Brian Lee

April 26, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Republicans are arguing that the law's enactment through the Legislature, rather than constitutional amendment, was improper.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

April 25, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Chief Judge Rowan Wilson said that he has told appellate division jurists to simply send the court a case if he or she believes that it is worthy, and not worry about burdening the court's docket.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

April 25, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Fort Covington Town Court Justice David Wilbanks compounded the concern by ignoring the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct's investigation, the agency said.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

April 25, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Judge Jenny Rivera wrote the 4-3 majority opinion, joined by Chief Judge Rowan Wilson and Appellate Division Justices Betsy Barros and Christine Clark, who stepped in for recused Judges Caitlin Halligan and Shirley Troutman.

By Brian Lee

6 minute read

April 24, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The courts will have a hand in directing about a third of $33 million earmarked to treat people with mental illness who are justice-involved.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

April 24, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Albany Law Professor Vincent Bonventre credits Chief Judge Rowan Wilson for understanding the high court's recent difficulties and the work that's needed to remedy that.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

April 23, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The Empire State's attorney countered by painting the New York Civil Liberties Union's request for 20 years' of state troopers' disciplinary records as "unduly burdensome," while estimating that it would take a full-time employee working on nothing else about 22 years to respond, and a part-time employee more than 40 years.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

April 23, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The New York State Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts, which launched in 1986 to address concerns of female litigants, attorneys and court employees, has been renamed.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

April 23, 2024 | New York Law Journal

One lawyer said of lawmakers including new standards to combat discrimination in the provision of insurance to affordable housing that it's "an extremely important statement for the state of New York to be making, that we're not going to tolerate this, and I believe that we're the first in the nation to take action like that. It's 100% a national issue; not a New York State-specific issue."

By Brian Lee

7 minute read

April 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Judge Biju J. Koshy was appointed to the top administrative post in Richmond County Criminal Court, overseeing its operations.

By Brian Lee

2 minute read