May 16, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Trump Administration Files Brief Urging SCOTUS to Overturn NYC Gun LawThe rule is being challenged before the high court by the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, which appealed a lower court decision upholding the regulation from last year. The group is affiliated with the National Rifle Association.
By Dan M. Clark
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May 15, 2019 | New York Law Journal
3 Lawyers Among 6 Tapped for Acting DFS Superintendent Lacewell's Executive TeamThe state Department of Financial Services continued to fill its executive team under acting Superintendent Linda Lacewell with six new hires on Wednesday.
By Dan M. Clark
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May 15, 2019 | New York Law Journal
NY Senate Leader Backs Expunging Criminal Records in Marijuana LegalizationThat position could set the stage for a legal disagreement between members of the Senate and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose administration has argued that lawmakers would need to amend the state constitution to allow expungement of those records over sealing.
By Dan M. Clark
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May 14, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Bill To Regulate 'Lawsuit Lending' Companies in NY Gains MomentumThe State Senate Consumer Protection Committee on Tuesday approved the Consumer Litigation Funding Act, which seeks to establish New York's first regulations for lawsuit lending companies.
By Dan M. Clark
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May 14, 2019 | New York Law Journal
NY Assembly Expected to Give Final Passage to Trump-Targeted 'Double Jeopardy' BillDemocrats who control the State Assembly have now agreed to move the bill to the floor for a vote in the coming weeks after discussing it privately Monday evening.
By Dan M. Clark
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May 13, 2019 | New York Law Journal
NY Lawmakers Approve Legislation to Curb Gravity Knife ProsecutionsThe legislation is intended to eliminate the option for members of law enforcement to charge someone for simply carrying what could be considered a gravity knife under current state law, but is used commonly in a number of trades.
By Dan M. Clark
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May 13, 2019 | New York Law Journal
OCA Names Justice Vito Caruso as New Administrator for Courts Outside NYCCaruso will succeed Justice Michael Coccoma, who will be returning to the trial bench full-time after serving in the deputy chief administrative judge position for the past decade.
By Dan M. Clark
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May 10, 2019 | New York Law Journal
US Judge Tosses Selective Enforcement Claims Made by NRA in Lawsuit Against NY OfficialsU.S. District Senior Judge Thomas McAvoy wrote in the decision that the NRA had not shown that state officials had turned a blind eye to other violators while singling out products marketed by the association.
By Dan M. Clark
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May 10, 2019 | Litigation Daily
US Judge Tosses NRA's Selective Enforcement Claims Against NY OfficialsU.S. District Senior Judge Thomas McAvoy wrote in the decision that the NRA had not shown that state officials had turned a blind eye to other violators while singling out products marketed by the association.
By Dan M. Clark
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May 10, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Legislation to Allow Family Contact After Termination of Parental Rights Expected to MoveSponsors of a bill that would allow family court judges to grant contact between children and their parents after termination are pushing their colleagues to support the legislation before they're scheduled to leave Albany for the year in June.
By Dan M. Clark
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