• Renew 81 For All v. Federal Highway Administration

    Publication Date: 2024-07-30
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Environmental Law
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
    Judge: District Judge Mae A. D'Agostino
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiffs: Alan J. Knauf, Esq., Jonathan R. Tantillo, Esq., Linda R. Shaw, Esq., of counsel, Knauf Shaw LLP, Rochester, New York.
    for defendant: Attorneys for the Federal Highway Administration and Richard J. Marquis: Christoper Chellis, Esq., Andrew R. Tardiff, Esq., of counsel, U.S. Department of Justice Christoper Chellis, Esq., Environmental Defense Section, Washington, D.C. Attorneys for the New York State Department of Transportation and the John Does: Andrew G. Frank, AAG, Meredeth G. Lee-Clark, , AAG, Susan L. Taylor, AAG, of counsel, office of the New York State Attorney General, Albany, New York.

    Case Number: 5:22-CV-1244

    Environmental Challenges to Projects' Approval Rejected; Agency Took 'Hard Look' at Issues

  • T.W. v. N.Y.S. Bd. of Law Examiners

    Publication Date: 2024-07-29
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Procedure
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge William J. Nardini
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Michael Steven Stein, on the brief, Mary C. Vargas, Stein & Vargas, LLP, Washington, D.C.; Jo Anne Simon, Jo Anne Simon, P.C., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Ester Murdukhayeva, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Dennis Fan, Senior Assistant Solicitor General, for Letitia James, Attorney General for the State of New York. For Amici Curiae National Disability Rights Network et al., in support of Plaintiff-Appellant: Bridget A. Clarke, Andrew J. Dhuey, Berkeley, CA.

    Case Number: 22-1661

    State Board of Law Examiners Is Arm of the State Entitled to Eleventh Amendment Immunity