Ryan Tarinelli

December 16, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, released a statement saying that, with enactment of the "Protect Our Courts Act," New York is now ensuring that "courthouses aren't a target for ICE's deportation machine."

By Ryan Tarinelli

3 minute read

December 16, 2020 | New York Law Journal

"At a time when the state is limiting gatherings statewide to no more than 10 people, it is simply reckless to still require 23 complete strangers to sit together for hours hearing cases," Albany County DA David Soares wrote in a letter to the administrative judge for the state's Third Judicial District.

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December 15, 2020 | New York Law Journal

The lawsuit is challenging the state's color-coded regulatory scheme that is used to determine localized coronavirus restrictions for designated areas.

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3 minute read

December 14, 2020 | New York Law Journal

State officials have quietly told a Second Circuit Court of Appeals judge that they will not be enforcing two key capacity restrictions on religious institutions following a Supreme Court ruling.

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4 minute read

December 11, 2020 | New York Law Journal

"It is clear that in this time of crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic that the termination of trial judges in Suffolk County and Appellate Division Justices from the Second Department will significantly delay the resolution of cases," the judge wrote in the ruling.

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4 minute read

December 10, 2020 | New York Law Journal

"If enough science deniers opt out of the voluntary vaccine process, we will not achieve the necessary level of community immunity," said Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, D-Manhattan, in a statement.

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4 minute read

December 09, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Both criminal and civil in-person appearances are halted through Feb. 24 as well, except if the appearance "is deemed essential by the presiding or referral judge," according to the order.

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3 minute read

December 09, 2020 | New York Law Journal

New York Attorney General Letitia James, who is leading the action, said Facebook leveraged market power "so it could take advantage of users and make billions by converting personal data into a cash cow."

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3 minute read

December 08, 2020 | New York Law Journal

"So at a time when the need for our services has never been greater, we find ourselves in a place where every one of us is being asked to do more with less," Chief Judge Janet DiFiore said.

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3 minute read

December 07, 2020 | New York Law Journal

The order allows for case-by-case exceptions to the postponements "at the discretion of the Court after consultation with counsel."

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