Brian Lee

August 27, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The Article 78 claim asks to restrain the state government from engaging in "warrantless military style raids" with law enforcement under the "guise" of administrative inspections against licensed hemp retailers.

By Brian Lee

6 minute read

August 26, 2024 | New York Law Journal

An 11-0 determination by the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct said the alleged transgressions of a Herkimer County town justice "render him unfit for judicial office."

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

August 26, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The door has been left open to an amended complaint and defense lawyers from Nixon Peabody say they are contemplating a motion seeking sanctions.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

August 26, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The "distinguished scholar" will act as a liaison between the Historical Society of the New York Courts and the statewide court system.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

August 23, 2024 | New York Law Journal

U.S. District Judge John Sinatra Jr. wrote that "falsity alone may not suffice to bring the speech outside the First Amendment," and said the state conceded that no one had experienced actual harm.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

August 22, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A lawyer for the New York State Assembly said it is "inconceivable" sexual harrasment falls within the scope of an Assembly member's duties."

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

August 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Louis L. Stanton upheld a jury verdict that had found that Quincy Bioscience, the maker of Prevagen, a dietary supplement claiming to improve memory loss, had the capacity or tendency to deceive under New York law.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

August 20, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The majority held that the New York State Legislature enjoys plenary power to enact laws, regardless of a previous ballot measure's result.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

August 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The New York State Independent Review Committee of deans from New York's 15 American Bar Association-accredited law schools, completed its formal review and signed off on Hochul's nomination of James Caras to serve on the 11-member Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government.

By Brian Lee

2 minute read

August 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Court workers say a provision that requires disputes to be decided by the deputy chief administrative judge was not agreed to by their union.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read