Ryan Tarinelli

December 07, 2020 | New York Law Journal

State courts, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore said, are sharply curtailing the amount of in-person matters allowed to go forward.

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December 03, 2020 | New York Law Journal

The Legal Aid Society urged Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state prison department to release inmates who are vulnerable to the coronavirus. The defense organization issued a statement saying each new case shows that the prison agency can't contain the coronavirus.

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December 02, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo, a former Suffolk County prosecutor, declared victory over his Democratic opponent Laura Ahearn in the race for the first state Senate district. The seat covers an eastern swath of Suffolk County.

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December 01, 2020 | New York Law Journal

The defendants are pushing for a venue change, arguing that the lawsuit's trial location should be moved from Suffolk County to Albany County.

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November 30, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Four persons serving on grand juries in New York tested positive in the span of one week in late November. The cases, as outlined on the court system's website, are the first infections among jurors in months.

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November 26, 2020 | New York Law Journal

"Even in a pandemic, the Constitution cannot be put away and forgotten," the 5-4 opinion reads.

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November 20, 2020 | New York Law Journal

In recent weeks, the state court system has reported a dramatic upswing of new virus infections among its court employees.

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November 19, 2020 | New York Law Journal

"Even assuming the officer was in fact mistaken on the law, it was nevertheless objectively reasonable to conclude that defendant's non-functioning center brake light violated the Vehicle and Traffic Law," the memorandum decision read.

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November 18, 2020 | New York Law Journal

"Those absentee ballots have come home to roost," said state Democratic Party chairman Jay Jacobs.

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November 17, 2020 | New York Law Journal

"For too long, New York's weak anti-SLAPP law has allowed those in the public eye to use frivolous lawsuits to punish critics, silence journalists and whistleblowers, and stifle opinions protected by the First Amendment," said Justin Harrison, senior policy counsel at the New York Civil Liberties Union, in a statement.

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