Joel Stashenko

January 27, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A report by a committee of the New York State Bar Association said that among issues that most jurors do not comprehend is that their posts on Facebook, Twitter, blogs and other outlets make their lives during trial an open book and the posts are likely to be reviewed by counsel.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

January 27, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Not every technician who analyzes DNA samples and other forensic evidence must be cross examined at the trials of suspects who are implicated by the technician's analyzed evidence, a judge ruled.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

January 27, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Lourdes Rosado, longtime attorney at the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia, has been named new chief of the civil rights bureau for the New York Attorney General's Office.

By Joel Stashenko

2 minute read

January 26, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A bipartisan group of state legislators is behind a bill that would expand indigent criminal defense reforms from the five counties involved in the Hurrell-Harring litigation to all 57 counties outside of New York City.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

January 26, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A man serving an 18-year, nine-month sentence for possession of child pornography has received 18 additional months in prison for lying about his financial assets while seeking a public defender.

By Joel Stashenko

2 minute read

January 26, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The New York Attorney General's Office has created an improved website that allows visitors to find links between lobbyists in Albany and bills before the Legislature.

By Joel Stashenko

1 minute read

January 25, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The New York State Bar Association said it expects about 4,000 members and others to participate in the week of events at the 2016 annual meeting, most of which will take place at the New York Hilton Midtown.

By Joel Stashenko

5 minute read

January 25, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Though acknowledging that the residential placement of sex offenders can create a "dilemma" for state prison officials, an appeals court said the state erred by keeping an offender imprisoned for eight months past the expiration of his sentence.

By Joel Stashenko

2 minute read

January 22, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Janet DiFiore became New York's chief judge Thursday after a unanimous confirmation by the state Senate.

By Joel Stashenko

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January 22, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Maria Vullo, a veteran litigator at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in Manhattan, was nominated Thursday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo as superintendent of the state Department of Financial Services.

By Joel Stashenko

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