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
March 30, 2022 | New York Law Journal
As Bail Reform Is Back Under the Microscope, Lawyers Say Discovery Changes Have Brought Fairness, Aided DefenseThe survey results come as New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing wide changes to bail laws in her budget, including expansion of judicial discretion and an increase in the number of crimes eligible for bail.
By Brian Lee
6 minute read
March 30, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Key Lawmaker Files Bill Package Aimed at Protecting Abortion Rights of New YorkersOne proposal would bar New York courts from issuing subpoenas tied to out-of-state abortion proceedings.
By Brian Lee
4 minute read
March 29, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Lawyer Questions Proposal to Expand Courts' Power to Impose Mental Health Treatment Under Kendra's LawNew York Gov. Kathy Hochul's executive budget proposed an expansion of the law, and would make it easier to recommit someone who had fallen under the law's jurisdiction in the past. Critics railed against the measure as "recklessly broad."
By Brian Lee
6 minute read
March 28, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Two Groups of Supreme Court Justices Oppose DiFiore's Reorganization EffortThe reorganization plan is aimed at "reduction of a byzantine system of 11 trial courts to four," said a spokesman for New York's judicial system. But foes said it could pose a threat to judicial independence.
By Brian Lee
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