Defense attorney James Long, who often represents the Senate Democrats
in election law cases, collapsed on his way into the Rensselaer County Courthouse early today and was rushed to the hospital.
Two pending Libertarian
Party election law cases, one in California and one in Massachusetts, are proceeding slowly because attorneys for the state have asked for extensions of time to file responses.
Despite a mixed record by the Attorney General's Office in obtaining convictions, she said her staff has learned from experience and now recognizes many of the «pitfalls» associated
with election law cases.
The attorney often takes on
election law cases.
They also note that a judge, in the 1990s, dismissed an indictment in
an election law case after concluding Mr. Adler, the case's special prosecutor, had erred in his conduct.