Tesser, Ryan & Rochman, LLP

On behalf of everyone at Tesser, Ryan & Rochman, we wish those who are celebrating a happy Rosh Hashanah!

TRR Senior Partner Lew Tesser is spearheading a civil rights litigation against the City of Mount Vernon and it's comptroller. He was recently asked to comment on the case by the Journal News. #civilrights #westchestercounty Read more about the case here: http://tesserryan.com/trr-litigation-against-city-of-mount/

Grand Jury proceedings are set to resume in New York City this week for the first time since the pandemic, Chief Judge DiFiore announced in a statement yesterday. https://www.law.com//new-york-city-grand-juries-returning/

Hon. Barry Kamins discusses proposed legislation in NY centered around police reform. The proposed legislation includes the criminalization of chokeholds by officers and repealing a law that protects officers' disciplinary records from being disclosed. https://www.law.com//new-legislation-implementing-police-/

NY's highest court announced that NY will administer an online bar exam on Oct. 5/6. The court rejected a temporary diploma privilege for 2020 grads, stating the bar exam "assures the public that admitted attorneys meet minimum competency requirements." https://www.law.com///23/new-york-to-hold-online-bar-exam/

As many states and the federal government consider legislation that would abolish the qualified immunity defense for public officials in the wake of the #BlackLivesMatter protests, this article weighs the pros and cons of the doctrine of qualified immunity. https://www.law.com///a-closer-look-at-qualified-immunity/

The New York Court of Appeals has announced that the NY Bar Exam has been cancelled due to continued uncertainties surrounding the pandemic. https://nystateofpolitics.com//16/new-york-bar-exam-postpo

The federal government has executed two people this week, the first two federal executions since 2003. Many are speculating as to why the DOJ has restarted this practice. https://www.cnn.com//federal-execution-wesley-/index.html

In a landmark decision on FOIL case-law, the NY App. Div. held that government agencies cannot deny FOIL requests that are "unreasonably burdensome" to the particular government agency, so long as the request "reasonably describes" the documents sought. https://www.law.com//landmark-decision-in-freedom-of-inf/

Gov. Cuomo, in an effort to protect residential tenants from eviction during Covid-19, has signed a bill which will block courts from issuing eviction warrants in certain situations against tenants. #COVID-19 #NY #TenantRights https://www.law.com//cuomo-signs-bill-strengthening-prote/

In a landmark 5-4 decision, SCOTUS ruled that Louisiana's abortion clinic law that required doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, is unconstitutional because it places an undue burden on a woman's right to an abortion. #civilrights https://www.law.com//roberts-is-key-vote-as-us-supreme-co/

NY, NJ and CT have issued a joint travel advisory to visitors of states with surging COVID-19 rates, urging them to quarantine for 14 days. https://www.law.com//ny-nj-and-conn-tell-visitors-from-st/

Starting today, courts in NYC will begin phase two of their reopening plan, which will see an increase of in-person staff returning to work. #COVID19 #returntowork https://www.law.com//state-court-system-says-courts-in-ny/