Former crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried transferred out of New York prison
The Bureau of Prisons has transferred former crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried out of a detention center in New York, sources ...
Columbia University protester Khalil's case to remain in New Jersey
Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil may continue to challenge the legality of his arrest by immigration authorities in ...
The Important Role of Issue Preservation in Trial Courts
There is an element of unfairness about seeking to reverse a judgment on a point not called to the attention of the trial ...
Appeals Court Allows Trump to Fire Heads of 2 Independent Boards
The ruling, in a case seen as a test of the president’s push for expansive executive authority, cripples the operations of the Merit Systems Protection Board and the National Labor Relations Board.
Fight over Albert the Alligator in New York escalates as conservation agency appeals ruling
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is appealing a court ruling that favored Albert’s owner, Tony ...
Key Amendments to the New York Rules of Professional Conduct
The New York courts recently amended the Rules of Professional Conduct. The changes affect conflicts, screening of laterals, fairness to opposing counsel, and more. In this article, Tyler Maulsby, ...
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State’s high court declines to hear appeal of case that struck down ‘even-year election law’
Local elections across New York State will continue to take place in odd-numbered years — at least for now — as a legal ...
In Adams Case, Some Say It’s Not the Time for Narrow Reading of the Law
Some legal observers say the court-appointed expert who recommended dismissing charges against Mayor Eric Adams failed to ...
US Supreme Court weighs law on suing Palestinian authorities over attacks
The U.S. Supreme Court examined on Tuesday the legality of a 2019 statute passed by Congress to facilitate lawsuits against ...
Former CDPHP headquarters in Albany gets new tenant
A big office building just off Washington Avenue in Albany has landed a tenant that will be taking the entire space.
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The Death of (Special) Duty? NYS Court of Appeals Creates “New” Exception to Long-Standing Limitation on Municipal Liability
In Feb. 2025, the New York State Court of Appeals issued a decision in the case Weisbrod-Moore v. Cayuga County (2025 NY Slip Op 00903) that has ...
Appeals court rules Trump can fire board members of independent labor agencies
An appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump can fire two board members of independent labor agencies from their respective posts in the federal government.