Ryan Tarinelli

October 19, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Chief Judge Janet DiFiore says new jury trials are starting in New York City this week, including civil jury trials in Brooklyn, where state officials have identified a coronavirus cluster.

By Ryan Tarinelli

2 minute read

October 19, 2020 | New York Law Journal

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state on Wednesday plans to announce changes to the color-coded coronavirus restriction zones, which are aimed at stopping virus clusters from transforming into broader outbreaks.

By Ryan Tarinelli

3 minute read

October 16, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Auto dealerships in Brooklyn have launched a lawsuit against Gov. Andrew Cuomo over restrictions aimed at curbing new infections in coronavirus clusters.

By Ryan Tarinelli

2 minute read

October 15, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Members of the New York Legislature have added their names to the growing chorus opposing the termination of 46 judges due to an approximate $300 million cut to the judiciary budget.

By Ryan Tarinelli

3 minute read

October 15, 2020 | New York Law Journal

The study was led by Jeh Johnson, a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and a former secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Johnson and his team conducted 96 interviews that involved 289 people.

By Ryan Tarinelli

4 minute read

October 14, 2020 | New York Law Journal

The request from the Thomas More Society is filed in the Northern District of New York, which is where a judge earlier this year issued perhaps the most successful challenge to any of the governor's coronavirus restrictions since the start of the pandemic.

By Ryan Tarinelli

3 minute read

October 13, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Two judges' associations are slamming the state court system's decision to push dozens of older New York judges off the bench, criticizing it as a hasty move that was done without careful consideration.

By Ryan Tarinelli

4 minute read

October 13, 2020 | New York Law Journal

The restart plans were noted by Chief Judge Janet DiFiore in a video statement released Monday, in which she added the system has not finalized decisions on the location or number of those jury trials. She did not provide a timeline for when a final decision would be made.

By Ryan Tarinelli

4 minute read

October 09, 2020 | New York Law Journal

A council at the New York City Bar Association is opposing a move by the state court system to push dozens of older judges off the bench to help address a 10 percent cut to the judiciary budget.

By Ryan Tarinelli

3 minute read

October 08, 2020 | New York Law Journal

The synagogues were swiftly followed by the Catholic diocese of Brooklyn in its own lawsuit to block enforcement of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive orders limiting attendance at houses of worship to areas where the rate of infection has grown.

By Ryan Tarinelli | Jane Wester

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