By Geoffrey G. Young, Charles A. DeVore, Trisha Sircar and Christopher T. Vazquez | January 6, 2023
Due to the increasing focus on biometric litigation, this article provides an overview of the Biometric Information Privacy Act, as well as existing and proposed New York law regulating biometric information.
By Diana M. Eng and Andrea M. Roberts | January 6, 2023
The Act arguably violates both Substantive Due Process under the Fourteenth Amendment and the Contracts Clause. Perhaps Governor Hochul did not previously sign the Act into law, despite its passage in May 2022, because of these constitutional issues, as well as other issues that plague the legislation. Needless to say, this is not the end of the story, as the Act will be litigated.
By Brian Lee | January 4, 2023
An adoption lawyer's group opposed the bill as a "drastic departure" from a child-centered approach, but backers said change was needed to ensure fairness.
By Brian Lee | January 3, 2023
The veto message said the bill would have hamstrung a review board because it wouldn't have been able to consider whether a judge had been the subject of judicial complaints or there were other serious concerns.
By Cassandre Coyer | December 30, 2022
2022 saw privacy compliance continue to grow more complicated as states have both revised old laws and enacted new ones, expanding the types of data covered under privacy statutes in the U.S., while a federal bipartisan privacy bill still struggles to pass.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | December 30, 2022
S-3343 is of questionable constitutionality and necessity.
By Brian Lee | December 29, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission backed the New York legislation.
By Brian Lee | December 28, 2022
The bill, which passed the state Senate, 57-6, and the Assembly, 147-2, aims to strengthen compensable damages under the state's wrongful death law.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By David J. Kaufmann | December 28, 2022
This column discusses recent cases tackling questions of exemption, damages, and statute of limitations.
By Colleen Murphy | December 27, 2022
In a notice to the bar, Directive #14-22 laid out new procedures for carry permit applications for handguns in New Jersey that removed the state's judiciary from the initial permitting process, following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in "N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen."
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