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The Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo names deputy executive director
Attorney Ian M. Harrington has joined The Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo as deputy executive director of its criminal practice.
Judge denies appointed counsel over imputed income
Acting state Supreme Court Justice Richard A. Dollinger has decided that a well-educated but unemployed man facing jail time for contempt in a child custody case does not qualify for […]
NY public defenders call for increased state budget funding
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Public defenders are calling Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s state funding proposal a Band-Aid solution to funding gaps for their offices. A coalition of county leaders, clergy […]
Judge questions man’s indigent status
While state Supreme Court Justice Richard Dollinger is requiring a defendant, in one case, to prove that he qualifies for an appointed attorney at no cost, the Fourth Department found […]
Cuomo veto leaves indigent defense community wondering
The two main players in the local publicly funded defense community are disappointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s veto of a bill that would have shifted the cost of such work […]
Pro se program expanding to Rochester
Volunteer attorneys are needed to help with a new program to provide legal advice to pro se litigants in U.S. District Court in Rochester. The program is expected to start […]
Bills call for NY to take over cost of indigent legal services
A bill in the New York State Legislature that could shift millions of dollars in costs for legal services to the poor from counties to the state is picking up […]
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Right to represent oneself: People v. Howard
- Fourth Department – Res judicata: Happy Lake House LLC v. Cross, et al.
- Second Circuit – Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act: United States v. Liounis
- Fourth Department – Sandoval ruling: People v. Grefer
- Fourth Department – Murder: People v. Gray
- Second Circuit – Wire fraud: U.S. v. Bankman-Fried
- Fourth Department – Possession of a controlled substance: People v. Clark
- Fourth Department – Visitation agreement: Diedrichs-Wheeler v. McAvoy
- Fourth Department – Labor Law: Delisle v. FBBT/US Properties, LLC
- Court of Appeals – Implied covenant of good faith: 111 West 57th Investment, et al. v. 111 W57 Mezz Investor, et al.
- Fourth Department – Negligence: Castle v. Swarfiguer
Law News
- NY Court of Appeals affirms attempted murder conviction
- Barclay Damon expands offices in Boston and New Haven
- Court of Appeals orders new trial in child porn case
- NY appeals court reverses burglary conviction over plea issue
- Side effect of NY auto insurance reform: costly lawsuits to prove damages
- NY appeals court reduces sentence for man who fired at deputies
- Telesca Center for Justice names new executive director
- Hochul calls for investigation of accusations against former judge
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