The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Mayors, government officials and leaders across the state of New York gathered in Albany on Wednesday for what is colloquially known as “Tin Cup Day,” making their cases for budget increases and specific allocations as the legislature prepares to negotiate the Governor’s proposed budget.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

A US Circuit Court Thursday declared the law preventing those subject to a domestic violence restraining order from owning a gun, unconstitutional. Rahimi , the US Appeals Court for the Fifth Circuit found that the law was an unconstitutional restraint on Americans’ Second Amendment rights to own a firearm.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Share This article is part of a symposium on the upcoming argument in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. So far, New York isn’t doing well on the text. A preview of the case is here.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor of the US Supreme Court Friday passed an injunction on a New York trial court’s order directing Yeshiva University to recognise “Pride Alliance” as official student club. The statute prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in public accommodations.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by landlords challenging part of New York’s eviction moratorium statute. In December 2020, New York passed the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020 to prevent evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 2, 2022

In a court filing last month, Glock claimed it has immunity from the suit under the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act and that the state law it is accused of violating is unconstitutional since it attempts to override the federal law.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

On February 20, 2024, the New York Court of Appeals handed down its opinion in Petr óleos de Venezuela S.A. The bondholders, represented by MUFG Union Bank, argued for New York law. PDVSA”), argued for Venezuelan law. The choice-of-law issue at the heart of the case related to the validity of the 2020 Notes.

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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. New York State critically needs offshore wind energy. By Hillary Aidun. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management before construction can begin.

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Blumberg

JUNE 22, 2021

When filing a new limited liability company in New York, the question often comes up, “Does my LLC need a physical office in New York?” In New York State, however, there is no requirement that a company maintains a physical address within the state. The short answer is, “No”.

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Bringing the law into the 21st century, the New York legislature has updated the state's telemarketing statute to add text messaging.

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Blumberg

DECEMBER 28, 2020

What is New York’s publication requirement ? Once this has been completed, the publication requirement has been satisfied, and the LLC complies with the statute. Be advised that this is skirting the law, if not breaking it outright. In this case, your LLC may not be in compliance with the law. DISCLAIMER.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 25, 2023

States such as California, New York, Illinois and the territory of the District of Columbia joined in the lawsuit against Meta. The post 33 US states accuse Meta of exploiting young users in violation of consumer protection laws appeared first on JURIST - News. 33 US states filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc.,

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JURIST

JUNE 3, 2024

More specifically, there has been debate over the use of force language in the statute. Law enforcement was waiting when the crew returned to carry out the murder. Code § 924(c)(1)(A)(i) by a grand jury in the Southern District of New York. Code § 924(c)(3). This brings the court to the issue in Delligatti v.

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Mondaq

JANUARY 25, 2022

New York State lawmakers have done it again – amending an often-forgotten whistleblower statute of limited application into a sweeping new source of employee rights that should make employers.

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FDA Law Blog

AUGUST 4, 2022

Kirschenbaum — In a recent decision, the Second Circuit upheld the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG)’s position that Pfizer’s proposed copay assistance program for its high-cost heart treatment would violate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). The Second Circuit’s Interpretation of the Anti-Kickback Statute. Pfizer, Inc.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The transportation sector is the leading source of greenhouse gas emissions in both the United States and New York. Nine other states, including New York, are considering joining the program. Reducing pollution from the transportation sector is one of the most important steps to sustaining a livable climate.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The argument revealed a bench deeply skeptical of the uncertainty maritime insurance contracts would face under a lower-court decision limiting the enforcement of choice-of-law clauses in those contracts. Often, when the parties are from different jurisdictions, they select a neutral forum and its law.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Perhaps some of the justices will even enjoy a return to their law-school days, as they consider whether state or federal law should govern the enforceability of maritime choice-of-law clauses. The question here is whether the rules for enforcing the choice-of-law clause in a maritime contract fall within one of those gaps.

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Law 360

MARCH 13, 2024

The Ninth Circuit refused Wednesday to revive allegations that Google and Apple violated state privacy laws in New York and Minnesota by retaining data about consumers' streaming video rentals, finding that the state statutes don't create a private right of action for the purported data-retention violations.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 9, 2021

“Texas’ restrictive abortion law temporarily restored by federal appeals court”: Madlin Mekelburg of The Austin American-Statesman has this report. ” Ann E. .” ” You can access last night’s per curiam order of a three-judge panel of the U.S.

