Josefa Velasquez

December 13, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Auto insurance companies in New York can no longer ask about education and occupation as factors for setting premiums, the state's Department of Financial Services said Wednesday.

By Josefa Velasquez |

6 minute read

December 13, 2017 | New York Law Journal

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday signed a bill into law requiring state agencies to pay attorney's fee if a court finds that the agency had…

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December 12, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The commission responsible for investigating complaints against New York judges is asking the state for a budget increase in an effort to cut backlogs.

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6 minute read

December 08, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A spokesman for Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed to the New York Law Journal on Friday that the FBI is investigating the administration's hiring practices. His office called the probe "absurd."

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2 minute read

December 08, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A spokeswoman for ICE said Friday that the agents pursue arrests of undocumented immigrants in courthouses because the facilities provide a “far safer” environment for everyone involved, responding to calls by legal advocacy groups for state courts to impose limits on the practice.

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8 minute read

December 07, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The Legal Aid Society, New York County Defender Services, Brooklyn Defender Services, The Bronx Defenders and Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem are asking the Office of Court Administration and Chief Judge Janet DiFiore to issue rules about immigration arrests at state courthouses, which are proliferating in the Trump administration.

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3 minute read

December 07, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Assemblywoman Sandy Galef, D-Ossining, introduced a bill Wednesday that would require the state's Division of Human Rights to develop and implement a standard complaint reporting and investigation procedure for all state agencies and employees, as well as members of the executive branch and the Legislature.

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4 minute read

December 05, 2017 | New York Law Journal

As the number of arrests at courthouses by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers continue to rise under the Trump Administration, a report released Tuesday by the Fund for Modern Courts suggests New York's courts should limit the cooperation and assistance they provide to ICE officers in the courthouses.

By Josefa Velasquez | Colby Hamilton |

5 minute read

December 04, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The FCC's Office of Inspector General has agreed to cooperate with New York's investigation into thousands of comments on net neutrality that were posted to the commission's website allegedly without the knowledge or consent of the individuals, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Monday. An FCC Commissioner also asked the Dec. 14 hearing be postponed until an investigation is complete.

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4 minute read

December 01, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The state's unified court system is asking the governor and Legislature for a budget increase of $44.4 million for the judiciary for the upcoming fiscal year, according to the budgetary request released Friday.

By Josefa Velasquez |

7 minute read