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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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September 06, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Signed Into Law, Measure Shields NY Workers From Punishment for Opting Out of 'Captive Audience' Meetings

Two New York employment lawyers, citing the challenge in Connecticut, expressed concern the bill could be forestalled by the National Labor Relations Act of 1935, which is also known as the Wagner Act.

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4 minute read

September 06, 2023 | New York Law Journal

New Supervising Judges Named for Nearly Half of NY's 13 Judicial Districts

Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas named five new supervising judges to oversee all civil case operations.in their districts.

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2 minute read

September 05, 2023 | New York Law Journal

DEI Shouldn't Be Eclipsed in Wake of Decisions Dealing Blows to Affirmative Action, Panelists Say

Orrick New York employment law partner Jill Rosenberg said corporations should be "showing our DEI officers some love," given the increased pressures and work they are facing.

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September 05, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Anti-Bias Manager Promoted to Inspector General of NY Courts

Kay-Ann Porter Campbell is set to oversee the unit within the Office of Court Administration that's responsible for investigating allegations of misconduct, fraud, criminal activity or conflicts of interest by court employees or persons or corporations doing business with the court system.

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3 minute read

September 05, 2023 | New York Law Journal

New York's Highest Court Set to Go West for November Argument Session

Among the cases on the high court's docket is one of national significance, which may reshape New York's congressional redistricting.

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2 minute read

September 01, 2023 | New York Law Journal

NY Top Court to Hear Arguments From Unseated Judge Who Pulled Gun on Black Defendant

Whitehall Town and Village Justice Robert Putorti, who seeks to be reinstated, admitted he told others about the incident. But his attorney is arguing that his retelling of the incident had been misinterpreted.

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5 minute read

August 31, 2023 | New York Law Journal

In Settlement With AG NY Lawyers Agree to Repay Dead Client's Estate $510K

In a statement, Long Island attorneys Paul Marchese and Robin Maynard of Marchese & Maynard said their actions were justified. They also said the settlement terms with the office of the New York Attorney General were just a fraction of what the state originally demanded.

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4 minute read

August 31, 2023 | New York Law Journal

SCOTUS' Blow to Affirmative Action in Higher Ed Is 'Threat' to Diverse Judiciary, Bar Coalition Warns

Bar leaders stressed that tp "promote public confidence in the justice system, we must strive to ensure that our judiciary is as diverse as the public whom it serves."

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2 minute read

August 30, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Candidates Aim for State Supreme Court in Upstate and Western New York

In the Capitol Region, the nephew of two retiring brothers on the bench will vie to carry the baton, while further downstate, John A. Sarcone III, an attorney who declined the GOP nomination for attorney general last year, has been nominated by Republican convention delegates in the Ninth Judicial District.

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4 minute read

August 30, 2023 | New York Law Journal

GOP Lawyer Running for Town Justice Seat Democrats Say No Longer Exists

The disagreement surfaced as a result of the June resignation of former Town Justice David Fried, whom Gov. Kathy Hochul and the New York Senate tapped to serve as a judge on the Court of Claims.

By Brian Lee

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