November 14, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Former State Public Information Official 'Habitually Engaged in Sexual Harassment,' Report SaysFreeman was fired in June after a newspaper reporter filed a sexual harassment complaint against him—but that was far from the first time he was accused of such conduct.
By Dan M. Clark
7 minute read
November 13, 2019 | New York Law Journal
NY Lawmakers Eye DiFiore's Court Reform Plan for Impact on Judicial DiversityNYSBA president Hank Greenberg said DiFiore's plan would support diversity on the bench, agreeing with those who said more positions on the State Supreme Court, and a larger pool for eligible appellate judges, would work toward that goal.
By Dan M. Clark
8 minute read
November 13, 2019 | New York Law Journal
DFS Adds Longtime Financial Services Attorney Ray Dorado as Top Official in Banking DivisionRay Dorado is the latest in a series of appointments by DFS Superintendent Linda Lacewell from the private sector to lead the agency's work since her confirmation in July.
By Dan M. Clark
7 minute read
November 13, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Erie County Clerk Plans Appeal of Decision Tossing Challenge to NY Undocumented Licenses Law"When I filed this lawsuit, it was based wholly upon the Constitutionality of the law," Kearns said.
By Dan M. Clark
4 minute read
November 12, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Litigation Over NY Law Allowing Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants Moves in Albany After Buffalo Defeat"The Green Light Law intentionally opens up the ballot box to noncitizens in New York, and mandates that county clerks like Mr. Merola knowingly participate in that State-sponsored scheme," Rensselaer County Clerk Frank Merola's attorneys wrote.
By Dan M. Clark
8 minute read
November 08, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Former State AG Vacco Hasn't Changed Stance Against 'Aid in Dying'Former New York Attorney General Dennis Vacco was one of four panelists who spoke on the issue to attorneys in Albany during an educational event at the New York State Bar Association on Friday.
By Dan M. Clark
5 minute read
November 08, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Federal Judge Rejects Challenge to NY Law Allowing Driver's Licenses for Undocumented ImmigrantsU.S. District Judge Elizabeth Wolford wrote that disagreeing with a law doesn't give an elected official standing to challenge it.
By Dan M. Clark
5 minute read
November 08, 2019 | New York Law Journal
First Woman Elected to Albany County Court Plans Growth of Self-Made Mentoring ProgramAndra Ackerman, the first woman elected to serve as an Albany County Court Judge, has big plans that she wants to take statewide.
By Dan M. Clark
7 minute read
November 07, 2019 | New York Law Journal
NY Bail Reform Would Be Curbed Under GOP Proposals in State LegislatureThe pair of bills was a response by Republicans in the state Senate to the state's new laws on cash bail, which will allow most defendants to be released before trial starting next year.
By Dan M. Clark
7 minute read
November 07, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Manhattan Judge Orders Trump to Pay $2 Million for Misuse of Charitable FoundationIt's the latest development in the litigation, brought by the New York attorney general, which resulted last year in an expedited timeline for the Trump Foundation being dissolved.
By Dan M. Clark
6 minute read