Welcome to the New York Appeals blog. Ever since I left Court of Appeals Hall on the last day of my clerkship in 2010, I’ve wanted to build a site for lawyers, law students, litigants, and anyone else who may be interested in new and interesting developments of New York law and what’s happening in the New York appellate courts. Whether it’s an appeal as of right on an important question of state constitutional law, a conflict among the Appellate Division departments, or a super nerdy procedural or jurisdictional issue, the New York Court of Appeals and the Appellate Division decide cases every day that affect how the law works. This site will hopefully help to break down those cases and other leaveworthy developments in New York law.
How to Take a Case to the Court of Appeals
I also try to provide some insight into how to take a case to New York’s highest court, and what you need to know to give your case the best chance to succeed.
How to Get to the Court of Appeals: Appellate Division Conflicts and Novel Issues
The Sua Sponte Merits Track: How the Court of Appeals Decides Appeals Without Oral Argument
Latest Post
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Court of Appeals Holds That The Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act Applies Retroactively and Does Not Violate Due Process (NYSBA CasePrepPlus)
Does the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act apply retroactively to foreclosure actions that were commenced before its effective date to bar lenders from questioning a prior acceleration of the mortgage loan? And if so, does that violate the lenders’ procedural or substantive due process rights under the New York Constitution? The Court of Appeals recently took…
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