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A growing trend has emerged in the ongoing effort to hold greenhouse gas emitters accountable for their contributions to global climate change. The first wave of climate...

Like most industries today, Consumer Finance Services businesses are being significantly impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Troutman Pepper has developed a dedicated COVID-19...

The nonprofit sector received welcome news last week as Governor Hochul signed two pieces of important legislation: (i) S4817a/A1141a which repeals recently-enacted and redundant state...

Women, he is attacking the one area where the governors office may be held liable, and thats the retaliatory nature against ms. boylan. one of the things i think is really important that we have to remember is that this investigation was by the ags office. it was empowered through executive law section 6638, and that is to make sure that the ag does an investigation where public justice requires. the reason thats important to point out, ayman, is because what mr. fishman is requesting is not nec...

Alleged that they had been sexually harassed by governor cuomo and on march 1st of this year, the governors office made a referral to my office pursuant to state executive law 638 regarding these allegations. executive law section 638 permits the new york attorney generals office with the approval of the governor or when directed by the governor to inquire into matters concerning the public peace, the public safety, and the public justice. this referral issued by the governor enabled my office t...

Changes to New York law effective April 1 mean that the state Attorney General now has immediate jurisdiction over all police-involved civilian deaths

Photo: New York State Attorney General Letitia James Facebook page. NYS Attorney General Letitia James WHECTV Created: March 01, 2021 03:05 PM ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC/AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James Monday received a referral letter granting her request to investigate allegations of sexual harassment against Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The referral letter allows Attorney General Letitia James to deputize an outside law firm to conduct the inquiry w...

Judge rules Orchard Park gym no longer needs to abide by executive orders older than 30 days A judge ruled Tuesday that Athletes Unleashed in Orchard Park no longer needs to abide by executive orders issued by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo that are more than 30 days old, according to attorney Todd Aldinger, of Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria. Posted at 7:12 PM, Feb 23, 2021 and last updated 2021-02-23 23:33:14-05 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — New York State Supreme Court Judge Paul Wojtaszek ruled ...