Andrew Denney

January 29, 2018 | New York Law Journal

A federal judge in Manhattan has ordered the immediate release of a well-known advocate for immigrants and refugees from the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying that his detainer amounted to “unnecessary cruelty,” while he awaits deportation for a past criminal conviction.

By Andrew Denney |

4 minute read

January 25, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Harvey Weinstein's personal assistant at his office in New York City has filed a sexual harassment suit in federal court against the film mogul, his brother and business partner Bob Weinstein, and their production company.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

January 25, 2018 | New York Law Journal

In the opening days of the corruption trial for Joseph Percoco, a former longtime aide and friend to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and three other defendants who allegedly took part in kickback schemes, prosecutors worked to highlight Percoco's influence within state government.

By Andrew Denney |

4 minute read

January 25, 2018 | New York Law Journal

As power inequities enabling sexual misconduct continue to grow in public awareness, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office has formed a dedicated unit aimed at serving survivors of workplace-related sexual violence and investigating their reports.

By Andrew Denney |

2 minute read

January 24, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The inflatable rat was set up outside the courthouse after it was revealed a former Staten Island clerk was secretly recording conversations with judges and other staff.

By Andrew Denney |

3 minute read

January 24, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Overbroad search warrants for digital evidence are “all too common” in New York, are often green-lighted by busy judges who are focused on processing motions and are the product of a system based on outdated statutes, a Manhattan judge said in a ruling to suppress warrants for evidence in a murder case.

By Andrew Denney |

4 minute read

January 23, 2018 | New York Law Journal

A growing number of states are moving toward marijuana legalization, but product providers are still having difficulties in banking and finding protection for intellectual property, said speakers and attendees to a cannabis law panel held Tuesday at the New York State Bar Association's annual meeting.

By Andrew Denney |

3 minute read

January 22, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Months after weathering criticism over dropping investigations into two high-profile targets with lawyers who contributed to his election campaign, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. announced that he will no longer take donations from attorneys with business before his office.

By Andrew Denney |

3 minute read

January 22, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Jury selection began Monday in federal court in Manhattan for the public corruption trial for Joseph Percoco, a top aide and longtime friend to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, which is expected to put a microscope to the way state government does business.

By Andrew Denney |

5 minute read

January 19, 2018 | New York Law Journal

A whistleblower has filed a suit accusing her former employer, a late Westchester County pathologist, of evading New York income and estate taxes in what is believed to be the state's first unsealed qui tam estate tax case.

By Andrew Denney |

3 minute read