Federal Judiciary

LexPress: Nomination Altercation

Posted on January 28, 2009
The star chamber system that picks New York's nominees for the State Court of Appeals came under fire from a bevy of State Senators and attorneys on Tuesday. Any bets on the prospects for reform?

LexPress: Sex Offender Rule Tossed

Posted on January 27, 2009
A State Supreme Court Justice finds that State rules on sex offender trump a local statute.

LexPress: Why Lippman?

Posted on January 15, 2009
White, middle-aged, male, and a deeply experienced court insider — how did Jonathan Lippman ever get the nod for the Chief Judgeship?

LexPress: Lippman Gets Nod

Posted on January 14, 2009
Bypassing candidates favored by women and minority advocates, Gov. David A. Paterson taps veteran insider Jonathan Lippman as the State's next Chief Judge.

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LexPress: Feerick Resigns

Posted on January 13, 2009
In the midst of a growing probe by the State Inspector General, the former Dean of Fordham Law School, who famously chaired the State's committee on judicial reform, steps down from New York's top ethics post.

LexPress: Hell, No, They Won't Go

Posted on January 12, 2009
Tenants of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village are reportedly preparing to file a massive class action against Tishman Speyer.

LexPress: Gunning for New York

Posted on January 08, 2009
In the half year since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Washington, D.C., law that barred most private ownership of handguns, New York's firearm regulations have been repeatedly tested in state and federal court. The results?

LexPress: What's in a Name?

Posted on January 07, 2009
Behind the great courthouse nomenclature mystery — who knew Senator Schumer was such a Teddy Roosevelt freak?

LexPress: Madoff's Magistrate

Posted on January 06, 2009
Disgraced investment manager Bernard Madoff avoids incarceration again — though for how much longer is anyone's guess.

LexPress: Sidewalk Suits Scuttled

Posted on January 05, 2009
Pedestrian stumbles are the most common cause of personal-injury action against the City, but a recent Court of Appeals decision changes the rules of pavement engagement.

LexPress: Anderson Suspended

Posted on December 30, 2008
In a unanimous vote, the Court of Appeals suspends Judge-elect Nora S. Anderson.

LexPress: Kaye Reviewed

Posted on December 29, 2008
The New York Times runs a detailed retrospective on the career of retiring Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye.

LexPress: Surrogate Suspension?

Posted on December 23, 2008
Nora Anderson's campaign finances came under fire during the campaign, and brought a Grand Jury indictment in early December. Will she ever take office?

LexPress: Deutsche Charges

Posted on December 22, 2008
Prosecutors have reportedly decided where to level the blame for the 2007 Deutsche Bank building fire that cost the lives of two firefighters.

LexPress: Travesty Watch

Posted on December 19, 2008
The Post laments the Brooklyn jury's verdict in a cop slaing.

LexPress: Acquittal in Cop Killing

Posted on December 18, 2008
Following heated deliberations, a Brooklyn jury stuns prosecutors in the case of a slain police officer.

LexPress: Deliberations

Posted on December 17, 2008
Another day, another celebrity trial.

LexPress: Feinberg's Millions

Posted on December 09, 2008
By Jason Boogjasonboog@judicialstudies.comPosted 12-09-2008 Court watchers urge the Attorney General to hold a disbarred judge responsible for millions in fees he allegedly funneled to a friend. Meanwhile, a hip-hop mogul is cleared of assault charges due to prosecution problems...

LexPress: Judicial Census

Posted on December 08, 2008
By Jason Boogjasonboog@judicialstudies.comPosted 12-08-2008In one of her final speeches, Chief Judge Judith Kaye declines to discuss judicial diversity. Meanwhile, a terminally-ill South Carolina man must face charges--30-years after he fled to New York.

LexPress: Picking on the Pickers

Posted on December 04, 2008
By Jason Boogjasonboog@judicialstudies.comPosted 12-03-2008The Governor bashes the judge-pickers, while another judge blocks a touchdown pass for the NFL's efforts to prosecute players over steroids.

LexPress: Mob Move

Posted on December 03, 2008
By Jason Boogjasonboog@judicialstudies.comPosted 12-03-2008As Barack Obama's Attorney General pick is questioned, a Gotti family member gets a change of venue in a high-profile murder trial.  

LexPress: Diversity Debated

Posted on December 02, 2008
By Jason Boogjasonboog@judicialstudies.comPosted 12-02-2008 In Albany, the governor dislikes the un-diversified picks to replace the Chief Judge. In Iraq, a judge deals a harsh sentence to a close ally of Saddam Hussein.

LexPress: Kaye's Caution

Posted on December 01, 2008
By Jason Boogjasonboog@judicialstudies.comPosted 12-01-2008A fight breaks out between a romance novel model and a scorned wife in Federal Court. Meanwhile, State insurers take a bold step in the gay marriage debate.

LexPress: Rumble in the Bronx

Posted on November 26, 2008
By Jason Boogjasonboog@judicialstudies.comPosted 11-26-2008In Virgina, a dog-fighting conviction for a football star. In the Bronx, the court hands the Democratic Party a new leader. 

LexPress: From Guantánamo to Yemen

Posted on November 25, 2008
By Jason Boogjasonboog@judicialstudies.comPosted 11-25-2008In Brooklyn Federal Court, a judge makes a crucial ruling about ethnic-based arrests. Meanwhile, Osama Bin Laden's driver is returned to Yemen to serve the last month of his sentence.  

LexPress: Raise, Recover, Reform

Posted on November 24, 2008
By Jason Boogjasonboog@judicialstudies.comPosted 11-24-2008Despite a budget crisis, New York State Judges still seek pay-raises. Meanwhile, an update on the Attorney General's health. 

LexPress: Guantánamo Unbound

Posted on November 21, 2008
By Jason Boogjasonboog@judicialstudies.comPosted 11-21-2008In Washington D.C., a federal judge releases a number of Guantánamo Bay suspects. In Brooklyn, a prison transfer is halted.

LexPress: Binghamton Blues

Posted on November 20, 2008
By Jason Boogjasonboog@judicialstudies.comPosted 11-20-2008Two judges are disciplined, and a dog-kicker gets his day in court. 

SIX-FOOT DEEP POCKETBy Mark Thompsonmarkthomp@yahoo.com

Posted on November 19, 2008
SIX-FOOT DEEP POCKETBy Mark Thompsonmarkthomp@yahoo.com Posted 11-19-08New York County Justice Barbara R. Kapnick drew an unusually sharp rebuke from the Appellate Division for her role in keeping alive a prison inmate’s lawsuit against a lawyer who died before he was sued...

SIX-FOOT DEEP POCKET By Mark Thompsonmarkthomp@yahoo.comPosted:

Posted on November 19, 2008
SIX-FOOT DEEP POCKET By Mark Thompsonmarkthomp@yahoo.comPosted: 11-18-08 New York County Justice Barbara R. Kapnick drew an unusually sharp rebuke from the Appellate Division for her role in keeping alive a prison inmate’s lawsuit against a lawyer who died before he was sued...

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