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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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August 13, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Election Lawyers Weren't Surprised Judge Knocked RFK Jr. Off Presidential Ballot

"New York has a long line of cases that require a bona fide address on ballot access petitions, for candidates running for City Council or President of the United States," said Jerry H. Goldfeder, senior counsel at Cozen O'Connor and director of Fordham Law School's Voting Rights and Democracy Project.

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6 minute read

August 12, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Western NY Firm Seeking to Dissolve Amid Federal Lawsuit Alleging Commingling of Employee's Retirement Funds

The firm, which specialized in complex tax matters, family and civil court law, and appeals, is presently in the hands of a temporary receiver, appointed by a state court at the name partner's request.

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4 minute read

August 12, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Meet New York State Bar's New Director of Government Affairs

A former member of two governors' cabinets, Matthew Pennello says he'll be the "eyes, ears and voice" of the New York bar.

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5 minute read

August 08, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Barclay Damon's Newest Partner Served 2 Years as NY Gov's Deputy Counsel

Deputy Counsel Pei Pei Cheng de Castro's exit from the governor's office follows the announcement that Elizabeth Fine, counsel to the governor, would leave the office in September.

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4 minute read

August 08, 2024 | New York Law Journal

NY Photographer's Revived Suit on Working Same-Sex Weddings Could Signal Incoming Wave of Litigation

Buffalo First Amendment lawyer Barry Covert said a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling "has opened up the floodgates" to more arguments against public accommodation laws.

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6 minute read

August 07, 2024 | New York Law Journal

NY Gov. Signs Bill Lifting City, Countywide Residency Requirement for Attorney Poll Watchers

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed S.6130A/A.530A and six other bills on Tuesday, which are intended to strengthen voting protections and make it easier for voters to cast ballots.

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2 minute read

August 06, 2024 | New York Law Journal

NY Appeals Court to Decide on '21 Election Law Removal of Court Review From Ballot Challenges

Appeal is based on a trial court judge's reinstatement of judicial reviews, in the event that partisan local boards of elections deadlock on whether challenged absentee, military, special and affidavit ballots should be canvassed.

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4 minute read

August 05, 2024 | New York Law Journal

NY AG: Stakeholders in Generative AI Want State to Develop Algorithm Auditing Standards

James said the closed-door meeting of academics, policymakers, advocates, and industry was meant to help her office develop strategies to mitigate risks while ensuring New York can remain at the forefront of innovation.

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4 minute read

July 31, 2024 | New York Law Journal

NY Top Court Declines GOP Lawmakers' Request to Appeal Equal Rights Amendment Ballot Question

The proposed amendment to the New York State Constitution aims to explicitly protect people who have historically experienced discrimination based on their gender or other classifications, while also protecting against government actions that would curtail a person's reproductive autonomy or access to reproductive health care.

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2 minute read

July 31, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Judicial Watchdog Groups Throw Support Behind Universal E-Filing for New York State Courts

The New York courts that use e-filing utilize "a patchwork system of various e-filing systems," said the New York State Bar Association, which urges lawmakers to allocate funding for the creation and implementation of a universal system.

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