U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin agreed to lift her ruling at the request of the NYPD, saying compliance with it might impose "significant burdens" on police.
FAMILY LAW - Katz v. Katz
OPINION - It was not in the child’s best interest to travel with mother to Israel. Parents had agreed to raise the child according to jewish tradition holding that God exiled the jews and they should not travel to Israel until “gathered” there by God. (Sup. Ct., Kings County)
CRIMINAL PRACTICE - People v. Brown
OPINION - Rape complainant was unavailable to prosecution. Defendant’s conduct showed he was responsible for unavailability, and he would be precluded from using confrontation clause to exclude out-of-court statements. (Sup. Ct., Kings County)
New York Decision Roundup - January 22, 2013
This daily roundup provides links to summaries of the latest New York state and federal court decisions.
Under the state constitution, the governor may designate an interim replacement for Anthony Cutrona until his seat is filled during the November elections.
Diaspora Maritime Corporation, which sough to compete in this year's America's Cup claimed the club breached its duty to review its application in good faith.
Lawyers for Rajat Gupta are arguing that a judge shouldn't have allowed wiretaps to be heard at his trial.
Speaking at his annual budget address in Albany, the Governor praised Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman for holding the judiciary's spending flat for the second consecutive year.
Nechemya Weberman was convicted last month of sexual conduct against a child, criminal sexual acts, sexual abuse, and endangering the welfare of a child.
In a lawsuit filed in New York Supreme Court, Wolf Haldenstein claimed that Grant Eisenhofer had failed to pay its fair share, or at least $150,000, in legal fees.
The videogame company, which filed for bankruptcy in both Paris and New York, plans to separate its U.S. operations from its French parent to seek independent capital to grow in digital and mobile games.
The appointees to courts in the state of New York are Justices Douglas McKeon, Lawrence Knipel, Thomas Adams and Thomas Mercure, and Acting Justice Joseph Zayas.
Kevin Marino told a Manhattan Supreme Court Justice that Sergey Aleynikov should not have to defend himself again for the same conduct that led to a federal case.
The 2nd Circuit, in a unanimous ruling, said it had no standing to hear the bank's appeal until the case was resolved.
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