Brian Lee is a Litigation Reporter at the New York Law Journal. Based in Albany, he specializes in law and legal affairs, covering themes such as litigation, civil and family law, and emerging topics like legal technology and blockchain. Brian's work has been featured in various prominent outlets including The New York Times, Yahoo News, and Fortune.
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By: Brian Lee
The Albany-based Third Department held that pandemic-driven remote work fails the "employer necessity" test, leaving thousands of multi-state commuters on the hook for New York taxation. It was the mid-level appellate court's response to Matter of Zelinsky v. Commissioner of Taxation and Finance.
By: Brian Lee
The findings are already mobilizing lawmakers to pursue permanent, enforceable statutory mandates in upcoming sessions.
Under the framework establishing the court, prosecutors and defense counsel will jointly screen candidates for intensive, court monitored mental health treatment plans.
By: Brian Lee
The federal trial court in Syracuse drew a sharp legal line between regional non-profits and apex national governing bodies, keeping the standard of care strictly tied to physical custody.
By: Brian Lee
Armed with drug enforcement stats and support from elite amicus teams, civil rights litigators are turning to a federal appeals court to break an entrenched political deadlock on whether persons with felony convictions should be allowed to sit on juries without restrictions.
By: Brian Lee
Armed with drug enforcement stats and support from elite amicus teams, civil rights litigators are turning to a federal appeals court to break an entrenched political deadlock on whether persons with felony convictions should be allowed to sit on juries without restrictions.
By: Brian Lee
The appellate panel rejected the jurisdictional arguments of an upstate New York town government, holding that processing eviction papers is an essential part of the Unified Court System.
By: Brian Lee
The federal prosecution of a Rochester-area man revealed an international digital scheme, fueling calls for automated audit overhauls and tighter scrutiny over unclaimed funds.
By: Brian Lee
From geographic voids to criminal defense representation, New York's State Commission on Judicial Nomination convened an educational forum Monday to demystify the pathway to the state's highest court and how it navigates independent nominating body balances, rigid statutory mandates and intense systemic pressures.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's decision to impose a unilateral freeze on environmental permits for hyperscale data centers—the first statewide order in the United States—could ignite legal battles over grandfathered development rights, the unraveling of municipal tax exemptions, and executive overreach.
