Andrew Keshner

March 11, 2016 | New York Law Journal

According to court papers filed Monday in the Eastern District of New York, the Village of Quogue has settled two federal cases connected to its opposition to an eruv.

By Andrew Keshner

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March 10, 2016 | New York Law Journal

In explaining his refusal to suppress evidence against a lawful permanent resident that was gathered in a warrantless wiretap program used against terrorists, Eastern District Judge John Gleeson found that in the case before him, the government "conducted its national security investigation within the confines of the Fourth Amendment."

By Andrew Keshner

5 minute read

March 10, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The Appellate Division, First Department, will hold a memorial service on Monday for Justice Francis "Tim" Murphy, the court's longtime presiding justice.

By Andrew Keshner

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March 09, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Federal prosecutors argued that an Eastern District magistrate judge who refused to make Apple cooperate with the government's efforts to unlock an iPhone disregarded years of jurisprudence that support compelling Apple to help.

By Andrew Keshner

6 minute read

March 09, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A federal appeals court upset a $4.4 million damages award to a man rendered quadriplegic by surgery performed in a Department of Veteran Affairs hospital, saying a judge should not have subtracted the free future services the VA could supply from the award.

By Andrew Keshner

5 minute read

March 08, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A man who brought but ultimately withdrew a petition in a contested guardianship case must pay legal fees for the allegedly incapacitated person, who is his mother, as well as that of a court-appointed evaluator, a judge has ruled.

By Andrew Keshner

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March 08, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Criminal defense attorney Paul Shechtman has been retained to represent Peter Liang, a New York City police officer convicted of manslaughter for firing a single bullet that ricocheted off a wall and into an innocent man.

By Andrew Keshner

2 minute read

March 07, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Prosecutors say Frank Adipietro stole from seven clients, telling one to continue paying if he wanted stay out on bail on a drunk driving case. Adipietro allegedly pocketed about $80,000 from the client.

By Andrew Keshner

2 minute read

March 04, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A federal appeals court affirmed a judge's decision to terminate an order that would have made the Metropolitan Transportation Authority run a pro-Israel advocacy organization's controversial advertisement on buses.

By Andrew Keshner

6 minute read

March 03, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Starting Monday, police officers in Manhattan will no longer be required to arrest people who commit low-level offenses when they also have an open warrant.

By Andrew Keshner

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