Brian Lee

June 07, 2024 | New York Law Journal

November 2025 would be the earliest that the No Cap Act could become law. Lawmakers were wrapping up the session, returning to Albany in January.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

June 06, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The revised bill brings acknowledgement to the value of the death of a child or older family members, such as a grandparent. It also accounts for domestic partners.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

June 05, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Manhattan judge Laura Ward Ward approached a progressive group's criticism with introspection, acknowledging that she runs "a tight court," but goes out of her way to ask jurors if they felt a defendant received a fair trial.

By Brian Lee

6 minute read

June 04, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The Center for Community Alternatives, said Ward, who is making a bid to remain on the bench past the mandatory retirement age of 70, has failed to publish a legal decision in 13 years.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

June 03, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Gov. Kathy Hochul forwarded the body 18 nominations for the Court of Claims, including 10 who would be new additions. Five nominations are for acting state Supreme Court justices, the state's trial court, and two are for Rockland County Court judgeships.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

May 31, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Its Democratic backers predict the bill will promote stronger voter turnout for political races that voters care more about, while Republican opponents painted it as a slight to the judiciary, and a solution in search of a problem.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

May 30, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, said his chamber isn't likely to act in the near term on the bill, which is a legislative response to public discontent about the New York Court of Appeals' overturn of Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

May 30, 2024 | New York Law Journal

An appeals court has said the group's design runs afoul of the separation-of-powers doctrine. But it has continued its investigation of allegations of sexual misconduct against a former lawmaker.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

May 29, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Amy Paulin, D-Westchester, told reporters that it is unlikely she will be able to overcome strong opposition in the lower house of the Legislature. The bill sailed through the state Senate.

By Brian Lee

6 minute read

May 24, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The panel said a 2005 high court decision doesn't bar a plaintiff mother's claim for emotional harm resulting from a lack of informed consent for certain prenatal procedures.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read