Andrew Denney is the bureau chief for the New York Law Journal. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @messagetime
February 28, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Firm Puts Harlem Art Students' Works on Center Stage in Honor of Black History MonthFor this Black History Month, Seward & Kissel's New York office served as both a gallery and silent auction house for the works of students from…
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
February 28, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Appeals Judge Denies Stay for Growing Monetary Judgment in Trump Civil Fraud CaseInterest on the judgment is accruing at $114,553.04 for each day following Manhattan Supreme Court Arthur Engoron's ruling against Trump and other defendants. As of Feb. 25 the judgment amount had grown to about $465 million.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
February 28, 2024 | New York Law Journal
White Powder Mailed to Judge in Trump Civil Fraud Case, AG's Office Weeks After TrialABC News, which first reported on the letter sent to Engoron, also reports that, according to "a source familiar with the situation," an envelope containing white powder was also sent to New York Attorney General Letitia James, whose office earlier this month won at trial in the civil fraud case against Donald Trump.
By Andrew Denney
1 minute read
February 27, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Noncitizen Voting: A Bridge Too FarBeyond dealing a major rebuke to New York City Council leadership, the Appellate Division, Second Department's recent ruling that a local law giving noncitizens the right to vote protects the rights of other minorities who played by the rules and would have had their votes diluted by the votes of noncitizens, a Law Journal columnist writes.
By Roger Bennet Adler
3 minute read
February 27, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Decision of the Day: Lender Hit With 'Historic' $77M Judgment in Case Brought by New York Attorney General Failed to Make Filings to Reduce AwardThis ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
By ALM Staff
2 minute read
February 26, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Veteran NYC Law Department Attorney Tapped to Head Key DivisionSpencer Fisher has distinguished himself as a foremost expert on the city's charter and its administrative codes, though he has had a hand in the development of city initiatives that might look more familiar to everyday New Yorkers.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
February 26, 2024 | New York Law Journal
The Enduring Bond Between Clerks and JudgesA Nassau County judge recounts a exchange in which "his" judge—the judge he spent his clerkship with as a young lawyer—wielded his "rapier" wit to disarm a fellow jurist and got a room "doubled over with laughter."
By Timothy Driscoll
4 minute read
February 26, 2024 | New York Law Journal
When Partisan Politics Infect ProsecutionsA 26-year-old man allegedly kills a young woman in New York City. He flees to Maricopa County, Arizona to avoid his arrest and where several days later…
By Joel Cohen and Bennett L. Gershman
5 minute read
February 25, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Property Owner Sues Court System Over Growing Delays in NYC Landlord-Tenant ProceedingsThe plaintiffs argue that housing courts routinely violate provisions of the state's real property laws that allow for summary proceedings in eviction matters which were originally designed "as the affordable and expeditious alternative to actions in equity seeking ejectment," but which "have been transformed into an inefficient system tilted decidedly against the protection of landowner's rights to their property."
By Andrew Denney
4 minute read
February 25, 2024 | New York Law Journal
New York Domestic Violence Prevention Director Sets Record Straight on Fatality Review BoardsThe head of New York State's domestic violence prevention office responds to a recent Law Journal column that she said was written without due diligence on the part of the authors.
By Kelli Owens
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