Brian Lee

June 28, 2022 | New York Law Journal

"Our firm has continuously fought to protect a woman's right to choose since Roe was decided in 1973," Brad Karp, chairman of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, said. Paul Weiss is one of the firms that is part of the pro bono task force on reproductive rights.

By Brian Lee

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June 27, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The lawsuit claims a former employee stole trade secrets in order to make his own business.

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June 23, 2022 | New York Law Journal

"This decision isn't just reckless. It's reprehensible. It's not what New Yorkers want," said Gov. Kathy Hochul.

By Brian Lee

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June 22, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The majority noted "the near absence" of evidence concerning Williams' mental state, a requirement for depraved indifference.

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June 22, 2022 | New York Law Journal

"Judges must be and appear unswayed by partisan politics," said commission administrator Robert H. Tembeckjian, concerning the resignation of a Supreme Court justice amid a probe he campaigned for two judicial candidates. "Prohibiting their involvement in political campaigns, except when running for judicial office themselves, is essential to public confidence in the independence and impartiality of the judiciary."

By Brian Lee

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June 21, 2022 | New York Law Journal

New York State Police charged the jurist in March 2021 with grand larceny in the fourth-degree. The case was assigned to a special prosecutor in Onondaga County.

By Brian Lee

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June 17, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The bar group weighed in on candidates vying in contested races for Civil and Surrogate's Courts in Manhattan and Civil Court in Brooklyn and Queens.

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June 16, 2022 | New York Law Journal

A group of professors said free speech rights protect their ability to maintain a website outlining allegations against prosecutors.

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June 15, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Equally important for purposes of the court's return to full operations, the three-foot physical distancing requirement has been lifted, and is no longer required in any area or for any operation within a UCS facility.

By Brian Lee

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June 14, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The New York Court of Appeals decision was seen as a blow for animal rights, but one attorney said the dissents could bode well for a path forward to protecting their welfare.

By Brian Lee

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