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Dan M. Clark

Dan M. Clark

Dan M. Clark is the Albany reporter for the New York Law Journal. He covers the state Court of Appeals, the state legislature, state regulators, and more. Email Dan anytime at [email protected].

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December 03, 2019 | New York Law Journal

NY Public Campaign Financing System Could Have Fatal Bug, Attorneys Say

The omission of a severability clause "is irresponsible at best," said Lawrence Norden, an attorney with the Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law.

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December 03, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Cuomo Signs Bill to Widen Potential Criminal Liability for Landlords Who Harass Tenants

Lawmakers who supported the new measure said no landlord had ever been convicted on the previous version of the law against tenant harassment.

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December 02, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Trump Administration Seeks to Impede NY Lawsuits Over 'Public Charge' Immigration Rule

The Trump administration, meanwhile, is now asking Daniels to put a pair of lawsuits over the rule on hold while it seeks to have an injunction against the rule reversed.

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December 02, 2019 | New York Law Journal

NY Criminal Defense Lawyers Press for Marijuana Legalization, Halt to ICE Courthouse Arrests

The attorneys delivered that message in a letter Monday as the Democratic majority began to gather in Albany to plot strategy for the 2020 session, which is set to open in January.

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December 02, 2019 | New York Law Journal

NY's Minor Political Parties to Push Lawsuits to Preserve 'Fusion' Voting, Even After Threat Is Abated

Both lawsuits have relied on a series of decisions from the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, to further their argument in support of fusion voting. They've argued that the high court has explicitly upheld the constitutionality of the practice.

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November 27, 2019 | New York Law Journal

NY High Court Urges Caution to Judges in Describing Appeal Waivers During Plea Agreements

The Court of Appeals, in a decision handed down this week, struck down two so-called appeal waivers from cases in Western New York, calling them a "mischaracterization."

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November 27, 2019 | New York Law Journal

City of Buffalo Lawfully Denied Attorney to Cop Accused of Excessive Force, High Court Rules

The decision is the latest result in a series of legal challenges involving Krug since the incident was recorded and aired by Buffalo news station WKBW-TV in 2014.

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November 26, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Cuomo Appointees to Judicial Pay Commission Oppose Salary Increases for State Judges

"I am deeply concerned at this moment, with the $6.1 billion budget deficit, to be talking about raises for anyone, frankly," former top Cuomo aide Jim Malatras said.

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November 26, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Lawsuit Against Proposed County Policy to Share Voter Data With ICE Tossed by Federal Judge

U.S. District Judge David Hurd of the Northern District of New York wrote Tuesday that both the advocacy groups and county officials should have taken a breath over the whole ordeal.

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November 26, 2019 | New York Law Journal

New York State Appeals Decision Upholding Cap on State and Local Tax Exemption

"The Trump Administration's SALT policy is retribution politics—plain and simple," Cuomo said.

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