dan-m. clark

December 16, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Cuomo, in September, hired Kumiki Gibson and Elizabeth Garvey as his new top attorneys after his previous counsel, Alphonso David, departed to lead the Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ advocacy and legal rights group.

By Dan M. Clark

6 minute read

December 13, 2019 | New York Law Journal

"Governor Cuomo's veto is an affront to the justice reforms that make our state a leader and to the dozens of legislators who supported the bill this past session," Rivera said.

By Dan M. Clark

5 minute read

December 13, 2019 | New York Law Journal

The Trump administration had recently weighed in on the law, calling it "legally suspect" in a previous filing.

By Dan M. Clark

6 minute read

December 12, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Cuomo is currently the target of a lawsuit from the Vapor Technology Association, a national trade group, over his administration's proposed ban on the sale of flavored vaping products.

By Dan M. Clark

3 minute read

December 12, 2019 | New York Law Journal

"Most people say Tish James wakes up with a fire in her belly, she goes to the Office of Attorney General, she sues two or three people, and then comes home," James said. "That's about right."

By Dan M. Clark

6 minute read

December 11, 2019 | New York Law Journal

"No one should be above the law, and we should expect more from the legislators and state officers who take oaths to support our constitution," said Cameron Macdonald, executive director and lead attorney for the Government Justice Center.

By Dan M. Clark

4 minute read

December 11, 2019 | New York Law Journal

"My understanding is that this is going to happen with some dispatch. They should act quickly," Greenberg said.

By Dan M. Clark

5 minute read

December 11, 2019 | New York Law Journal

James Mann, a justice in the town of Nunda in Livingston County, agreed to forfeit his spot on the bench after nearly two decades in office.

By Dan M. Clark

3 minute read

December 10, 2019 | New York Law Journal

"A judge must be and appear fair, impartial and faithful to the law if the public is to have confidence in the courts," Tembeckjian said.

By Dan M. Clark

3 minute read

December 10, 2019 | New York Law Journal

There was at least one area on which both sides agreed: few individuals eligible to have their past criminal records sealed in New York take advantage of the state's current procedure for doing so. Some have estimated that fewer than 1% of those eligible take advantage of the law.

By Dan M. Clark

7 minute read