Joel Stashenko

October 18, 2016 | New York Law Journal

In a letter Monday to the four state election commissioners, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said a survey by his office showed inconsistent written rules and training by county boards of elections.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

October 17, 2016 | New York Law Journal

New York parole administrators have proposed new rules they say will be fairer to inmates by basing parole decisions on the COMPAS system of evaluating their risk to the public instead of emphasizing the nature of the crime that led to their incarceration.

By Joel Stashenko

9 minute read

October 17, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Western District Judge Charles Siragusa said the constitutional rights of suspect Joshua Harrison were not violated by police and sheriff's deputies when Harrison froze to death while trying to evade arrest for a traffic violation.

By Joel Stashenko

5 minute read

October 14, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The Joint Commission on Public Ethics said the new guidelines are designed to allow rule makers to capture more information about lobbyists' activities, including the interests of those who are funding them when lobbyists are hired by third parties.

By Joel Stashenko

27 minute read

October 14, 2016 | New York Law Journal

An upstate town court justice has been admonished for repeatedly attempting to carry a handgun into a county government building where only law enforcement personnel are permitted to have weapons.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

October 13, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Lawyers for two ex-Uber drivers said Thursday they expect a determination that the men were employees of the ridesharing service who are eligible for unemployment insurance benefits will stand during the administrative and, possibly, legal appeals to come.

By Joel Stashenko and Ben Seal

12 minute read

October 13, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Albany County District Attorney P. David Soares remained hospitalized Thursday after suffering a heart-related incident while working out over the weekend, his office said Thursday.

By Joel Stashenko

2 minute read

October 12, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The Fourth Department ordered a new trial for a man serving a prison sentence on a weapon possession charge, saying he received ineffective counsel because his defense attorney did not object to "grossly exaggerated" DNA evidence presented by the prosecutor.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

October 12, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The New York State Court of Appeals, the state's highest, will hold a session in Rochester on Oct. 14 for the first time since 1848, a year after its formation.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

October 11, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A Fourth Department panel dismissed a challenge to the state's funding of charter schools. The judges said the seven plaintiffs in charter schools in Buffalo and Rochester lack standing to challenge the constitutionality of state funding of charter schools.

By Joel Stashenko

8 minute read