May 30, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Senate Committee Approves Lacewell Nomination to Head DFSDespite her background as a top official within the Cuomo administration for more than a decade, lawmakers from either side of the aisle had nothing critical to say of Lacewell during the committee meeting.
By Dan M. Clark
5 minute read
May 30, 2019 | New York Law Journal
US Govt Witnesses Provided False Testimony About Citizenship Question, Challengers Allege in Census Lawsuit FilingThe American Civil Liberties Union, New York Civil Liberties Union, and law firm Arnold & Porter claimed in a new motion with the trial court that, contrary to previous testimony, a longtime Republican redistricting specialist was involved in the question's genesis.
By Dan M. Clark
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May 29, 2019 | New York Law Journal
New York City DNA Database Subject to State Law, First Department RulesThe ruling will allow a man charged with illegally possessing a gun as a teenager to ask that his DNA be expunged from the local database, despite no specific state law governing such a request, the decision said.
By Dan M. Clark
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May 29, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Mount Vernon, NY, City Attorney Charged With Diverting Public Funds to Mayor's Legal DefenseCorporation Counsel Lawrence Porcari was arraigned in Westchester County Court in White Plains on the charges that carry a maximum sentence of 25 years in state prison if he's convicted.
By Dan M. Clark
4 minute read
May 28, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Cuomo Plans New Push to End 'Gay Panic' Defense by End of SessionA bill to prohibit defendants from using that defense has moved in the State Senate this year, but has yet to make it out of committee in the State Assembly.
By Dan M. Clark
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May 28, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Cuomo Says Senate Votes Aren't There to Legalize Marijuana for Recreational Use in NYGov. Andrew Cuomo was less than optimistic Tuesday that a newly amended bill to legalize marijuana in New York for adult, recreational use would pass this year, saying during a radio interview that the votes weren't there to approve the legislation in the State Senate.
By Dan M. Clark
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May 24, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Immigrant Detainees' Lawsuit Over Mental Health Discharge Planning Revived by 2nd Circuit RulesWhen both plaintiffs were released from jail after successfully avoiding deportation, neither was given their medication or any post-release treatment plan, the lawsuit claimed.
By Dan M. Clark
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May 24, 2019 | New York Law Journal
NY Lawmakers Seek Changes to Strengthen Sexual Harassment LawsState lawmakers in New York held their second hearing in nearly three decades on the topic of workplace sexual harassment, which the Legislature could address through policy changes over the next four weeks.
By Dan M. Clark
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May 24, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Weinstein Attorney Says Global Settlement Reached in Sexual Harassment LitigationAn attorney representing Bob Weinstein in the litigation told a judge at a federal bankruptcy court in Delaware on Thursday that the parties had reached a deal to settle those claims, according to audio of the hearing obtained from the court docket
By Dan M. Clark
4 minute read
May 23, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Appeals Court, Striking Down NY State Law, Rules Farm Workers Have Right to OrganizeA panel of judges said in the decision that farm workers cannot be excluded from a decades-old amendment of the state constitution that grants employees certain workers rights, like forming or joining a union to handle labor disputes.
By Dan M. Clark
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