As this winter’s cold gives way to spring flowers, the Appellate Division has experienced its own blossoming. This year has already seen 10 judges appointed to fill vacancies across the Appellate Division. They join their colleagues already hard at work resolving new and thorny issues of New York law. Below, we highlight some of the Appellate Division’s leading decisions from the first quarter of 2016.
First Department
Employment Discrimination. While ex-offenders deserve a fresh start, working for the police department might not be the right place to begin. In Matter of Belgrave v. City of New York,1 the First Department decided an issue of first impression and concluded that a law enforcement agency may reject a job application for a civilian position based solely on the applicant’s prior criminal conviction.
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