Bronx lawmaker tapped to lead Senate’s Judiciary Committee
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A progressive Bronx lawmaker will lead the State Senate’s powerful Judiciary Committee, Senate leadership announced this week.
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DOJ sues state over Protect Our Courts law while Hochul testifies in D.C
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President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is suing New York State over a law that protects migrants from being arrested when they go to routine proceedings in state courthouses. The move was made at the same time Governor Kathy Hochul was testifying before congress on the issue of immigration.
Read MoreBill to grow New York’s courts unlikely to pass in Albany
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A popular bill that would remove the population limit on new judicial seats appears unlikely to make it through the state legislature this year, but lawmakers say their plan to make a drastic change to the state’s constitution is very much alive.
Read MoreBill to push back mandatory retirement age for judges moves through Senate
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A constitutional amendment that would extend the mandatory retirement age for New York’s judges began making its way through Albany on Wednesday.
Read MorePols call for immigration legal services boost as Trump builds deportation anxiety
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As fears of what a second Donal Trump presidency could mean for immigrants across the country grow, New York elected officials are using that anxiety to revitalize support for expanded immigrant legal representation and funding.
Read MoreUniversal e-filing bill makes it to gov’s desk
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A bill that would make e-filing universal in the state’s courts and bring the system further into the 21st Century was placed on the governor’s desk this week.
Read MoreJudicial Security Act makes it into final budget
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A bill that aims to increase safety protections for judges and court staff has officially been included in the state’s tardy budget.
Read MoreGood government groups call for state to reform Judicial Conduct Commission
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Over half a dozen good government groups this week issued their support for a bill that would effectively boost the budget and power of the state’s Commission on Judicial Conduct, the oversight agency that investigates ethics complaints made against New York’s judges.
Read MoreLawmakers call on state to ‘fully fund’ Family Court
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A group of state lawmakers gathered in Albany on Monday to call on the governor to send $102 million to New York’s struggling Family Courts in the coming fiscal year.
Read MoreGov signs Queens pols’ Rape is Rape bill
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Governor Kathy Hochul signed a Queens assemblymember’s bill, which looks to expand the state’s definition of rape, into law on Tuesday.
Read MoreCourt boss asks Albany for $131 mil budget increase
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Leadership of the state’s court system asked lawmakers on Thursday to approve their proposed $2.7 billion budget, which comes in over 5 percent larger than their budget for the previous year.
Read MoreOfficials push for universal representation in immigration courts
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As New York City continues to manage a historic influx of migrants and asylum seekers, a group of legislators and advocates are looking to require those migrants have fair representation in New York’s courts.
Read MoreGov signs notary bill into law
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The governor this week signed a widely-supported bill into law eliminating what advocates have said has been a major barrier to accessing justice in the courts of New York State.
Read MoreQueens has fewest Family Court judges per capita – a new bill could change that
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A bill that would boost the number of Family Court judges in New York City began to advance through the State Senate this week.
Read MoreSenate rejects gov’s chief judge pick
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The State Senate rejected Governor Kathy Hochul’s nominee for chief judge of the Court of Appeals in a surprise vote on Wednesday, putting an end to a constitutional standoff between the Democratic governor and Democratic majority in the legislature and marking the first time in New York State history a chief judge nominee has been rejected.
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