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3 Aug, 2007 11:48 pm
... Supreme Court will entertain arguments is New York State Board of Elections v. López Torres, which centers on the method by
which the state of New York selects its trial judges ... is
required. N.Y. Const. art. VI, § 6(c). In any event, New York law does not provide county and
district leaders any official ... plan for argument" that intraparty competition can be resolved equally fairly by either direct election or primary. It seems to me that this
case elucidates one example of the two systems working ...
24 Jan, 2008 4:44 am
"The Supreme Court's Recent Opinion in New York State
Board of Elections v. Lopez Torres: A Wise Decision to Stop Meddling in the States' Primary
Systems." Marci A. Hamilton has this essay online today at FindLaw.
4 Oct, 2007 6:10 am
"Justices Seem to Support How New York State Selects
Judges": Linda Greenhouse has this article today in The New York Times. Today in The New York Sun, Joseph Goldstein reports that "High Court Set To Let Parties Choose Judges." Yesterday, the newspaper
contained an ... Y. Judge Selection Challenge." You can access the transcript of yesterday's U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in New
York State Board of Elections v. Lopez Torres, No. 06-766, at this link.
15 Jan, 2008 12:36 am
... such town for the fiscal year 2007 498 S6148 WINNER -- Provides that the officers of the New York
state dental association shall be elected by the directors of the association 497 S6125 PADAVAN -- Relates to the relocation and
employment assistance program ... of the citizens' election modernization advisory committee 396 A5499 Destito -- Relates to representation on the board of the central New York regional transportation authority from the
county of Oneida 395 A5177 Perry (MS) -- Relates to the ...
29 Apr, 2008 5:00 am
I am pleased to report that I have been elected to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the prestigious New York Academy of Trial Lawyers. The Academy is a statewide association made up of the leading trial attorneys in
... the highest ethical standards of our profession and strives to improve the quality of legal representation in New York State. It is with great honor that I join the board of this
association and work to further their mission. A swearing in ceremony will take place next ...
12 Jul 9:45 pm
By Anthony H. Gair; This discussion involves a medical malpractice case, which was tried in New York
Supreme Court, New York County, in which a woman who had since birth a congenital abnormality known
as an hemangioma on the ... test measures or tests the circulation of the blood, correct? A. It is a reflection of the circulation. Q. And your operative report states poor
fluorescence is noted, is that correct? A. That's correct. Q. And thats indicative, is it not, of a compromise or impairment of ...
24 Sep, 2007 7:55 am
... the New York County Democratic Committee, Rossman will appear before the Supreme Court in early
October to state his argument. For this event, Mr. Rossman engaged a terrific panel of judges including: Brenda Wright, ... supervisor Tom
Goldstein; and David Schleicher, one of our Climenko Fellows and election law expert. So what's the issue in question in the matter of Lopez Torres v. New York State Board of
Elections? Today, roughly three-fifths of the country selects judges in open elections.
New ...
9 Jan, 2007 2:56 am
... ; Garrison, stressed that the federal court decision in Lopez Torres v. New York State Board of Elections "has given New York a once-in-a-generation opportunity to bring about meaningful reform of its unfair, undemocratic, ... for
Supreme Court is unconstitutional because it leaves all the power to designate candidates in the hands of political operatives. The state can
comply with that decision by allowing open primaries, beginning this year, or reforming the convention process so that candidates ...
28 Feb, 2008 12:21 am
... By Military Contractor Defense; Dismissal Upheld In re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation NEW YORK COUNTY Civil Practice Hague Convention Does Not Require Foreign Judicial Documents ... Standing to Sue Goldman v. Rio Subscription Required APPELLATE
DIVISION THIRD DEPARTMENT Election Law Panel Upholds Finding of No Validly Nominated Independence Party Candidate in Senate Election Matter of Fehrman v. New York State Board of
Elections Subscription Required U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, SECOND ...
16 Jan, 2008 1:14 pm
In today's decision in New York State Board of Elections v. Lopez Torres, available here, the United States Supreme Court reversed a Second Circuit
decision that had invalidated the way New York selected ... its general jurisdiction). The plaintiff
was a judicial candidate who complained that she could not win the party's nomination because of how New York structured its judicial-candidate selections - with party primaries a sort of indirect democracy, in which voters chose delegates who then chose ...
