Category: Argument Previews

The Court of Appeals returns for its last argument session before the summer break on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. On the first day of the June Session, the Court has three criminal cases on the docket (the Court's case summaries can be found here), involving the following issues: (1) whether the denial of a motion …

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The Court of Appeals wraps up the April-May Session on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 with three cases on the argument docket (the Court's case summaries can be found here). Two civil cases and one criminal case will be heard today, involving the following issues: (1) under the NYC rent control regulations that provide for deregulation …

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The Court of Appeals returns for the final week of the April-May Session with four cases (three arguments) on its argument docket today (the Court's case summaries can be found here).  The Court will hear arguments on the following issues today: (1) can the State prove that a parent has maltreated her child by using …

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The Court of Appeals wraps up the first week of the April-May Session with only two criminal cases on the argument docket. Each involves claims of actual innocence and when criminal defendants can bring those claims as a basis to vacate their convictions.  Particularly, the Court will hear arguments on the following issues: (1) whether …

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The Court of Appeals will hear arguments in three cases on this rainy Wednesday, April 25, 2018, the second day of the April-May Session. On the docket today are two criminal appeals about the right to counsel and a civil case about taxing cigarettes sold on an Indian reservation, involving the following issues: (1) whether …

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The Court of Appeals returns for the April-May Session (and so do I after a month off) on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. The Court has three cases on its argument docket (the Court's case summaries can be found here), which involve the following issues: (1) whether accidental disability retirement benefits are a collateral source that …

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Happy Valentine's Day! The Court of Appeals wraps up its February Session with three cases on the calendar (the Court's case summaries can be found here). The specific issues the Court will face include: (1) whether a plaintiff seeking summary judgment on the issue of liability must establish, as a matter of law, that he …

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The Court of Appeals is back for a 2-day week of arguments to wrap up the February Session at Court of Appeals Hall. The Court has 3 cases on the argument docket today (the Court's case summaries can be found here), the highlight of which finds former Court of Appeals Judge Victoria Graffeo in her …

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The Court of Appeals' February Session continues on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, with four cases (three arguments) on the docket (the Court's case summaries can be found here). The Court will hear arguments on the following issues: (1) whether a contract of insurance that provides it will cover as an additional insured any party that …

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