New York S 508: Relates to public access to appellate briefs

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S00508 Summary:

BILL NOS00508 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORPALUMBO

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §432-a, Judy L

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Requires the court of appeals to provide copies of appellate briefs to any person upon request.

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 508

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to production of appel-
 late briefs

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The judiciary law is amended by adding a new section 432-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 432-a. Appellate briefs. The court of appeals shall provide, upon
 4 written request made to the clerk of the chief judge, a copy of any
 5 appellate briefs filed with the court. Prior to producing such docu-
 6 ments, the court shall redact the name and any personal identifying
 7 information of any victim in a cause involving a sexual assault offense.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02105-01-5

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