Brian Lee

April 20, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The high court's two most liberal judges, including newly-confirmed Chief Judge Rowan Wilson, dissented.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

April 19, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A judge expressed hope that the legislature might hold off on passing measures that have been said to be a means of micromanaging the courts from the New York Capitol.

By Brian Lee

8 minute read

April 19, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Halligan's elevation to the New York Court of Appeals will bring the high court to a full complement of seven judges.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

April 18, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The associate judge was approved on a 40-19 vote in the Senate. The historic choice was celebrated as shattering a barrier. But some GOP opponents poked at a recent decision he authored in a rape case.

By Brian Lee

6 minute read

April 18, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The Selendy Gay Elsberg partner was noted for the broad range of her client base, from poor to wealthy litigants. A key Republican senator described her as a pragmatic and measured choice.

By Brian Lee

7 minute read

April 17, 2023 | New York Law Journal

While Wilson appears poised for confirmation, Republican members, along with advocates for sexual assault survivors, expressed concern over a decision he recently authored that overturned a jury's rape conviction, because of the lack of a speedy trial.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

April 13, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee told the Law Journal that the panel will hold a hearings for Rowan Wilson on Monday and reconvene the following day to fire questions at Caitlin Halligan

By Brian Lee

2 minute read

April 13, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A Texas-based restaurant group is asking New York to lean against the majority of states and open the door for coverage of COVID business losses.

By Brian Lee

6 minute read

April 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

According to public defender groups, the proposed change amounts to an 11th-hour budget measure that would turn back the clock on reforms that included requirements for district attorneys to share discovery material in a more timely manner.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

April 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

"We strongly support the continuation of the present system of merit selection," the New York County Lawyers Association said in a statement.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read