
Nassau County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency - Accepting Freedom of Information Law Requests
The Nassau County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency is subject to the New York Freedom of Information Law ("FOIL"). This Law Office, the Law Offices of Cory H. Morris, sued Nassau County and the Nassau County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency and received a favorable decision from the Second Department that the Traffic and Parking Violations Agency is subject to the New York Freedom of Information Law. This action involved the subject of an enormous amount of revenue


Federal Criminal Defense: Guilty Plea Withdrawn
The overwhelming oppression of the government (especially when federal criminal charges are pending) can sometimes force someone to plead guilty when he or she may not actually feel that s/he has done anything wrong. Criminal Defendants are force to haggle between a lesser sentence and what has become known as a trial penalty: Should s/he decide to goto trial, a prosecutor may seek more charges and/or a larger amount of jail time should the Defendant be found guilty. At issue

Criminalization of Addiction: Suffolk NY Drug Court Sentence Modified
Those addicted to drugs, such as Heroin, often steal to support their habits. Those more experienced will often ensure to steal small amounts to avoid a more serious allegation, a felony allegation, as opposed to the misdemeanor allegation of Petit Larceny. This Suffolk County Petit Larceny charge resulted in a plea arrangement based upon a contract to complete a drug treatment program. The case is on appeal because of the six month sentence, otherwise agreed upon by the Defe


Southern District of New York: Judge has Absolute Immunity
You still cannot sue the judge. A judge basically has Absolute Immunity which means protection from lawsuit(s), even civil rights lawsuits. From bias to Court Ordered Castration, the law is clear but clients still inquire whether a judge can be sued. In BUHANNIC v. Friedman, Dist. Court, SD New York 2019, the Southern District of New York Court reiterated the oft cited standard that a litigant cannot sue a judge for acts performed in his or her judicial capacity. The Southern