#new-york-court-of-appeals

#new-york-court-of-appeals

We cannot say that the court, after weighing the considerable aggravating and mitigating factors here, abused its discretion as a matter of law in determining that extraordinary circumstances exist that should prevent removal to family court, wrote Associate Court of Appeals Judge Shirley Troutman in the majority opinion, which was supported by Associate Judges Michael Garcia, Madeline Singas and Anthony Cannataro.

On Monday, the New York Court of Appeals found that the state's requirement to provide a reason why they should be allowed to own a firearm which was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, to be severable from the rest of New York's detailed licensing system. In its decision, the court upheld the state's right to impose certain limitations on the right to carry a concealed weapon.