amNewYork Law On the Docket: Profiles of people and firms making moves, July 2
Welcome to The Docket, amNewYork Law’s weekly column focused on the movers and shakers in New York’s legal…
New York Court of Appeals hears argument in case to end age cap for judges
A 77-year old retired New York state appellate court justice made the case on behalf of three other…
Unrestrained? New York’s highest court weighs whether lawyers can use special petition to get the incarcerated out of shackles in hospitals
New York state’s highest court heard arguments Wednesday in a case where NYPD officers shackled an incarcerated, mentally…
Op-ed | Remembering Bob Hall, a champion of the New York City Marathon and rights for disabled athletes
Bob Hall passed away on April 12 at age 74. A renowned marathon champion, Hall won both the…
NY’s highest court sets new precedent for how police must communicate when making arrests based on shared information
The state’s highest court set a new standard this month for how police officers communicate with each other…
NY’s highest court questions whether state’s proposed host homes program would be a ‘shadow foster care’ system
A controversial state program that would allow struggling families to temporarily place their children with people who aren’t…
Malliotakis appeals court decision to toss existing NY-11 district map • Brooklyn Paper
U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis is appealing a court decision that would force NY-11 to be redrawn. File photo…
Prudenti: Understanding New York appellate courts and appeals process
In Brief: NY trial court decisions are first reviewed by one of four Appellate Division departments. The Appellate…