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JURIST

JULY 26, 2022

after the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) said that Pfizer’s plan to cover patients’ copays for its heart failure medications violated US law. A district court in New York upheld the DHHS’s interpretation of the AKS.

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Blumberg

MAY 25, 2021

Blumberg announces an important update to their New York State Power of Attorney Forms. This update complies with amendments to the Power of Attorney Statute that takes effect June 13, 2021. The changes to the existing law are meant to simplify a very complex area of law. BlumbergExcelsior, Inc.,

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Strictly Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

However, New York takes a different approach. New York’s state securities statute, also known as the “Martin Act,” is unique among all other state securities statutes in that it generally does not regulate securities offerings but instead requires some issuers to be registered as “dealers” in their own securities.

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American Legal Net

JULY 8, 2021

Papers also may be deposited in the Court’s Night Box, located in the lobby of the Thurgood Marshall United States Court, 40 Foley Square, New York, NY. For new cases in which a docketing notice has not yet issued, opening papers may be emailed to newcases@ca2.uscourts.gov. uscourts.gov. uscourts.gov.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The question – whether state or federal law should govern the enforceability of maritime choice-of-law clauses – at first seems technical. Although neither party to the contract is from New York, the insurance contract selected New York law, as these contracts typically do. Fireman’s Insurance Co. ,

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 17, 2024

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Supreme Court gives skeptical eye to key statute used to prosecute Jan.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 21, 2022

On September 22, 2022, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and the Columbia Climate School co-hosted a Climate Week NYC webinar on “Siting Renewables in New York: Ambitious Climate Goals, a New Siting Process, and How It Is Going.” Law §§ 66-p(2)(a), (b). Law § 75-0107(1)(b). Law § 94-c(1).

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 20, 2023

The justices rejected the bank’s contention that because the Turkish government owns a majority share of the bank, known as Halkbank, it is immune from prosecution under a federal law that generally prohibits lawsuits against foreign governments in U.S. The post Court rules federal immunity law does not shield Turkish bank from U.S.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Although the landmark bail reform legislation in New York successfully reduced city and state prison populations, it failed to resolve economic inequality in the state’s pretrial detention system, argues Daniel Chasin in the Cardozo Law Review. Amendments to the law have done little to address the problem, writes Chasin, a J.D.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In the court’s view, showing that the companies generally were aware that ISIS used their platforms was not sufficient to prove they violated antiterrorism laws. The court pointed out that Congress, Washington Post, the New York Times and private organizations had warned the companies that they were assisting ISIS.

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JURIST

APRIL 4, 2024

New York’s Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to repeal a largely unused law from 1907 that made adultery a criminal offense. The bill, which passed the State Assembly earlier this year, now goes to New York Governor Kathy Hochul. If signed, the adultery statute will be immediately repealed.

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SCOTUSBlog

AUGUST 22, 2023

Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Supreme Court Is Asked to Hear a New Admissions Case on Race (Stephanie Saul & Adam Liptak, The New York Times) The Supreme Court and the Federal Officer Removal Statute (Steve Vladeck, One First) Supreme Court Blocks West Virginia Bid to Challenge CFPB Funding (Evan Weinberger, Bloomberg Law) The Supreme Court (..)

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Despite the recent uproar over the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, most states still have some version of citizen’s arrest laws on the books, and as long as they endure, advocates say they could ultimately have tragic consequences, reports Vox.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Marimow, The Washington Post) On the heels of another mass shooting, the Supreme Court prepares to hear a gun rights case from Texas (Joshua Zinn, Houston Public Media) In Texas, Local Laws to Prevent Travel for Abortions Gain Momentum (J.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 5, 2021

One of the threats faced by New York Gov. That is common in sexual harassment cases and hostile workplaces where you can get around statute of limitations when at least one case is recent or ongoing. The New York Penal Law focuses on “forcible touching” cases. Here is the provision : 130.52

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JURIST

JANUARY 17, 2024

At the heart of the two cases was a debate over the court’s current deference to executive branch agencies in interpreting ambiguous language in federal laws. The doctrine requires courts to defer to a federal agency’s interpretation of ambiguities in laws as long as the interpretation is reasonable. US Department of Commerce.

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 26, 2021

Calling it a “ball of confusion,” the Ninth Circuit recently considered a case involving the music of the Turtles, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, and whether royalties are owed under California copyright law for music dating prior to 1972. In doing so, the Ninth Circuit reviewed nearly 200 years of copyright law to reach its conclusion.

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