Raines law Raines law The Raines law, authored by John Raines, was passed on March 23, 1896, by the New York State Legislature. It was nominally a liquor tax, but its intention was to curb the consumption of alcohol by imposing regulations. Among other provisions, it prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday except in hotels. Most men worked a six-day week, and Sunday was the only full day for drinking at saloons. Under the law, however, hotels were allowed to serve liquor on Sunday, to guests only, if it was served during a meal or in the bedrooms of the
Judiciary of New York (state) courts whose appeals lie to it. Published trial court decisions are persuasive authority for all other courts in the state. The "Civil Practice Law and Rules" (CPLR) governs legal procedure such as jurisdiction, venue, and pleadings, as well certain areas of substantive law such as the statute of limitations and joint and several liability. The Judiciary of New York is a unified state court system that functions under the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals who is the "" Chief Judge of New York. The Chief Judge supervises the seven-judge Court of Appeals and is chair of