JURIST

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

New York Attorney General Letitia James Thursday rejected a settlement offer from former President Donald Trump’s legal team to end James’ civil investigation into Trump, according to an exclusive report by the NYT. James is now considering suing at least one of Trump’s children—Ivanka, Eric, Donald Jr.— in a separate civil suit.

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Law 360

APRIL 11, 2023

Baker Botts LLP has bulked up its litigation department with the addition of a partner in New York who arrived after a decade at Morrison Foerster LLP.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Last week, the New York State Supreme Court for New York County dismissed Glen Oaks Village Owners v. This is big news for New York City, which is relying on Local Law 97 to reduce 80% of emissions from the building sector, the largest contributor to the City’s total greenhouse gas emissions.

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JURIST

AUGUST 10, 2022

Former President Donald Trump pleaded the Fifth Amendment in a New York State civil investigation into his business and real estate dealings, choosing not to testify in an unusual move for the vocal politician. Trump was scheduled for a deposition on August 10 in the civil case People of the State of New York v.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Monday that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s restrictions on the number of attendees at religious gatherings were likely to be a violation of the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.

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Above The Law

JUNE 26, 2023

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed new legislation that will protect the state’s doctors, medical providers and facilitators who prescribe abortion care telehealth services to patients outside of New York from litigation in states where abortion services are banned or restricted.

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LegalReader

APRIL 14, 2022

New York to create statewide accessible absentee ballot program.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 2, 2022

Share This week we highlight cert petitions (and one original action ) that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether New Jersey can withdraw from its Waterfront Commission Compact with New York concerning governance and law enforcement over the Port of New York and New Jersey.

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Law 360

JANUARY 2, 2024

While some of New York’s recently adopted corporate tax regulations are likely to face legal challenges, aggrieved taxpayers should answer certain questions before deciding to embark on the tax litigation process, say Cyavash Ahmadi and Jeffrey Friedman at Eversheds Sutherland.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 5, 2024

New York City Major Eric Adams announced on Thursday that he is suing bus companies for over $700 million for busing undocumented persons to the state. New York City politicians have long heralded their status as a sanctuary city. This is truly a thing to behold. This is clearly an effort to grind companies financially.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 10, 2024

The key to accelerating your career in 2024 is learning eDiscovery and this blog is going to give you a 3-step plan for litigation paralegals to follow to make it happen. I feel so passionate about litigation paralegals learning about eDiscovery because I’ve seen what it can do for litigation paralegals’ careers.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 15, 2024

Below is my column in the New York Post on the start of the Trump trial today in New York. This week, New York judges and lawyers appear eager to prove that the same is true for cases against Donald Trump. However, this is a Pyrrhic victory for the New York legal system. It is hard to miss.

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LegalReader

AUGUST 12, 2022

New York State Attorney General Letitia James has said that taxpayers shouldn't be responsible for covering the costs of Cuomo allegedly sexually harassing women.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 12, 2024

“New Federal Judiciary Rule Will Limit ‘Forum Shopping’ by Plaintiffs; For years, litigants have tried to cherry-pick the judges in sweeping cases on abortion and immigration; Random judge selection is about to make that harder”: Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times has this report.

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The lawsuit suggests that New York's legislature ignored established political procedures to "gerrymander" district maps to Democrats' advantage.

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LegalReader

JULY 2, 2021

Johnson & Johnson settles opioid litigation with the state of New York.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 6, 2023

On Monday opening statements began in the civil bench trial of the State of New York vs. Donald Trump, et al over-inflated assets in fraudulent statements. The Trump Organization will most likely be put out of business in New York and elsewhere for at least 5 years.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 11, 2023

Share Less than seven months after a landmark decision striking down a New York law that restricted handguns in public, the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the state – at least for now – to keep enforcing the gun-control law that the state enacted in response to that ruling.

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SCOTUSBlog

AUGUST 16, 2021

The justices will hear oral arguments in nine cases over six days, including the argument in one of the highest-profile cases of the term so far, the challenge to a New York law that requires anyone who wants to carry a gun in the state to show a good reason for doing so. That case, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v.

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LegalReader

AUGUST 19, 2021

The lawsuit alleges that New York has needlessly endangered restaurants, gyms, and certain indoor entertainment venues with targeted restrictions.

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LegalReader

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

State law signed by former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo makes surveillance lawsuit dismissible, judge rules.

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Mondaq

APRIL 7, 2022

On March 17, 2022, the New York State Court of Appeals issued a significant decision affecting RMBS putback litigation governed by New York law.

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LegalReader

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The adoption of no fault divorce laws in New York and other states, as well as things like divorce mediation and settlement agreements have made the process to end a marriage more efficient than ever.

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Law 360

JULY 11, 2022

Parties are increasingly using e-discovery technologies to control costs, but as a New York federal court order in Actos Antitrust Litigation shows, a well-drafted, negotiated protocol allows them to address potential objections prior to use and helps protect against later claims of incomplete production, say attorneys at McGuireWoods.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Lawsuits & Litigation Adria Hillman Divorce divorce lawyer Elite World Group My Unorthodox Life Netflix Silvio Scaglia Hillman is now alleging Haart neglected to pay her nearly $500,000 for her services.

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LegalReader

JUNE 28, 2021

A spokesperson for New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said that Trump's role in the Capitol riots means he no longer has the privilege of doing business with the city.

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LegalReader

JUNE 29, 2022

Local authorities claim that so-called "ghost gun" manufacturers have violated state and federal firearm control laws by shipping unregistered firearm assembly components into New York.

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Law 360

MAY 16, 2023

Nine litigators have made the leap from Akerman LLP to join Blank Rome LLP's national commercial and real estate litigation practices based in New York City, as the firm continues the strategic expansion of its litigation department.

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Advocates for New York City’s homeless have filed a lawsuit against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, claiming the agency’s new coronavirus rules unfairly target people who shelter in the subway because they have nowhere else to go.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Share The Supreme Court refused on Friday to block New York City’s requirement that all public-school employees be vaccinated for COVID-19. 23, requires New York City public-school employees to prove that they have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine mandate, issued in an executive order on Aug.

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Law 360

MARCH 27, 2023

Voting tech company Smartmatic must turn over litigation finance agreements to Fox in its defamation lawsuit against the news network after a New York Supreme Court judge ruled Friday that the information was relevant, despite state case law that says such funding information isn't typically discoverable.

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Law 360

MAY 11, 2023

New York-based Sultzer Law Group PC announced it has brought back a former associate and commercial litigator to the firm, this time as a partner.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 18, 2021

On Thursday, March 18, the New York Public Service Commission (“PSC”) green-lighted a critical component of New York State’s first offshore wind farm. RELDI represented Win With Wind in litigation before the PSC to advocate for the project. New York State critically needs offshore wind energy.

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Amazon claims that New York doesn't have the authority to impose its own laws upon the corporation.

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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 9, 2024

Parallel proceedings in international commercial litigation between the courts of different countries have long been discussed and explored, for which the Brussels I Regulation in the EU provides a good model for solution although it is still a problem at the global level and an obstacle for the Hague Jurisdiction Project.

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American Legal Net

DECEMBER 17, 2021

New York Court News & Updates from American LegalNet U.S. District Court, New York, Southern District: Vacancy- Chief Counsel to District Court (Pro Se Litigation) , dated December 13, 2021. New York State Unified Court System: Tested Positive for Covid19 , updated December 16, 2021.

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HowAppealing

JUNE 23, 2022

Solicitor General Paul Clement, who represented the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc., Solicitor General Paul Clement, who represented the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc., Supreme Court case for the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc.

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