Andrew Denney

Andrew Denney is the bureau chief for the New York Law Journal. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @messagetime

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April 09, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Columnists Respond in Verse to Law Journal Piece Criticizing Rockefeller-Era Special Prosecutor

Two longtime Law Journal columnists respond to a recent opinion piece on the tenure and 1976 removal of a special prosecutor.

By Bennett L. Gershman and Joel Cohen

2 minute read

April 09, 2024 | New York Law Journal

With Federal Consumer Protections Under Threat, New Yorkers Would Benefit From a Ban on Unfair and Abusive Business Practices

If the Supreme Court weakens the efficacy of federal agencies, New York would be well served to have strong laws on the books to hold bad actors accountable, a guest columnist for the Law Journal writes.

By Mario Fitzgerald

4 minute read

April 06, 2024 | New York Law Journal

New Study by Author of 'Carceral' Judges Report Turns Focus to 'Excessive' Sentences

The new report, co-authored by the watchdog group Scrutinize and the Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law at the New York University School of Law, identifies judges who had sentences reversed or reduced from 2007 to 2023 and includes tallies of how many years were reduced from their sentencing determinations.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read

April 05, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Copyright Infringement Claims Over Batman Dismissed Against Warner Bros., DC Comics

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

April 04, 2024 | New York Law Journal

New York City Attorney Meets Hollywood Match in Shirley Chisholm Biopic

New York City criminal defense attorney Robert Gottlieb gets to see a fictional portrayal of his 20-something self in "Shirley," a Netflix biopic starring Regina King as Shirley Chisholm.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

April 04, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Counsel in Civil Rights Case Made False Statements in Violation of Federal Procedure Rules

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

April 04, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Remembering When the Court of Appeals Reined In a Special Prosecutor Gone Rogue

When powerful prosecutors instead act, or are reasonably perceived to act, out of vaulting ambition, political aggrandizement, ideological zealotry, or bulging-muscle-flexing exertions by creatively interpretive expansions beyond defined limited portfolios of responsibility, they woefully fail the Jackson test.

By Joseph W. Bellacosa

5 minute read

April 03, 2024 | New York Law Journal

How Artificial Intelligence Can Be Properly Used by In-House Counsel

With all of AI's potential benefits, and there will likely be more down the line unknown to us, it's imperative to understand the risks inherent in using these tools, a Law Journal guest columnist writes.

By Michael Pastor

4 minute read