Andrew Denney

December 27, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The First Chief Justice: John Jay And the Struggle of a New Nation  By Mark Dillon SUNY Press There are many of us who enjoy historical works…

By Michael J. McDermott

5 minute read

December 23, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Courts embody the collective belief that it is better to organize by law than by force – and so, they have power only when they have believers. Over the 15 years, Connecticut's judiciary has taken great strides to better reflect the people it serves and thereby serve them better.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

3 minute read

December 23, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Long-term care, especially as baby boomers retire and fewer workers remain in the workforce to shoulder the burden, is a serious threat to aging Americans. A national long-term care strategy needs to be developed.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

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December 21, 2023 | New York Law Journal

"It is astonishing and utterly contemptible that anyone, let alone a judge, would adopt or promote Nazi imagery," State Commission on Judicial Conduct Administrator Robert Tembeckjian said.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

December 21, 2023 | New York Law Journal

In a criminal case involving domestic violence in New York, a favorable Molineux ruling may occur when the judge decides to exclude evidence related to the defendant's prior bad acts— specifically a previous fight—despite the prosecution's attempt to introduce such evidence.

By Cary London

4 minute read

December 21, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The presidents of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania and MIT and the lawyers who prepared them certainly recognized that they would be roasted by at least one or two members of the Congressional committee. And they were undoubtedly correct that hate speech on campus would depend on the "context" in which it was made, a Law Journal columnist writes. But would any intelligent, well-prepared, witness, even testifying truthfully, want to hand a loaded gun to her interrogator, enabling her to aggressively question her as U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik so ably did?

By Joel Cohen

9 minute read

December 20, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A Shook, Hardy & Bacon practice chair writes that Gov. Kathy Hochul should again veto proposals before her that would allow out-of-state plaintiffs to sue out-of-state businesses in New York and greatly expand damages and increase the pool of people who can file wrongful death lawsuits.

By Mark A. Behrens

6 minute read

December 19, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A bill before the State Assembly would change the State Commission on Judicial Conduct's funding process to mirror the way the annual judicial branch budget is handled, respecting the separation-of-powers principle and recognizing that the commission is created in the judiciary articles of the state constitution and statute, rather than an executive branch agency reporting to the governor.

By Joseph W. Belluck and Robert H. Tembeckjian

10 minute read

December 18, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Drawing on observations gathered by a delegation of New York City Bar Association members who visited the troubled jail complex on Rikers Island, the organization has joined a chorus of voices calling for the facility to be placed into federal receivership.

By Susan J. Kohlmann and Stephanie Holmes

5 minute read

December 13, 2023 | New York Law Journal

In the 21st century, thanks to the internet and a wide array of other technologies, a traditional "brick and mortar" office is not only moot, but unduly burdensome on those wishing to practice law in New York state, the president of the New York State Bar Association writes.

By Richard C. Lewis

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