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Brian Lee

Brian Lee

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

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April 23, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Attorney Asks Appeals Court To Toss 'Burdensome' 20-Year FOIL Request for State Police Disciplinary Records

The Empire State's attorney countered by painting the New York Civil Liberties Union's request for 20 years' of state troopers' disciplinary records as "unduly burdensome," while estimating that it would take a full-time employee working on nothing else about 22 years to respond, and a part-time employee more than 40 years.

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4 minute read

April 23, 2024 | New York Law Journal

'No One Is More Deserving': Justice Betty Weinberg Ellerin Honored

The New York State Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts, which launched in 1986 to address concerns of female litigants, attorneys and court employees, has been renamed.

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April 23, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Legal Community Divided on NY Lawmakers' 'Landmark' Housing Deal

One lawyer said of lawmakers including new standards to combat discrimination in the provision of insurance to affordable housing that it's "an extremely important statement for the state of New York to be making, that we're not going to tolerate this, and I believe that we're the first in the nation to take action like that. It's 100% a national issue; not a New York State-specific issue."

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April 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Asian-American Jurist Makes History in Appointment to Supervising Judge of Staten Island Criminal Court

Judge Biju J. Koshy was appointed to the top administrative post in Richmond County Criminal Court, overseeing its operations.

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April 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Private Attorneys Vouch for NY's Crackdown on Illegal Cannabis Operators, With Some Concerns

Attorneys in the practice area said they worried about the potential for a surge in litigation and the impact on landlords who are acting in good faith.

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April 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal

NY Lawmakers Negotiate Judicial Security Act While Bolstering Penalties for Assaults, Harassment Against Judges

The budget bill widened the strike zone for the crime of assault against judges by removing language about the offender intending to cause serious physical harm that prevents a judge from working.

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April 17, 2024 | New York Law Journal

IOLA Exec: Hochul Set to Divert $55M From Fund, in Latest Twist in Legal Services Row

Hochul had previously abandoned a plan that would have taken millions more from the interest on lawyer accounts fund.

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April 17, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Aiming to Boost Civic Engagement, Sotomayor Is Set to Headline New York State Bar Convocation

"Our hope," said New York State Bar Associatio President Dick Lewis, "is that we can start impacting what's going on in our educational system and the attitudes of adults as well as students."

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April 16, 2024 | New York Law Journal

NY AG: Settlement of Diocese's 'Mismanagement' of Sex Abuse Cases Results in Reforms, Independent Monitoring

The Brooklyn Roman Catholic diocese agreed that it failed to uphold the policies and procedures it adopted for investigating and responding to abuse complaints.

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April 16, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Legal Advocates Urge End to Lifetime Ban on Felons Serving Jury Duty

Backers of the Jury of Our Peers Act, S206A/A1432A, said enactment of the bill would align with New York lawmakers' restoration of voting rights to persons convicted of felonies, on their release from incarceration, in 2021.

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