Judicial Reports
"Defending Independence. Demanding Accountability." This blawg covers developments in New York's state and federal judiciary, including judicial elections and allegations of judicial misconduct.
Author: Editor Dirk Olin is director of the New York City-based Institute for Judicial Studies; Jason Boog is a staff writer at Judicial Reports and an adjunct journalism professor at New York University and Leah Nelson is a staff writer and research fellow at IJS and an assistant editor at NewTalk.
Blawg Related Categories: Judiciary • States • New York • Legal News Publication
Recent Posts from Judicial Reports
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LexPress: Jury Reform Rules Revolt
By Jesse Sunenblickjsunenblick@judicialstudies.comPosted: 09-05-08 Corporation Counsel Michael Cardozo raises the banner against a proposal to change the appellate process on jury selection....
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LexPress: Invoking the 1800s
By Jesse Sunenblickjsunenblick@judicialstudies.com Posted: 09-04-08The judicial pay raise case Maron v. Silver is argued before the Court of Appeals. ...
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LexPress: Family Stability
By Jesse Sunenblickjsunenblick@judicialstudies.com Posted: 09-03-08As gay marriage advocates score an appellate victory, the Tyco lawyers return to court, hoping for a rematch. Meanwhile, New York City is allowed to pursue cigarette vendors who are allegedly…
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Lex Press: End Times
By Jesse Sunenblickjsunenblick@judicialstudies.com Poste: 09-02-08As Staten Islanders fight for their own judicial island, party officials on both sides are gearing up for a legal battle. And, one of New York's most celebrated jurists contemplates her…
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LexPress: Evaluating Harassment
By Jesse Sunenblickjsunenblick@judicialstudies.com Posted: 08-29-08 The Villager examines the suit against a new City law empowering tenants to sue harassing landlords. And the judge pay raise litigation gets fast-tracked....
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LexPress: Patriot Act Provisions
By Jesse Sunenblickjsunenblick@judicialstudies.com Posted: 08-28-08 A Second Circuit panel hears an appeal of a case that resulted in a Southern District Judge voiding a key provision of the Patriot Act. ...
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LexPress: Casinos and "Bawdy Houses"
By Jesse Sunenblickjsunenblick@judicialstudies.com Posted: 08-27-08 A Western District Judge refuses to enforce his earlier ruling outlawing a Buffalo casino operated by the Seneca Indian Nation. In other news, a Bronx Judge rules the DA's office can't…
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In Search of Real Reform
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BALLOT MANEUVERSBy Mark Thompsonmarkthomp@yahoo.com Posted 08-27-08With election season looming, the Appellate Division resuscitated two campaigns that had been knocked off track by a couple of Queens County Supreme Court judges.Justice Charles Thomas rejected the petition…