Joel Stashenko

August 17, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A debt owed to an assault victim by the man who attacked him outside a Syracuse bar, leaving him with brain injuries, is nondischargeable under Title 11 of the federal Bankruptcy Code, a judge found.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

August 16, 2016 | New York Law Journal

An assistant county district attorney may not be entitled to prosecutorial immunity for his role in the arrest, strip-searching and jailing of a man for what began as a speeding case, a federal judge has ruled.

By Joel Stashenko

8 minute read

August 16, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The state may proceed with preparation of a 13.5-mile snowmobiling trail that opponents say will harm the character of the Adirondack Forest Preserve, a judge has ruled.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

August 16, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A state judge has determined that a diagnosis of an adult's sexual attraction to early pubescent children is not a condition that has gained general scientific acceptance for purposes of classifying sex offenders in New York.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

August 15, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A 13-year veteran Albany City Court judge has agreed to resign rather than face state punishment for alleged misconduct that included showing bias against prosecutors. Thomas Keefe will step down as of Sept. 30, the state Commission on Judicial Conduct announced Monday.

By Joel Stashenko

8 minute read

August 15, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A judge is questioning the NYPD's finding that it would cost a cable news channel $36,480 for the city to provide it with footage from the pilot-program use of body cameras by police officers.

By Joel Stashenko

6 minute read

August 15, 2016 | New York Law Journal

All statements made by crime victims or by their representatives to state parole boards will be made available for consideration when parole boards weigh offenders' latest requests for freedom, under a bill signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

By Joel Stashenko

2 minute read

August 12, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Forty-two state Supreme Court justices approaching or past age 70 are seeking to continue their judicial careers for extra terms under the certification program.

By Joel Stashenko

12 minute read

August 12, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Invoking a seldom-used provision of the New York City Charter, a judge said city public school officials can be subject to a public hearing for their alleged failure to properly monitor specialized education programs for disabled students.

By Joel Stashenko

8 minute read

August 11, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A Surrogate Court's judge has ordered a forensic examination of a lawyer's computer to help resolve questions about the authenticity of a will the attorney prepared on it before the device malfunctioned and files related to the document were lost.

By Joel Stashenko

8 minute read