—by D.J. Nugent People v. Johnson, No. 37, 2016 N.Y. LEXIS 752 (N.Y. Apr. 5, 2016). Abstract: The Court of Appeals upheld a New York City regulation that permits prisons,… Read more »
—by David M. Katz Sean R. v. BMW of N. Am., LLC, 48 N.E.3d 937 (N.Y. 2016). Abstract: The New York Court of Appeals recently decided that the basis for… Read more »
—by Kelly Pare Perez v. Comm’r, 144 T.C. No. 4 (2015) Abstract: Advances in modern medicine have brought new meaning to the idea of selling one’s body. Surrogacy arrangements, egg… Read more »
—by Kyle Tucker Source: President Barack Obama, Remarks by the President on Plan to Close the Prison at Guantanamo Bay (Feb. 23, 2016), https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/02/23/remarks-president-plan-close-prison-guantanamo-bay. Abstract: President Obama announced that a plan… Read more »
—by Adam Kuhn Sherman v. N.Y. State Thruway Auth., No. 56, 2016 N.Y. LEXIS 1061 (May 5, 2016). Abstract: The New York Court of Appeals granted summary judgment for the… Read more »
— by Forrest Young ABSTRACT: In 2015, New York City’s Board of Health announced new regulations requiring chain restaurants to provide warnings about the sodium in their menu options. In… Read more »
— by Moira Ferguson Source: In re Sierra Club v. Village of Painted Post, No. 151 (N.Y. Nov. 19, 2015) Abstract: To have standing to challenge governmental action in land… Read more »
— by William Woodworth Recently, two courts considered the constitutionality of New York’s SAFE Act. Both courts assessed whether the regulation burdens a second amendment right, and whether the regulation… Read more »
— By Andrew Stewart Davis v. South Nassau Communities Hosp., 2015 NY Slip Op 09229 (December 16, 2015). Abstract: The Court of Appeals recognized a legal duty owed by medical… Read more »
— by Ben Cranston Abstract: If the statistical evidence of success of the NFL’s “Rooney Rule” is any indicator of future increased diversity, we will be seeing significantly more female… Read more »