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Senate Bill S508

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to public access to appellate briefs

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2025-S508 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Add §432-a, Judy L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S9157

2025-S508 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2025-S508 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S508 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    508
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (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:
 
   Section 1. The judiciary law is amended by adding a new section  432-a
 to read as follows:
   §  432-A.  APPELLATE  BRIEFS. THE COURT OF APPEALS SHALL PROVIDE, UPON
 WRITTEN REQUEST MADE TO THE CLERK OF THE CHIEF  JUDGE,  A  COPY  OF  ANY
 APPELLATE  BRIEFS  FILED  WITH  THE COURT. PRIOR TO PRODUCING SUCH DOCU-
 MENTS, THE COURT SHALL REDACT THE  NAME  AND  ANY  PERSONAL  IDENTIFYING
 INFORMATION OF ANY VICTIM IN A CAUSE INVOLVING A SEXUAL ASSAULT OFFENSE.
   § 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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