Brian Lee

January 26, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Senate Judiciary Chairman Brad Hoylman-Sigal, D-Manhattan, who has introduced a bill to curb the blacklisting of lawyers from entertainment venues, called Dolan's remarks "a public meltdown."

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

January 25, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. uses facial recognition to identify the targeted attorneys, and preventing their access to the venues could be a violation of local, state, and federal human rights laws, including laws that prohibit retaliation, James' office said.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

January 24, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The doctrine prevents certain government agents from being sued for violating someone's civil rights, unless they violated a clearly established law.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

January 23, 2023 | New York Law Journal

State Sen. Andrew Lanza, R-Staten Island, made the motion, asking Sen. Jamaal Bailey, D-Bronx, for a report of Wednesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that declined to advance LaSalle's nomination, by a 10-9 margin.

By Brian Lee

2 minute read

January 23, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Ayers is a former law clerk to Sonia Sotomayor, when she served on the Second Circuit. The nomination is subject to approval by the New York State Independent Review Committee, which is comprised of deans of New York's 15 accredited law schools.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

January 20, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A former public defender who co-directs the Cardozo Law School's Criminal Defense Clinic, said deleting key language would remove the only limit on decision-making that judges have in front of them concerning court-set bail.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

January 19, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The Hochul administration has been noncommittal on whether it will file a lawsuit.

By Brian Lee

7 minute read

January 18, 2023 | New York Law Journal

After the committee vote, there was disagreement over whether the nomination had been stopped, or whether the governor's choice could still obtain a vote in the full Senate.

By Brian Lee

8 minute read

January 17, 2023 | New York Law Journal

New York Assemblyman Clyde Vanel, D-Queens, made a reference from his law school days while suggesting the state's two-year moratorium on certain bitcoin mining was, in essence, an application of strict liability.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

January 13, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said New York should consider an overhaul of what she called an "incomprehensible" process for choosing high court judges.

By Brian Lee

6 minute read