Joel Stashenko

February 02, 2017 | New York Law Journal

It takes only 375 words for the U.S. Constitution to authorize the creation of a federal court system, but the state constitution uses 16,000 words to describe New York's court system, the state bar committee studying the state constitution in anticipation of a voter referendum on convening a convention said.

By Joel Stashenko

6 minute read

February 02, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A federal court settlement has concluded a case in which workers in three states claimed wage disclosures by their car wash employer were deficient under state and federal laws.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

February 01, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Members of New York's legal community say that Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, is well-respected and well-qualified for the job, but his nomination comes during an abnormal time in national politics.

By Andrew Denney and Joel Stashenko

15 minute read

January 31, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A state judge dismissed a suit filed by The New Yorker Hotel in Manhattan claiming that it was defamed by handbills passed out by members of a painters' union.

By Joel Stashenko

6 minute read

January 31, 2017 | New York Law Journal

At least initially, the state Judiciary could handle the shifting burden on the courts if the state legislature were to adopt Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to raise the age of criminality in New York from 16 to 18, the state's chief administrative judge said Tuesday.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

January 30, 2017 | National Law Journal

With companies such as Amazon, Google and Facebook showing no signs of relinquishing dominant positions in the U.S. marketplace, a panel of experts questioned whether U.S. antitrust laws are still effective in the age of the high-tech behemoths.

By Joel Stashenko

14 minute read

January 30, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The state Senate's Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing Feb. 6 to consider the nomination of Rowan Wilson, a Cravath, Swaine & Moore partner, for a seat on the state Court of Appeals.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

January 30, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Manhattan attorney Michael Miller is in line to become the 2018-19 president of the New York State Bar Association, succeeding current president-elect, Sharon Stern Gerstman, when she becomes president of the organization in June.

By Joel Stashenko

2 minute read

January 27, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The governor's plan to raise the biennial fee by $50 to help pay for indigent legal representation was met with strong opposition from the New York State Bar Association.

By Joel Stashenko

9 minute read

January 26, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The Federal Aviation Administration's rules on drone operation leave plenty room for state and local governments in New York to set their own policies, experts told the New York State Bar Association's annual meeting.

By Joel Stashenko

9 minute read