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Over 100 criminal justice and progressive groups have written a letter to New York Governor Kathy Hochul, asking the Democrat to consider a candidate who has looked out for defendants’ rights when appointing a new chief judge.
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Facebook has lost a legal fight against a New York City prosecutor who sought search warrants for hundreds of user accounts. The New York state Court of…
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As of December 31, New York State has no chief judge of the Court of Appeals. It’s the second time in recent years that either Governor Cuomo or the state…
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New York will soon have a new top judge, now that the current Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals is approaching the mandatory retirement age of 70.…
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A state commission has put seven lawyers on the short list for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's pick to be New York's next top judge. Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, now…
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Judge Susan Read plans to retire after more than 12 years on New York's highest court, which hears appeals from lower courts and often makes case law for…
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For the first time in months, the state’s highest court has all seven judges on the bench, now that the State Senate has confirmed Governor Andrew Cuomo’s…
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New York's highest court has agreed to hear appeals from a drilling company and a farmer challenging municipal bans on hydraulic fracturing for natural…
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Court of Appeals is launching an online service to improve filing records and briefs that for the first time offers…