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.
May 04, 2020 | New York Law Journal
Cuomo Offers 4-Phase Plan to 'Reopen' NY, With Professional Services in Step 2Phase two would include the reopening of "professional services," a definition that appears to include law firms and could dictate when attorneys start to return to in-office work. Hank Greenberg, president of the New York State Bar Association, described the announcement as welcome news for law firms.
By Ryan Tarinelli
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May 04, 2020 | New York Law Journal
Long Island Judge Arrested for Drunk Driving Agrees to Step DownSupreme Court Justice William Rebolini in Suffolk County is set to leave the post May 28 and has agreed to never seek a judicial office a judicial office again, according to the state's Commission on Judicial Conduct.
By Ryan Tarinelli | Jason Grant
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May 04, 2020 | New York Law Journal
US Judge Tosses Nurse Union Lawsuit Faulting Bronx Hospital's COVID-19 ResponseU.S. District Judge Jesse Furman wrote that the court lacked the subject-matter jurisdiction to grant the injunction, but urged both sides to find a resolution.
By Ryan Tarinelli
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May 01, 2020 | New York Law Journal
Cuomo Announces Closure of Schools Through End of Academic YearThe decision to extend school closures had been at the center of a political spat between the third-term governor and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
By Ryan Tarinelli
3 minute read
May 01, 2020 | New York Law Journal
Top Cuomo Aide Details Plan to Release Pregnant Prisoners Amid Coronavirus PandemicThe move comes as the state's prison system continues to see an increase in the number of staff and inmates infected by COVID-19.
By Ryan Tarinelli
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April 30, 2020 | New York Law Journal
Cuomo Dismisses Rental Assistance Idea Amid Coronavirus PandemicOfficials in parts of the nation have rolled out rental assistance programs to help residents harmed by the economic toll of the coronavirus crisis.
By Ryan Tarinelli
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April 30, 2020 | New York Law Journal
JCOPE Rolls Out Proposed Changes to New York Lobbying RegulationsThe state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics announced Wednesday it was accepting comments, saying the proposed revisions aim to provide clarification and make "substantive" changes in key areas.
By Ryan Tarinelli
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April 29, 2020 | New York Law Journal
Grand Juries Should Be First Step in Court Reopenings, NY State DA Group SaysDavid Hoovler, president of the District Attorneys Association of the State of New York, wrote in a Monday letter that he knows of no counties that still have active grand juries impaneled.
By Ryan Tarinelli
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April 28, 2020 | New York Law Journal
NY Conduct Panel Says Upstate Judge Should Be Censured for 'Inappropriate' CampaigningThe disciplinary commission found that Michelle VanWoeart's campaign literature gave the impression that generating revenue for the town would be an element in her decisions on the bench.
By Ryan Tarinelli
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April 27, 2020 | New York Law Journal
Legal Industry Not First in Line as Cuomo Outlines Reopening Plan for New York BusinessesThe reopening plan could have widespread impacts for when—and in what ways—law firms and attorneys across New York return to in-office work.
By Ryan Tarinelli
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