23 Jan, 2007 10:14 pm
On January 4, 2007, the New York State Board of Elections voted to suspend Ciber from further testing of voting systems submitted to the New York State board for
certification pending a thorough review of Ciber's accreditation status. We also...
5 Oct, 2007 5:10 am
Yesterday the High Court heard arguments in New York State
Board of Elections. v. Torres (06-766). The basic issue is whether New York's judicial election system, which nominates candidates through a party convention system, violates
the First Amendment rights of voters and candidates. The unique system has primary voters elect delegates to a convention that then chooses candidates who most often run
unopposed in the general election. Law.com has this article on the case.
2 Oct, 2007 9:15 am
... case about how New York State selects some of its lower
court judges. The case is New York State Board of Elections v. Lopez Torres. The case could have huge ramifications for how judges are nominated and
confirmed nationwide at all levels ... rubber-stamp the decisions that are actually left up to the party bosses. An expert witness for the defendants in this case conceded that
New York's system of selecting judges was "designed" so "the political leadership of the party is
going to designate the ...
20 Dec, 2006 12:36 pm
The Albany Times Union has this story on the New York State
Board of Elections' acknowledgement that they won't likely have new voting machines in place by September 2007, as it previously agreed to do after being sued by the...
20 Aug, 2007 2:40 am
... application for a real property tax exemption 588 A6282 Benjamin -- Provides for the local registration of voters by boards of election; repealer 587 A6290A Weinstein
-- Provides for the payment of bonuses to certain nonjudicial officers and employees of ... town for the fiscal year 2007 498 S6148 WINNER -- Provides that the officers of the
New York state dental association shall be elected
by the directors of the association 497 S6125 PADAVAN -- Relates to the relocation and employment assistance ...
22 Dec, 2006 2:09 am
... licensed or operated by the office of mental health 533 S8003 MARCELLINO -- Relates to the special powers of the New York state environmental facilities corporation 532 S7987 LARKIN -- Provides for electronic appearance by defendants
in criminal actions ... determination of a penalty on uncontested minor violations, the violations committee shall consist of at least three members of the state board 512 S7575A FUSCHILLO -- Relates to access number notification 511 S7565B YOUNG -- Authorizes granting
...
12 Jul, 2007 1:19 am
... order with most recent chaptered legislation appearing first: CHAPTER Bill No. Title 228 S6318 GRIFFO -- Provides for the election of delegates to a national party convention
or a national party conference 227 S6313 NOZZOLIO -- Relates to limitations against ... of a farm operation from the definition of the term "building" for purposes of the
New York state fire code 107 A4138A Scarborough (MS) --
Excludes from "authorized agency", boarding homes, group homes and foster boarding homes, for purposes ...
23 Jun, 2008 4:33 pm
... 2008 is set out below. The annual registration fee is $120 plus New York State and Local Sales Taxes if yours is not a tax-exempt ... Filing letters critical of an employee in the employee's personnel file Filling vacancies on an
elected Board Firefighter terminated after making false statements under oath to tell ... Michigan federal court issues important
reverse affirmative action decision upholding state constitutional amendment banning affirmative action Mismanaging of financial accounts
Month-Long ...
1 Jul 2:30 pm
... emergency meeting at the Tweed Building. Its first orders of business were to elect Dennis Walcott president of the board, and to
reappoint Joel Klein as schools chancellor. I think both ... city's public schools. Let me also add that the old, failed pre-reform governance structure of our school system included
locally elected school ... their duties responsibly. "The current paralysis in Albany is not only making New York State government a laughing stock from coast to coast but more importantly blocking ...
12 Oct, 2007 2:28 pm
... in rewarding their commitment, dedication and sacrifice. Jeff S. Korek The author is president of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 9, 2007 To the Editor, With the Senate and Assembly apparently returning ... to the
Legislature's own salary quandary. It is unbecoming for elected officials to avoid their constitutional obligation (see New
York Constitution, Article 6, sec. 25), to a co-equal branch of ...
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