By Riley Brennan | June 15, 2023
"The plain language of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-11-303(a) comports with procedural and constitutional law. For example, defendants have a right to counsel at a preliminary hearing, e.g., Coleman, Wilson, and a right to be present at that hearing," Boomgaarden wrote. "During the preliminary hearing, a defendant can introduce evidence and cross-examine witnesses to, among other things: raise doubts as to whether probable cause exists; illicit testimony for impeachment or other purposes at a later stage; and discover information to assist in preparation for trial."
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Kevin B. Frankel and Jeff Ehrlich | June 15, 2023
The New York State Legislature is fast tracking A.7138 and S.795, a pair of bills expected to radically expand the power of the plaintiffs' bar and the New York Attorney General to punish unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices. The authors write "perhaps the most poignant criticism is that the bills set out to fix a problem that does not exist."
By Brian Lee | June 14, 2023
Court watchers who are critical of the bill package, portions of which were originally cast in the Senate's proposed one-house bill during budget season, say they view them as a threat to judicial independence.
By Maydeen Merino | June 13, 2023
The proposed SEC Stabilization Act would add a sixth commissioner and ensure political party parity.
By Maydeen Merino | June 12, 2023
Left-leaning Public Citizen says proposal would create an unconstitutional "legislative veto."
By Brian Lee | June 12, 2023
The bill is meant to account for the salaries and pensions of the judges who were denied certification in September 2020.
By Brian Lee | June 8, 2023
The NYSBA's new president Richard C. Lewis said the organization had "lobbied hard for the repeal of Section 470 and is thrilled that the Legislature has recognized that the law is antiquated and burdensome."
By Colleen Murphy | June 8, 2023
"It violates the right to equal protection of transgender adolescents by singling out for prohibition only medical treatments that affirm a patient's gender if inconsistent with that patient's 'biological sex'—thus prohibiting those treatments only for transgender minors," stated the complaint. "The law is subject to heightened scrutiny because it classifies based on sex and because classifications based on transgender status are at least quasi-suspect."
By Jimmy Hoover | June 8, 2023
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's majority opinion recounts Congress' Reconstruction era effort to address "state-sanctioned lawlessness and violence against the freedmen and their White Republican allies."
By Brian Lee | June 7, 2023
The measure was passed on a 45-17 vote in the New York Senate and awaits action in the state Assembly.
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