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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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May 26, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Argument Date Is Set for New York Redistricting Appeal

A 2022 New York court case contributed to flipping the political balance in the U.S. House of Representatives to the GOP for the midterm elections. The new case may revise the lines created under that order.

By Brian Lee

6 minute read

May 24, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Former New York Inspector General Letizia Tagliafierro Has Died

Tagliafierro who led a public ethics agency was a former prosecutor in Erie County and leader in the state attorney general's office..

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4 minute read

May 23, 2023 | New York Law Journal

NY Court of Appeals Says Jury Can Hear Fatal Security Negligence Cases Against NYC Housing Authority

Chief Judge Rowan Wilson wrote that landlords in New York "have a common-law duty to take minimal precautions to protect tenants from foreseeable harm, including a third party's foreseeable criminal conduct."

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3 minute read

May 23, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Access to Court Proceedings at Heart of NY High Court's Orders for New Trials in Murder Cases, Upending Convictions

The decisions were both unanimous, and the majority opinions were written by Associate Judges Jenny Rivera and Anthony Cannataro, whom many court observers suggest are on opposing ends of the ideological spectrum, with the former seen as part of the high court's liberal-progressive group.

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7 minute read

May 22, 2023 | New York Law Journal

GOP Lawmakers' Challenge to COVID Isolation Rule Should Be Tossed, NY AG Says

The attorney for three New York Republican lawmakers who are challenging the constitutionality of a Department of Health rulemaking process that isolated people in response to the COVID-19 outbreak uses terms like "monarchy," "tyranny" and "catch me if you can" to describe the executive branch's appeal to the Fourth Department, Appellate Division.

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4 minute read

May 19, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Under Child Victims Act Lookback, U of Rochester Is Obligated to Respond to Two Alleged 1984 Rapes

The decision appears to continue to expand college and universities' liability under the CVA, as the Fourth Department last year declined to dismiss Syracuse University from CVA lawsuits.

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5 minute read

May 19, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Zayas, Wasting Little Time, Elevates Norman St. George to First Deputy Chief Administrative Judge

St. George had been serving as the chief administrative judge for courts outside of New York City since September 2021, a role that had him manage day-to-day operations of the trial-level courts in 57 counties, along with responsibility for oversight of New York's town and village courts.

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2 minute read

May 18, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Lawsuits Abound in Battle to Relocate NYC Migrant Asylum Seekers

The Adams administration had made arrangements with certain hotels in Rockland and Orange Counties, but both jurisdictions reacted quickly by issuing executive orders, on May 6 and May 8, respectively, seeking to prevent the migrants and asylum seekers from entering.

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7 minute read

May 18, 2023 | New York Law Journal

It's Official: Judge Joseph Zayas Appointed Chief Administrative Judge of NY Court System

Zayas makes history as the first Latino to serve in the role, a court spokesman said.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

May 17, 2023 | New York Law Journal

At One-Year Anniversary of Buffalo Massacre, Lawsuit Alleges Gunman Was Radicalized by Social Media

The lawsuit, which includes the parent companies of Facebook and Google, alleges that "addictive algorithms" maximized engagement with the social-media platforms and the corresponding advertising revenue to the companies.

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