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Ryan Tarinelli

Ryan Tarinelli

Ryan Tarinelli is a reporter at the New York Law Journal. He is based at the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York. He can be reached through email at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter: @ryantarinelli.

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November 05, 2020 | New York Law Journal

In Election Battle of LI Lawyers, Incumbent Dem Trails GOP Challenger in Key NY Senate Race

Like other Republican state Senate candidates this election cycle, Ed Smyth ran against the hot-button bail reform law passed by the Democrat-controlled Legislature in 2019.

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3 minute read

November 04, 2020 | New York Law Journal

In-Person Ballots Show Tight Races for New York State Senate

Democrats hold 40 districts in the state Senate and would need to pick up a net increase of two seats to reach a veto-proof majority.

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5 minute read

November 03, 2020 | New York Law Journal

New York Focuses on Congressional and Statehouse Races, Many Featuring Lawyers

Tuesday's election was mostly a formality for several district attorney candidates across the state, either because they were running unopposed or their competition dropped out before Election Day.

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4 minute read

November 03, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Judge Leslie Stein States Plan to Retire From New York's Top Court in 2021

"There is never a perfect time to leave something I love," said Stein in a statement provided through a court spokesman.

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2 minute read

November 02, 2020 | New York Law Journal

NY's Court System Marching Forward With Restart of Criminal Jury Trials in Bronx, Queens

DiFiore also reported that e-filing will be available by Nov. 18 in state supreme courts in all but two of the state's 62 counties.

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2 minute read

November 02, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Federal Judge Upholds Restrictions on Houses of Worship in Virus Cluster Zones

"The State has arguably shown that, according to their medical and public health experts, religious gatherings pose a unique risk to the spread of COVID-19," according to the decision by U.S. District Judge Gary L. Sharpe.

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3 minute read

November 02, 2020 | New York Law Journal

State Senate Democrats Aiming to Solidify Control in NY Legislature's Upper Chamber

The prospect of passing further big-ticket reform items remains murky in Albany, even as state Senate Democrats eye a veto-proof majority this general election.

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October 31, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Following NYCLU Lawsuit, Rockland County Extends Early Voting Hours

An unofficial count released by the state Board of Elections shows that nearly 2 million people statewide voted early through Friday.

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3 minute read

October 30, 2020 | New York Law Journal

'Unacceptably Long Lines': Public Interest Lawyers File Lawsuit Seeking to Expand Early Voting Hours

New Yorkers statewide have flocked to early voting locations since Saturday, sparking a flurry of reports about lengthy lines. Lawyers argued that "it would take hours" of standing in line for one of their clients with a disability to cast their ballot.

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October 29, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Cutting the Line: NY Legislative Proposal Would Add Early Voting Sites, Key Democrat Says

"All over the state, people have been waiting several hours to vote, which is not what our democracy should look like," said state Sen. Michael Gianaris, D-Queens, the Senate deputy majority leader, as long lines became a staple of national news.

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