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State lawmakers toughen texting-at-wheel law
ALBANY — The New York Assembly has passed legislation that allows police to stop and ticket motorists for texting while driving. Under the bill, police would be able to stop drivers for that offense alone.
UB law and partners host medical-legal event
In an effort to help navigate the gap between law, health care and community services for low-income patients and their hospitals, a consortium of Western New York schools and nonprofit agencies is bringing the Medical Legal Partnership to the Buffalo area.
States pass, consider laws on data wiping
In a rising trend, states across the country are enacting and considering legislation addressing the privacy risks associated with digital office equipment like copiers, hard drives and even smartphones.
No appeal expected in challenge to Brockport law
The Village of Brockport’s 2008 law permitting property searches to check for building code violations is constitutional. The Appellate Division, Fourth Department has ruled that a village law passed in 2008 ...
Helping teens understand the law
As a criminal defense attorney, Robert Tucker has seen a lot of teenagers in trouble. What troubles him is how little they and their parents know about the law and the serious, potentially life-long consequences their actions may have.
Obama signs ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ repeal
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Declaring that members of the military will no longer be asked to lie, President Barack Obama fulfilled a campaign promise Wednesday and signed a landmark law repealing the ban on gay men and women serving openly in the armed services.
Paterson to sign wage protection bill
ALBANY — Gov. David A. Paterson is set to sign into law today tougher penalties on bosses who illegally withhold workers' pay, though it won't affect wages this holiday season.
Another tool to fight domestic violence
Two people in Monroe County are facing charges under a new domestic violence law that singles out strangulation as a specific crime. Less than a week after the law went into effect, Greece Police collared the first arrest in Monroe County ...
State bar looks to the future
The New York State Bar Association held a special panel Friday for managing partners of law firms from across the region as part of an initiative to plan for the future of the legal profession...
Turn dull evidence into meaningful stories
Be too entertaining and you lose credibility. Be too dry and jurors’ eyes roll back in their heads.
Judicial Commission on Minorities hosts conference
The Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission on Minorities is set to host a conference “Race, Law and the Courts: Framing the Discussion for a Post Racial America” today in Manhattan.
Plaintiff waived right to jury trial, court rules (9623)
Should the defendants’ motion to strike the plaintiff’s demand for a jury trial be granted≠ This was the issue before New York State Supreme Court Judge Thomas A. Stander in […]
Case Digests
- Second Circuit – Appellate counsel: United States v. Samuels
- Fourth Department – Pre-answer motion to dismiss: Villalba v. City of Auburn, et al.
- Court of Appeals – Office of Children and Family Services: Lawyers for Children, et al. v. NYS Office of Children and Family Services, et a.
- Fourth Department – Assault: People v. Talley
- Court of Appeals – Family Court Act: Abdoch v. Abdoch
- Second Circuit – Medicaid: Bellin v. McDonald
- Fourth Department – Family Court: Sprague v. Younes
- Second Circuit – False Claims Act: United States of America v. Amazon.com Inc.
- Fourth Department – Notice of claim: Jarrod W.S. v. Jordan-Elbridge CSD, et al.
- Western District Case Notes
- Second Circuit – Distribution of a controlled substance: United States v. Parasmo
Law News
- Convictions reversed over illegal NY State Police search
- NY judge rejects motion to collect on Iowa court judgment
- Bronx prosecutor misses filing deadline by 12 seconds
- Second-degree murder count reversed, leaving first-degree conviction
- Court of Appeals ends foster care program
- Experts highlight tax and regulatory changes
- NY appeals court reinstates robbery indictment
- Court of Appeals affirms convictions despite tainted transcript
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