Our Appellate Practice Group co-leader Brian Ginsberg has had a busy couple of months speaking to various news outlets about a host of topics, ranging from ballot access, mandating in-person appearances for emergency relief to New York’s police accountability measures. Click on the links below to read the articles in full (some subscriptions required):
Brian represents the state Board of Elections and was recently quoted regarding ballot access for minority parties in connection with Harris Beach’s recent U.S. Supreme Court victory on the Board’s behalf. Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to New York Law on Ballot Access for Minor Parties, Spectrum News 1 Capital Tonight Blog: https://nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-politics/new-york/politics/2023/10/02/supreme-court-won-t-hear-challenge-to-new-york-ballot-access-laws
Also, in the political realm, Brian was quoted about a New York Redistricting case pending in the New York State Court of Appeals. Altered Court of Appeals to Hear New NY Redistricting Case, Within 20 Months of Last One, New York Law Journal. https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2023/08/18/altered-court-of-appeals-to-hear-new-ny-redistricting-case-20-months-after-last-one/
Brian was quoted in an article about mandating in-person appearances for emergency-relief at the New York state appellate level. NY Appeals Court to Mandate In-Person Appearances for Emergency Relief Requests, New York Law Journal. https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2023/09/25/ny-appeals-court-to-mandate-in-person-appearances-for-emergency-relief-requests/
The New York Law Journal also included a remembrance from Brian in an article about Judge Rosemary Pooler of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit who recently passed away. After 25 Years on the Second Circuit, Judge Rosemary Pooler Dies at 85, New York Law Journal. https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2023/08/10/after-25-years-on-the-second-circuit-judge-rosemary-pooler-dies-at-85/
In connection with a high-profile amicus curiae brief that Harris Beach filed on behalf of the Albany Community Police Review Board, Brian was asked to comment on New York’s police accountability measures for both Politico and Law360, and in a television interview on Rochester’s ABC News affiliate. https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2023/10/new-yorks-new-police-accountability-measures-appear-before-states-top-court-00122582
https://www.law360.com/articles/1732294/ny-s-top-court-to-decide-who-can-discipline-police