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.
March 15, 2021 | New York Law Journal
DiFiore: Majority of New York State Court Proceedings Will Stay Virtual for NowThe chief judge, who made the comments in a video posted on the court system website, reported there were upward of 1,200 "virtual bench trials and evidentiary and fact-finding hearings" that started last week statewide.
By Ryan Tarinelli
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March 12, 2021 | New York Law Journal
Schumer, Gillibrand Call For Cuomo's ResignationThe governor's political support has steadily eroded in recent weeks amid dueling scandals over the sexual harassment allegations and his administration's handling of coronavirus nursing home deaths.
By Ryan Tarinelli
5 minute read
March 11, 2021 | New York Law Journal
Assembly Speaker Green Lights Impeachment Investigation Into Accusations Against CuomoThe impeachment investigation will not impede a separate investigation being conducted by state attorney general's office into the allegations, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, said.
By Ryan Tarinelli
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March 10, 2021 | New York Law Journal
Appeals Panel Sides With Court Officials in Judicial Certification CaseThe decision is a legal setback for multiple state appellate judges who filed a lawsuit opposing the austerity move and alleging that New York Chief Judge Janet DiFiore and the state court system's Administrative Board was engaging in age discrimination.
By Ryan Tarinelli
5 minute read
March 09, 2021 | New York Law Journal
Judges Greenlighted for Vaccines Starting Mid-Next Week, Court Official SaysIn an email to court employees, Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks said they are interpreting the announcement to mean all judges and justices in the state Unified Court System will be eligible to get the vaccine starting on that date.
By Ryan Tarinelli
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March 08, 2021 | New York Law Journal
NY AG Names Ex-Prosecutor, Employment Bias Lawyer to Lead Investigation Into Sexual Harassment Claims Against Cuomo"Joon H. Kim and Anne L. Clark are independent, legal experts who have decades of experience conducting investigations and fighting to uphold the rule of law," New York Attorney General Letitia James said.
By Ryan Tarinelli
5 minute read
March 06, 2021 | New York Law Journal
Embattled Cuomo Received Request to Preserve DocumentsThe governor is trying to weather a scandal that involves allegations from three different women who say he acted inappropriately toward them.
By Ryan Tarinelli
5 minute read
March 05, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Legislation to Shift District Court District Boundaries Referred to Texas Senate PanelUnder the bill, Hunt County would be removed from the Fifth Court of Appeals District, Gregg and Rusk counties would be removed from the Sixth Court of Appeals District and Upshur and Wood counties would be cut from 12th Court of Appeals District.
By Ryan Tarinelli
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March 04, 2021 | New York Law Journal
Pocket Change? Noncertification of Older Judges Barely Makes Dent in Resolving Budget CutThe judiciary's most controversial austerity measure of the pandemic is barely helping the court system resolve a $291 million budget cut this fiscal year.
By Ryan Tarinelli
7 minute read
March 02, 2021 | New York Law Journal
NY Legislative Leaders Plan to Increase Oversight, Curb Cuomo's Emergency AuthorityState lawmakers granted the third-term governor sweeping executive powers last March as New York began to see its first confirmed coronavirus cases.
By Ryan Tarinelli
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