Whether it's in response to the COVID-19 court closures, or it was just time to bring the Court more into the digital age, the Court of Appeals announced yesterday that it is amending its rules, effective May 27, 2020, to require parties to file digital copies of all civil motions and opposing papers to those …
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Following the First and Second Department's forays into virtual Skype arguments, the Court of Appeals announced yesterday that it would be hearing arguments virtually during its June session. Although some attorneys whose appeals had been scheduled for the March or April/May session won't get the chance to argue, because the Court will be taking a …
Although most New York courts remain limited to hearing designated essential matters, or deciding their already fully submitted motions, the Appellate Division, First and Second Departments are expanding virtual operations for all of their appeals. For appellate lawyers like me, that's very good news. Earlier today (April 15th), the First Department released an update advising …
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A little less than three years ago, following the in depth look that Adam Feldman took at how infrequently women were getting the chance to argue at the Supreme Court, I took a look at how they were faring at the New York Court of Appeals. Examining the data from the 2016 arguments before the …
Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures. And we're certainly in unprecedented times. With the spread of COVID-19 growing exponentially each day, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks, and the entire courts system have decided to take unprecedented action to limit in-court proceedings to only those essential for the administration of justice. All …
After the Appellate Division, Third Department declared virtually the entire 2016 Interactive Fantasy Sports Law that had authorized daily fantasy sports games in the New York unconstitutional, it wasn't long before the State appealed the decision to the Court of Appeals. Doing so imposes an automatic stay of enforcement of the Third Department's order, which …
Daily fantasy sports may not be long for New York. Article I, § 9 of the New York Constitution bans gambling, plain and simple. That includes, lotteries, pool selling, book making, and "any other form of gambling." Now, the Appellate Division, Third Department has added DFS to that list of banned games, affirming a trial court …
Happy New Year! It's now 2020 and the Court of Appeals is back in session. It's time to check in on the cases in which the Court of Appeals has granted leave to appeal from the beginning of the 2019-2020 term. September 2019 Session Daniels v New York City Transit Authority, 171 AD3d 601 (1st Dept …
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Ten months after the First Department held that the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution does not divest state courts of jurisdiction over a state law case against a sitting President, the First Department has granted President Trump leave to appeal to bring that question of first impression in New York to the Court …
Oral argument of an appeal is often an appellate attorney's most fun moment in a case. You've labored over lengthy briefs on the issues at hand, thought about how you want the appellate court to decide your case, and pored over the briefs and record for hours creating an iron clad argument that will tip …
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