an issue, which means it is not the trial court's role to assess the credibility or value of these experts' opinions. Instead, the trial court must determine if the expert reports present a genuine issue of material fact that warrants a jury trial," David S. Senoff of First Law Strategy Group said.

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Appellate Division, Second Department: February 23, 2024

Publication Date: 2024-02-23
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
Industry:
Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
Judge: Unsigned
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
for defendant:
Case Number: DOCKET

Handdown List released on:February 21, 2024

People of the State of New York v. Red Rose Rescue

Publication Date: 2023-12-14
Practice Area: Civil Rights
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
Judge: District Judge Kenneth M. Karas
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Plaintiff: Heather McKay, Esq., Julia K. Toce, Esq., Sandra E. Pullman, Esq., Zoe Ridolfi-Starr, Esq., Office of the New York Attorney General, New York, Rochester, and Watertown, NY.
for defendant: Counsel for Defendants Red Rose Rescue, Christopher Moscinski, Matthew Connolly, William Goodman, Laura Gies, and John Hinshaw: Christopher A. Ferrara, Esq., Thomas More Society, Whitestone, NY. Counsel for Defendant Christopher Moscinski: Dennis J. Ring, Esq., Law Office of Dennis J. Ring, Whitestone, NY. Counsel for Defendant Laura Gies: Catherine Short, Esq., Life Legal Defense Foundation, Ojai, CA. Counsel for Defendant Laura Gies: John P. Margand, Esq., Law Offices of John P. Margand, P.C., Yonkers, NY. Counsel for Interested Party the United States of America: Amanda M. Lee, Esq., U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
Case Number: 23-CV-4832

Preliminary Injunction Only Partly Granted; Its Scope Limited to SDNY, EDNY