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The Commission to Reimagine the Future of New York’s Courts has released two new reports — one with recommendations for expanding electronic filing of court documents, and another with proposals for enhancing remote court operations during the COVID-19 pandemic and ...

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U.S. District Court Judge David G. Larimer has denied a request from a prison inmate to be released because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Defendant Julie Cota pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced on August 29, 2019, ...

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A federal judge has denied a request from a prison inmate asking to be released because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Defendant Kurt Redance initially filed a pro se motion seeking early release from Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Allenwood Low in ...

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The New York State Court of Claims has denied a request from the state Attorney General’s Office to delay a remotely-held trial, claiming that it will be difficult to judge the credibility of witnesses when viewed on a small screen. ...

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Stephen D. Zubiago has been elected as the next CEO and managing partner of Nixon Peabody LLP. Zubiago succeeds Andrew Glincher, who served in the role for the past 10 years. For the past decade, Zubiago has led the firm’s business ...

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Assistant Monroe County District Attorney Michelle Crowley has been awarded a Robert M. Morgenthau Award from the District Attorneys Association of the State of New York (DAASNY). The group’s board of directors held its winter meeting virtually in January. The ...

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The University at Buffalo School of Law has announced a new advanced degree program. The School of Law now offers a doctor of juridical science (JSD), its most advanced degree. The JSD is for students interested in making original contributions to ...

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A group of amateur hockey groups are suing New York state over prohibitions imposed to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Buffalo law firm HoganWillig filed the suit against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the state Department of Health and the ...

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A state appeals court has reversed a tampering with a witness conviction because the victim was not actually scheduled to testify at the time of the alleged incident. In April 2016, defendant Mark A. Diroma was convicted of third-degree tampering ...

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New York State Chief Judge Janet DiFiore said that, during the holiday-shortened week of Jan. 18, the state’s virtual courts conferenced and heard 19,633 matters; settled or disposed of 5,070 of those matters; and issued over 1,530 written decisions on ...

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A new analysis of trends in general counsel hiring by Fairport-based consultants BarkerGilmore shows the majority of new GCs were women and minorities. Every year, about 10% of Fortune 500 companies appoint new top legal executives, according to the report. ...

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U.S. District Court Judge David G. Larimer has denied requests from four prison inmates seeking release because of COVID-19. In separate motions, the defendants — Albert M. Ranieri, Steve Gray, Tremec Jeffries, and Chris Kimball — all sought to be ...

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