NY has long held that dog owners cannot be held liable for injuries caused by their domestic animals unless the injured party could prove that the owners were aware of the animal’s vicious propensities “Vicious propensities” did not mean you had to show they were necessarily aggressive or likely to bite, just that the owner […]
The Court of Appeals, New York’s highest court, ruled yesterday that Nassau County and other localities don’t have the authority to restrict where convicted sex offenders can live. The Court voted 5-0 to strike down a 2006 Nassau County law that banned convicted sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a school; the Court […]
As many of my law students and criminal defense clients can attest, one of my favorite phrases is “The Constitution is overrated.” That does not mean that I don’t have the utmost respect for the founding document of our democracy – I certainly do. What I mean is that folks should not expect that the […]
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