Ryan Tarinelli

September 29, 2020 | New York Law Journal

In a memorandum dated Tuesday, Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks characterized the cut as "dramatic" and said it has compelled them to "implement a range of painful measures."

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September 28, 2020 | New York Law Journal

The order is one of the latest strikes by the federal judiciary against postal service policy changes as election officials nationwide brace for a wave of absentee ballots due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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September 25, 2020 | New York Law Journal

State Sen. Shelley Mayer, D-Westchester, who is sponsoring the bill, says not enough people know about the "red flag" law and that it's a cumbersome process to apply for an order under the measure.

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September 25, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Even before the news from challenger Bruce Bendish, Rocah held the upper hand going into the November election in Westchester, a county where Democrats outnumber Republicans by a 2-1 ratio among registered voters.

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September 23, 2020 | New York Law Journal

An upstate New York judge resigned last month after being accused of creating a hostile work environment and warning residents of a local youth home, without their counsel present, about the possibility of jail time, a state disciplinary commission said Wednesday.

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September 22, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Jails and prisons have been in the spotlight across the U.S. during the pandemic due to the nature of the facilities, where space to socially distance is often limited.

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September 21, 2020 | New York Law Journal

"We recognize that it will be a long time, if ever, before we can return to even a semblance of the in-person density and activity that took place in our courthouses before the pandemic," she said. "And so, we're working constantly to expand our virtual capacity and improve our virtual operations now and for the future."

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September 21, 2020 | New York Law Journal

The commission accused Judge Michael L. Hanuszczak of engaging "in a pattern of improper, inappropriate and unwelcome personal interactions with female court staff" from about 2011 to about 2017.

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September 20, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Aiming to avoid the monthslong delay that played out in the death of Daniel Prude, Letitia James said her office will proactively release body camera footage in cases where police kill an unarmed person.

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September 18, 2020 | New York Law Journal

In a press release issued Friday, the state court system said convictions for penal law section 221.10 and penal law section 221.05 have been expunged. system. That means arrest records and court records can't be seen by anybody, except if a person is applying for a job as a police officer or applying for a pistol permit.

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