David Klepper

November 16, 2021 | Daily Business Review

The report called for new regulations on social media platforms and stronger, more consistent rules for misinformation "superspreaders" who amplify harmful falsehoods.

By David Klepper

3 minute read

August 22, 2019 | New York Law Journal

"I didn't even understand at the time that this was sexual abuse; I just knew that this guy was putting his hands all over me," said Barry Singer, 61, speaking of one of the rabbis he said kept reaching into the boy's pants, even in school hallways.

By Verena Dobnik and David Klepper/The Associated Press

3 minute read

January 25, 2019 | New York Law Journal

The anti-discrimination bill adds gender identity and gender expression to the existing law banning discrimination based on gender, age, religion, race or sexual orientation.

By David Klepper, The Associated Press

2 minute read

November 15, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Two couples that gave birth to children with a genetic defect later traced back to donated eggs are suing a New York fertility doctor and his clinic.

By David Klepper,  Associated Press

1 minute read

August 25, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law on Wednesday what he called a "first-in-the-nation" response to the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, one that some say will discourage people from contributing to groups involved in controversial advocacy, such as Planned Parenthood or gun rights groups.

By David Klepper

6 minute read

July 20, 2016 | New York Law Journal

New York state, Massachusetts and Maryland are suing Volkswagen and its affiliates Audi and Porsche over diesel emissions cheating, alleging that the German automakers defrauded customers and violated state environmental laws by selling diesel vehicles equipped with software allowing them to cheat emissions testing.

By David Klepper

7 minute read

June 10, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday announced a proposal intended to stem the flow of outside political money, a problem that he said allows supposedly independent groups to hijack elections by circumventing campaign finance restrictions.

By David Klepper

6 minute read

June 02, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A fight over Uber's plans to expand throughout New York state is escalating as lawmakers enter the final weeks of their 2016 legislative session.

By David Klepper

4 minute read

February 05, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Each workday, thousands of state workers commute from their suburban neighborhoods to the many state buildings scattered throughout New York's capital city. Based on Albany's remarkable penchant for corruption, odds are that a few of them have a story the federal government would like to hear.

By David Klepper

3 minute read

January 06, 2016 | New York Law Journal

As bitter winter weather arrived in the Northeast, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order requiring the homeless to be forcibly removed from the streets in freezing temperatures, an unprecedented government intervention that faced immediate legal questions and backlash.

By Jonathan Lemire and David Klepper

4 minute read