Guides to courts throughout New York from the New York State Unified Court System.
New York State Courts: An Introductory Guide
Published in Jan. 2014, 18 page introduction to the New York State court system, written by Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman and Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti.
NYPIRG: New York Public Interest Research Group
New York, regulations first appear in the weekly New York State Register and then are compiled in a subject (or Title) arrangement in the Official Compilation of the Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York (NYCRR). New York regulations become relevant in Article 78 proceedings in court when the claim is the agency acted arbitrarily in promulgating or following its own regulations.
The complete NYCRR is available on Lexis and Westlaw. A free unofficial version of the NYCRR is available on the Web.
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