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Brian Lee is an Albany-based litigation reporter for the New York Law Journal. He has worked at daily newspapers in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @bleereporter
January 22, 2025 | New York Law Journal
Through a $1 billion settlement announced by New York Attorney General Letitia James, Yellowstone Capital agreed to wipe out more than $534 million in debt of its small-business clients. It resolves the attorney general's lawsuit alleging Yellowstone ran a large, predatory lending scheme. The settlement canceled debt of more than 1,100 small businesses in New York, and more than 18,000 nationwide.
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January 21, 2025 | New York Law Journal
The Court of Appeals is set to hear arguments on Feb. 11 on a New York City home-rule law that would allow an estimated 800,000 non-U.S. citizens who possess green cards or work authorizations to vote in municipal elections.
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January 17, 2025 | New York Law Journal
About a third of the New York Legislature supports a reintroduced bill asking Gov. Kathy Hochul to beef up the state loan forgiveness program for public-interest attorneys, public defenders, and district attorneys by $4 million in fiscal 2026. The likelihood of rollbacks to federal student-loan forgiveness prompted a joint letter from the bipartisan lawmakers to Hochul.
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January 17, 2025 | New York Law Journal
Advocates say the constitutional cap—one Supreme Court seat for each 50,000 people—provides no flexibility to address emerging needs. While the bill is a top priority for the New York City Bar Association, the association representing Supreme Court justices has raised concerns over fairness and equity.
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January 15, 2025 | New York Law Journal
Timing and pushback led to the bill's demise in the 2024 legislative session. Now New York State Assemblymember Amy Paulin, D-Westchester, is urging her colleagues to take another look at the measure and is optimistic about her chances to succeed. Defense counsel are prepared to put up a fight.
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January 14, 2025 | New York Law Journal
In her State of State address, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says defense attorneys have been incentivized to delay raising challenges to a prosecutor's compliance, so that they can have cases thrown out. The state's defense bar rejects these claims and urges the Legislature to leave the reforms undisturbed.
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January 13, 2025 | New York Law Journal
New York State Supreme Court Justice Thomas Marcelle ruled state cannabis regulators’ and the New York City Sheriff's Office’s warrantless raids on hemp license-holders is violative of the Fourth Amendment.
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January 13, 2025 | New York Law Journal
Albany County DA Lee Kindlon has hired Joseph Meany as chief assistant district attorney, and Jennifer Aguila as chief of staff.
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January 13, 2025 | New York Law Journal
A key lawmaker said the New York Senate majority is not likely to trim discovery reform measures. The changes enacted in 2020 were aimed to ensure access to defendants of the evidence against them.
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January 10, 2025 | New York Law Journal
A part-time New York jurist and retired staffer for the steelworkers’ union agreed to be admonished for making more than $6,000 in prohibited political contributions, the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct said.
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