In New York, three differentcourtscan issue orders of protection: Family Court, criminal court or Supreme Court. A Family Court order of protection is issued as part of a civil family law case. It is meant to stop violence in a family or intimate relationship and provide protection for affec...
of creating cooling off period between two or more parties that can prevent future acts of depravity or violence. Although state and local laws vary, the order of protection is usually issued pursuant to some type of abuse involving family members and other members of a household. The NYC ...
The inability to bring this type of case as a class action in New York state court explains the absence of decisions from the New York state courts addressing the per-violation versus per-person issue. Without the ability to proceed as a class, the New York state courts would ...
As state legislation, the SHIELD Act encourages data protection and general security breach notification. Following in its footsteps, individual states will continue to write and expand their own privacy laws. But because the New York privacy law applies to any business that collects or maintains pri...
Doing any of these ten things are a violation of the license plate rules in the state of New York and could earn you a license plate ticket and a fine.
Crimes committed against members of the same family or residence, including assault, harassment, trespassing, menacing and strangulation. New York State prohibits someone from possessing a rifle or shotgun if they have a domestic violence protection order against them. Also, they cannot own a long...
New York Times Co. v. SullivanU.S. Case Law376 U.S. 254 (1964), held that even false statements about public officials were entitled to protection under the First and Fourteenth Amendments (freedom of speech; equal protection of the laws) unless “actual malice” could be demonstrated. ...
Nevertheless, withholding of removal does save lives. But not satisfied with simply barring asylum, the new regulations also make these lesser forms of protection far more difficult to access. This is because one must first pass something called a “credible fear interview” in order to even have...
Initially introduced in the New York State Legislature on March 07, 2013, New York StateSenate Bill S4099/Assembly Bill A2917was finally passed in both houses andsigned by the Governor on December 22, 2023. This new law changed New York's Environmental Conversation Laws and now makes it ille...
New York State Superintendent of Financial Services Adrienne A. Harris said, “When I came into DFS three years ago I wanted to ensure that New Yorkers know that the Department is working for them, making sure that financial services are both affordable and accessible. The BDD program is a ...