Justice Hector LaSalle, Governor Hochul's nominee to become New York’s chief judge, isn’t getting a fair hearing in Albany — or in the media. errollouis writes
a case in which labor leaders sued for defamation by Cablevision during a contentious labor fight. In another unanimous decision that LaSalle joined but did not write, the court found that, under New York law, the labor leaders could not be sued for acting on behalf of the union but could initially face charges for individual statements and actions not connected to their union work.
The demand that no ex-prosecutors be elevated to the bench is, for some, an exercise in goalpost-shifting that did not apply to Sonia Sotomayor, an ex-prosecutor whose tenure on the U.S. Supreme Court has featured reliably liberal votes and opinions.“You’ll see otherwise intelligent people distort cases that they’re citing to try to disqualify Judge LaSalle and think they can get away with it,” ex–borough president.
J.C. Polanco, an attorney and former president of the Board of Elections, says the attacks on LaSalle reflect a cramped view of Latino leadership in New York. “When you look at Latinos in Texas, and in Florida, and in California, they’re doing very well. And that’s because, in those states, you can be a Democrat of all persuasions, “ he told me. “You can be a conservative Democrat, like you see a lot in Texas, or a moderate, or you could be a progressive liberal, and the Democrats support each other and they succeed.
Hochul says she intends to fight for LaSalle and has reportedly begun calling individual senators to urge them to at least give him a hearing. By law, the State Senate has to vote within about 30 days. At which time we’ll see how good Hochul is at plowing her way out of the first of what will likely be many Albany storms to come.Daily news about the politics, business, and technology shaping our world.
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