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By Brian Lee | March 12, 2024
The amended bill, S4511B/A1568C, aims to expand the cap on what public defense lawyers, attorneys who work for civil legal services organizations, and district attorneys can receive in student loan forgiveness: up to $8,000 annually, for up to eight years, or $64,000
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By Colleen Murphy | March 12, 2024
"My impression, overall, is that the utilization of law firms to take on government affairs projects and clients is increasing, which is really positive," David Pascrell, chair of Gibbons' government and regulatory affairs group, said.
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By Colleen Murphy | March 12, 2024
"The retailers contend that the birthdate cutoff of January 1, 2000, is arbitrary and thus not rationally related to the town's legitimate interest. We disagree. Line drawing—a legislative necessity—does not, without more, make a law unconstitutional," Associate Justice Dalila Argaez Wendlandt wrote.
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By Brian Lee | March 11, 2024
A Syracuse lawyer whose appointment to the panel was spurned by a body of law school deans is challenging the process on constitutional grounds.
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By Brian Lee | March 8, 2024
The burgeoning industry operates currently with limited guidelines and mandates, according to witnesses at a hearing in Albany.
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By Brian Lee | March 7, 2024
The bill asks for the Empire State to follow in the footsteps of New York City, which in 2017 became the first city in the country to enact a right to counsel for tenants facing eviction.
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By Brian Lee | March 6, 2024
Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, D-Bronx, introduced the bill, which would reduce the ratio to one judge per population of 40,000.
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By Brian Lee | March 5, 2024
Judge Verna Saunders, president of the Association of Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, told the Law Journal the proposal raises a number of concerns about potentially upending separation of powers, since lawmakers would be able to increase or decrease the number of judges in the state's 13 judicial districts.
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By Cheryl Miller | March 2, 2024
The state bar's board of trustees will also pursue a possible licensing-fee restructuring that would determine how much lawyers pay annually based on their income, job description or years of practice.
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By Cheryl Miller | March 1, 2024
Assembly Judiciary Committee Chair Ash Kalra said he wants to add injunctive relief to a judge's "toolbox" in PAGA cases.
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