LawNews and NYLS Law Review

Law new covers news and trends impacting legal business. Topics include litigation filings, case settlements, verdicts, regulation, enforcement, legislation, corporate deals and policy developments. Law360 also offers a series of legal podcasts. Subscribers can sign up for daily newsletters. Law360 content is available as a source on Lexis Advance.

NYLS Center for City & State Law

The Center makes NYC and state government more transparent, understandable and effective through a wide range of programs and publications. These include news and explainer articles; research and analysis; a variety of public events featuring expert guests, including the CityLaw Breakfast series; and in-depth podcast conversations. The Center also hosts continuing legal education seminars and lectures on major political and legal topics.

Federal Law New

Federal Law New is a daily publication that includes Federal rules, proposed rules, notices and other information from the Federal Government’s administrative branch. It is updated frequently and draws on information from official sources of national legal news as well as reliable press reports. Federal Law New is available on the Law Library of Congress website.

NYLS Law Review

The Law Review is a weekly magazine of current events and trends in New York State and local law and government. It provides insight on the development of laws and government policies in our region through editorial pieces, book reviews, legal commentary and debates, and features interviews with prominent figures in law and politics. The Law Review is available as a print publication and is also available as a source on Lexis Advance.

State & Local Law News

State & Local Law News is a periodical publication of the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on State and Local Law. The publication includes summaries of recent developments in State and local law and news about the activities of the Section. The publication is available to all Section members.

A new bill to require third-party food delivery services to register and obtain a permit and pay a fee. The bill would also prohibit a service from advertising as a restaurant unless it is registered and licensed.

SS 205 – Disclosure of personal information; shared data

The bill would require City agencies that experience a security breach involving the private identifying information of any individual to promptly disclose that information to the City’s Chief Privacy Officer, the Office of Cyber Command and the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications. It also makes other changes to existing data breach notification laws. The bill was introduced by Councilmember Margaret Chin and is currently in the second reading stage. The bill would become law if the Mayor signs it or if the Council overrides the Mayor’s veto within 30 days. The law would then be added to the City Charter and Administrative Code. The bill is currently in the Council’s Judiciary Committee. The New York State Constitution, laws passed by the legislature and periodically codified in the New York Consolidated Laws, and decisions of the courts are the sources of New York law.