August 30, 2019 | New York Law Journal
NY Gov. Cuomo Signs Measure to Curb Creditors' Abuse of Confessions of JudgmentThe bill was sent to the Legislature this year at the request of the state Office of Court Administration, which has seen an uptick in creditors using the state's courts for that purpose.
By Dan M. Clark
5 minute read
August 30, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Congress Can't Subpoena Deutsche Bank for Trump's Taxes, Attorneys Say"While the Committees 'do not know' whether Deutsche Bank can disclose tax returns in response to the subpoenas, they never identify their authority to request tax returns in the first place," Trump's attorneys wrote. "They have none."
By Dan M. Clark
6 minute read
August 29, 2019 | New York Law Journal
NY AG James Asks Court to Rebuff Bid by Trump's Lawyers to Keep State Taxes Suit in DCIt's the second time her office has made the argument since Trump filed the lawsuit in Washington, D.C., federal court last month, but the conditions have changed in recent weeks.
By Dan M. Clark
6 minute read
August 29, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Judge Strikes Down Outside Income Ban for NY Lawmakers, Upholds Salary HikeThe two differing opinions, both handed down by state judges in Albany, will effectively set up arguments on the issue to be evaluated by the Appellate Division, Third Department sometime in the near future.
By Dan M. Clark
5 minute read
August 28, 2019 | New York Law Journal
NY Proposes New Curbs on Use of Solitary Confinement in State Prisons, Local JailsThe state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision predicts the changes will cost the state $69 million in the 2020 fiscal year budget, and an additional $35 million in the outyears.
By Dan M. Clark
6 minute read
August 28, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Attorneys for Assembly Speaker Move to Uphold Prosecutorial Watchdog PanelThey also said the fact that Heastie remains the lone individual defendant in the suit, and that the Attorney General's Office has recused itself, has no bearing on the law's constitutionality.
By Dan M. Clark
8 minute read
August 27, 2019 | New York Law Journal
NY Settles With Investment Firm That Financed Scrutinized Lease-to-Own CompanyAs part of the settlement, the company agreed to pay $20,000 in consumer restitution for each of those properties, according to the New York State Department of Financial Services.
By Dan M. Clark
4 minute read
August 27, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Deutsche Bank Tells 2nd Circuit It Has Tax Returns of at Least 1 Trump EntityThe bank wrote in a letter to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit that it had the tax returns of someone, or multiple people, targeted by congressional subpoenas, but redacted any identifying information.
By Dan M. Clark
6 minute read
August 27, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Deutsche Bank, Capital One Ordered To Say if They Have Copies of Trump's Tax ReturnsAttorneys for the companies will be allowed to file an unredacted letter to the Second Circuit later this afternoon with an answer, but a redacted version will be filed for public view, according to a second order issued Tuesday.
By Dan M. Clark
3 minute read
August 27, 2019 | New York Law Journal
New Challenge to Trump's 'Public Charge' Immigration Rule Says It 'Weaponizes' Social Safety NetThe new lawsuit said the Trump administration directive "was driven by unconstitutional animus against nonwhite immigrants," and exceeded the authority of the executive branch of the federal government.
By Dan M. Clark
6 minute read