Brian Lee

December 04, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The New York State Commission on Legislative, Judicial and Executive Compensation's 7-0 vote recommends state judges receive the salary increases on April 1, their first raises since 2019.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

December 01, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals Judge Shirley Troutman has returned as co-chair of the longtime blue-ribbon committee that promotes racial and ethnic fairness in New York courts.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

November 30, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The Court of Appeals granted leave to appeal in September. A date for arguments has yet to be scheduled.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

November 30, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The bill is not meant to punish district attorneys, according to the sponsor's legislative director, but the measure is aimed at ensuring a neutral third party was setting guidelines.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

November 29, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The report has been met with a potential proposal from a key lawmaker in the New York Senate that would seek to improve transparency in the criminal courts of the state.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

November 28, 2023 | New York Law Journal

On Oct. 18, the NYCBA learned that between Dec. 2, 2022, to Dec. 24, 2022, an unauthorized actor may have accessed certain personal information located on the city bar's network, the spokesman said.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

November 28, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The plaintiffs' revocation of the state lawsuit would allow New York to open more than 400 storefronts to provisional licensees with past marijuana convictions, after the August lawsuit ground the industry to a halt for more than three months.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

November 28, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The Department of Financial Services' investigation found that First American failed to maintain and implement effective governance and classification, access controls and identity management, and risk assessment policies and procedures. These are all violations of DFS's cybersecurity regulation, the agency said.

By Brian Lee

2 minute read

November 28, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The bill applies immediately to awards issued from an arbitration between a public employer and public employee.

By Brian Lee

2 minute read

November 27, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The 4-3 majority opinion in People v. (Lance) Rodriguez by Judge Jenny Rivera overturned a gun conviction, suppressed the loaded weapon and held New York City police violated both the federal and state constitutions when it stopped the cyclist in 2014.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read