Brian Lee

March 24, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The commission said it garnered 54 applicants, 13 more than November's then record 41 applicants.

By Brian Lee

8 minute read

March 23, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A 10-member Unified Bars Screening Coalition has said it will continue to work in unison to screen and announce the individual ratings of judicial candidates. But the NYSBA and NYSTLA have said they will stand apart.

By Brian Lee

2 minute read

March 23, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The Senate passed the No Citizen is Above the Law Act—inspired by the current Manhattan grand jury probe into former President Donald Trump—on a 40-21 vote. It now goes to the state Assembly for its consideration.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

March 22, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Advocacy for investment in public defenders took place on two fronts in Albany, with a court hearing and Capitol rally.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

March 22, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Harris Beach lawyers Victoria Graffeo, a former New York Court of Appeals judge, and Brian Ginsberg, a former assistant state solicitor, described the matter as a potential court-administration crisis.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

March 21, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The 6-0 New York Court of Appeals remitted the case to the Third Department, Appellate Division, in a reversal of two lower court rulings against the lender, James B. Nutter & Co.

By Brian Lee

6 minute read

March 20, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The proposal drew instant and strong pushback, with a court spokesman saying "many aspects of these measures are an affront to the constitutional separation of powers."

By Brian Lee

8 minute read

March 20, 2023 | New York Law Journal

In two cases the acting chief judge and the latest addition to the court voted with the majority, once for a criminal defendant and once for the prosecution.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

March 17, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The measure would boost the capacity of legal service providers to an estimated 65,000 people who lack access to representation in immigration court, advocates said.

By Brian Lee

2 minute read

March 16, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The fight to pass a measure which would eliminate state court fees and probation fees, mandatory minimum fines, and incarceration on the basis of unpaid fines and fees, and garnishment of commissary accounts, seems to be an uphill battle.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read