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Andrew Denney

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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December 13, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Failure to Repeal the State's Attorney Residence Requirement Would Worsen a Justice Gap for Rural New Yorkers

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

4 minute read

December 13, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Severance Denied in Upcoming Trial for Fatal Shooting of McDonald's Employee

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

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

December 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The Complicated Jurisprudence of FDR's 'War Court'

Prior to the United States' entrance into World War II, the U.S. Supreme Court -- mostly nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt, had issued several important decisions that enforced the civil rights of a variety of Americans against government discrimination. But after America became a combatant, the court would issue morally corrosive rulings that ultimately deprived 120,000 people of the equal protection of the laws.

By Jeffrey M. Winn

10 minute read

December 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Defense Lawyer Disqualified Under Witness Advocate Rule as Integral, Prejudicial Witness

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

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

December 11, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Retired Justice Recounts a 'Magical' Manhattan Dinner With Judicial Luminaries of 1970s New York

Very early in his legal career, a retired judge received a rare dinner invitation that he would never forget -- and one that provides a high vantage point to look back through the generations.

By Alan D. Scheinkman

5 minute read

December 11, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Trump Is Recruiting Lawyers Who Swear Fealty to Him, Not the Constitution

Tyrants depend on lawyers to retain power, seek retribution against enemies, and suppress dissent, a Law Journal columnist writes.

By Bennett L. Gershman

6 minute read

December 11, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Recent Column on Appointing Attorneys for Toddlers Relies on 'Careless and Ill-Informed Reading' of New York's Child Representation Rules

A family court lawyer's recent unsubstantiated assertion in a Law Journal column that that judges "allow[] themselves to be potentially influenced by their favorite AFC on the issue of a toddler's custody," is both nonsensical and insulting to the judiciary, a group of prominent Attorneys For Children write.

By Dawne Mitchell, Karen J. Freedman, Liberty Aldrich and Gary Solomon

5 minute read

December 11, 2023 | New York Law Journal

State Commission's Recommended Judicial Pay Raises Are Laudable. But They Won't Keep Parity With Federal Bench For Long

While the recommendation to raise elected Supreme Court justices' pay to equal that of federal district judges is welcome, that equalization will be short-lived. Federal district judges will get their own raises next year, and the commission's recommendation only includes one further salary increase for state judges and justices between now and the next time the panel convenes in four years

By Adrienne Koch and Richard Swanson

3 minute read

December 11, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Contract Not Breached by Deduction for Legal Fees, Dispute Not Settled by Wire Transfer

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

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

November 13, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The Attorneys Who Provided Legal Services for Japanese American 'Evacuees' During World War II

In his new book, "Lawyer, Jailer, Ally, Foe," Eric L. Muller, the Dan K. Moore Distinguished Professor of Law in Jurisprudence and Ethics at the University of North Carolina Law School, provides a fascinating account of life in "America's World War II Concentration Camps" and of the important role played by lawyers in the camps.

By Denny Chin

9 minute read