Police departments must disclose unsubstantiated complaints, New York Court of Appeals rules
Those New York records can only be withheld if they’re determined to be an invasion of the officer’s personal privacy that ...
NY court: City must release all police disciplinary records, including unfounded complaints
The decision upends a city practice that kept some complaints of police misconduct secret even though a change in state law ...
Court Rules Against Cuomo’s Attempt to Dismantle State Ethics Panel
New York’s highest court rejected the former governor’s push to undermine an ethics commission that had been investigating a ...
Whether Sections 240 and 241(6) of New York’s Labor Law Were Preempted by Federal Aviation Law
This article discusses two sections of New York's labor law and if they were preempted by federal aviation law.
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Non-Citizen Voting at the Court of Appeals
New York's highest tribunal, the Court of Appeals, hearing a case at Albany in 2009. Tracy Collins via Wikimedia Commons ...
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New York ethics watchdog deemed constitutional via split ruling in Cuomo case
The state’s top court swatted the former governor’s claim that New York lawmakers' replacement ethics watchdog encroached on ...
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NY’s top court rejects Andrew Cuomo’s push to blow up state ethics board
The Court of Appeals ruled the structure of the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government does not violate the ...
New York’s top court hears arguments on sexual abuse lawsuit standards
Lawyers sparred before New York’s top court over how specific a man alleging sexual abuse decades ago needs to be in his ...
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New York Court of Appeals Upholds Adult Home Admission Regulations
New York Department of Health (DOH) regulations provide that an adult home may not admit additional residents with serious mental illness if it has ...
New York’s Environmental Laws and Court Decisions May Limit the State’s Ability To Transition to Clean Energy
New York State has set ambitious goals relating to net zero and energy transition. Unfortunately, New York State laws and ...