Andrew Denney is the bureau chief for the New York Law Journal. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @messagetime
December 13, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Failure to Repeal the State's Attorney Residence Requirement Would Worsen a Justice Gap for Rural New YorkersIn 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 EmployeeThis 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 WitnessThis 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 YorkVery 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 ConstitutionTyrants 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 RulesA 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 LongWhile 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 TransferThis 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 IIIn 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
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