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Opinion: New Report on Discovery Reform is Just Propaganda

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. The views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the writer only. They are not necessarily the views of the law firm or any of its attorneys. Last week,...

NY Forensic Evaluators to Receive Additional Child Safety Training

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. In child custody proceedings, where there are no allegations of abuse, it is generally believed that children do best when they are in regular contact with both parents. Ho...

More Crime Victims in NY Now Eligible for Funds and Services

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. New York’s Office of Victim Services (“OVS”) has been around since 1966. Specifically, this state agency funds and supports victim assistance programs throughout the state...

Sextortion Is the Hidden Pandemic Impacting Young Kids and Teens

Back in 2018, we blogged about New York’s response to the increase in sexual extortion – also knows as “sextortion.” More recently, tragic cases have occurred where teens have died by suicide when sex...

Ghost Guns – What You Need to Know About the New York’s Laws

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. Historically, New York has always had some of the most stringent gun laws in the United States. More recently, legislators have had to tackle the pressing issue of ghost gu...

Motorcycle Laws and Regulations in New York

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), motorcyclists are about 28 times more likely to die in a crash than a person in a passenger vehicle...

Voting in New York With a Felony Record

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. When a person has lost the right to vote, this is called “disenfranchisement.” In the United States, an estimated 4.6 million citizens are barred from voting due to a felon...

Possession of Synthetic Cannabinoids Laws in New York

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. If you go to a convenience store, gas station, or smoke shop, you may see colorful packets at the register labeled as “incense” or “synthetic marijuana.” Often times, these...

New Concealed Carry Permit Laws Take Effect September 1

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. Gun possession is a hot topic in New York. As covered in our blog back in June, the US Supreme Court struck down part of New York’s concealed pistol carry permit licensing...

Traffic Cameras in New York – Tickets for Speeding and More

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. You may have gotten a ticket in the mail for speeding or running a red light. For these tickets, they are issued after detection by traffic cameras. In many places, these c...

Marijuana Possession by Youths: Loophole in New York’s MRTA

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. In 2021, New York passed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA). We highlighted the new laws in a blog last year. In essence, the legislation legalized the produc...

“Significant Misdemeanors” and the Impact on DACA Status

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. Immigration is a hot topic of political interest in the US. Several years ago, the US created a program which allows some who were brought to the US as children to stay in...

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