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Getting justice to measure up
Rochester attorney Amy Bach wants to make the judicial system more just. She has started a new foundation, Measures for Justice Institute, to rank the performance of local trial courts throughout the nation, providing a yardstick for those within the system to gauge how they measure up.
Top judges talk about preserving justice system
New York is not the only state trying to do more with less. The impact of court under funding was discussed Thursday by Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman and several other Northeast judges at a hearing on the critical need for access to justice ...
Court employees dealing with layoffs
The numbers are in. After weeks of cost-cutting measures to minimize layoffs, the New York State Unified Court System on Wednesday announced 367 employees would be terminated effective June 1 from its workforce of more than 15,000.
Federal courts may shut down under impasse
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The nation’s courts may be forced to close down if the current budget battle between Republicans and Democrats leads to a government shutdown, a federal judge said Tuesday. If the government shuts down ...
Job Discrimination: Robinson v. Delphi Corp.
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York Job Discrimination Equally-Qualified Job Candidates — Inference of Improper Discrimination Robinson v. Delphi Corp. 08-CV-6361 Judge Telesca Background: The plaintiff, a female, alleges that she was qualified for the position for which defendant sought applicants and that despite her qualifications, she was denied employment because of her [&hell[...]
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Mental Hygiene Law: Charles L. v. State of New York
- Second Circuit – Medicaid and Medicare certification: U.S. ex rel. Quartararo v. Cath. Health Sys. Of Long Island Inc.
- Fourth Department – Waiver of indictment: People v. King
- Fourth Department – Speedy trial: People v. Jordan
- Fourth Department – Rosario material: People v. Dennard
- Second Circuit – Magnuson-Stevens Act: State of New York v. Raimondo
- Fourth Department – Plea: People v. Davis
- Second Circuit – Revocation of minimum sentence: Bangs v. Walter William Smith, et al.
- Fourth Department – Relation-back doctrine: CHS Inc. v. Land O’Lakes Purina Feed, et al.
- Fourth Department – Unlawful arrest: People v. Burke
- Fourth Department – Attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance: People v. Brown
- Second Circuit – Immigration: Paucar v. Garland
Law News
- N.Y. Court of Appeals reverses gun conviction
- NY board approves cannabis lawsuit settlements, paves way for retail dispensaries
- NY Court of Appeals reverses murder conviction because of illegal police search
- NY Court of Appeals reverses gun conviction over ineffective counsel
- Split court affirms gun conviction, finding search and arrest were legal
- NY appeals court vacates drug conviction over illegal police search
- Split Court of Appeals strips Police Accountability Board of disciplinary power
- Manslaughter conviction reversed after appeals court finds insufficient evidence
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