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Gov. Andrew Cuomo is due to announce his choice for the state’s next chief judge on December 1.The list of nominees that Cuomo will choose from to lead…
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New York will soon have a new top judge now that the current chief judge of the Court of Appeals is approaching the mandatory retirement age of 70.…
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New York’s first openly gay state legislator says it’s time to appoint an LGBT person to the state’s highest court.When Assemblywoman Deborah Glick was…
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For the first time in months, the New York’s highest court has all seven judges on the bench, now that the state Senate has confirmed Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s…
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In January, the state’s highest court will have two fewer judges. Only five of the seven slots will be filled, due to a mandatory retirement and delays by…
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The New York State Senate will likely miss a deadline to approve Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s latest choice for the state’s high court. As a result, there will be…
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has until the end of this week to fill a vacancy on the state’s highest court. His choices include the reappointment of a Republican…
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In a decision released last week, the highest court in New York ruled that local governments can ban drilling within their borders. And while…
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In a 5-to-2 ruling, New York’s highest court has upheld the right of local governments to ban hydrofracking within their borders. The decision comes after…
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The debate over whether a municipality can ban hydraulic fracturing within its borders was brought before the New York State Court of Appeals Tuesday…