Joel Stashenko

March 10, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A federal magistrate judge found a plaintiff in a race and gender employment discrimination case cannot boycott a deposition after she said opposing counsel made racially offensive comments off the record in an earlier deposition.

By Joel Stashenko

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March 10, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A group of public relations firms that represent politicians contend that by recently adopting rules requiring PR firms to disclose outreach activities to news editorial boards as "lobbying," JCOPE is unlawfully violating their First Amendment rights to speak to the media on matters of public interest.

By Joel Stashenko

2 minute read

March 09, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A judge dismissed a loitering charge against a man for allegedly shooting dice on an Albany street after finding the information against him contained no details about whether a police officer saw money changing hands.

By Joel Stashenko

1 minute read

March 08, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A former aide to an Assembly member cannot sue the state, the Assembly or former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver under Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act for sexual harassment she claimed she endured from her former boss, Western District Judge William Skretny ruled.

By Joel Stashenko

5 minute read

March 08, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A state judge Monday dismissed a suit challenging Ted Cruz's presence on New York state's Republican presidential primary ballot because the Texas senator was born on Canadian soil, as objections to his designation on the April 19 ballot were filed late.

By Joel Stashenko

2 minute read

March 07, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Three years after nearly losing its state funding, a program that provides about 3,000 foster children with volunteer advocates before courts, schools and health care providers might soon be officially recognized in state law.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

March 07, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The New York City Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association and the New York County Lawyers' Association all indicated that they believe it is the Senate's constitutional duty to act to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia once a nominee is put forward by Obama and not wait for a selection by the next president.

By Joel Stashenko

2 minute read

March 04, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A man injured in a car crash caused by a teen who had left a nonsecure juvenile detention center without permission three weeks earlier may not sue the facility for negligence, a state appeals panel has ruled.

By Joel Stashenko

5 minute read

March 04, 2016 | New York Law Journal

New York state's sales tax on tampons and sanitary napkins was challenged as unconstitutional in a suit filed Thursday because its cost is borne by women while many products aimed at men are exempted from sales tax as medical items.

By Joel Stashenko

2 minute read

March 03, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The state did not violate the constitutional rights of the owners of the "Wandering Dago" lunch cart by barring it from a popular gathering spot for state workers because its name could be regarded as an ethnic slur, a federal judge ruled.

By Joel Stashenko

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