Andrew Denney is the bureau chief for the New York Law Journal. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @messagetime
May 28, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Breyer Says Textualism Leads to 'Abhorrent' Outcomes, But Takes a Light Touch on Its Effects on Today's SCOTUSThe former U.S. Supreme Court justice's book provides excellent analysis of the contrast between textualism/originalism, but was not as forceful as it could have been in highlighting examples where textualism and originalism would produce abhorrent results that could undermine the high court's prestige.
By Jeffrey M. Winn
8 minute read
May 25, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Decision of the Day: Court Dismisses Suit by Mets Fan Who Took Hit From T-Shirt CannonNew York Mets fan Alexander Swanson sued the team after he took a hit to the eye from a rolled up T-shirt fired from a cannon during a June 2019…
By ALM Staff
2 minute read
May 24, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Celebrating the AAPI Community's Unsung Role in Marriage EqualityAAPI members of the bench and bar recently breathed life back into a decades-old case with a re-enactment hosted by the Asian American Bar Association of New York at Crowell & Moring's recently opened office in Manhattan's Hudson Yards.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
May 22, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Decision of the Day: Times Square Hotel Not Liable for Guest's Suicide Death, Had No Duty of CareThis ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
May 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Decision of the Day: Concerns About Mother's Violent Boyfriend, Omission of Order Basis For Full Custody Grant to FatherThis ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
By ALM Staff
2 minute read
May 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Hilton and Manhattan Real Estate Developer Hit With $30M in Punitive Damages in Long Running Personal Injury CaseJurors agreed on punitive damages for Hilton and Moinian Group based in part on a spoliation finding issued against the defendants by U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos of the Southern District of New York prior to the trial.
By Andrew Denney
4 minute read
May 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Column Casting Todd Blanche as Making 'Faustian' Bargain in Representing Trump Misses the MarkNo serious person would suggest that a lawyer who represents someone accused of a terrible crime is themself a bad person by dint of that representation, a contributor writes in response to a column that the New York Law Journal published last week.
By Steven Goldman
8 minute read
May 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Trial Lawyer Group Honors Top Western New York Judges in 'Night at the Museum'The New York State Trial Lawyers Association honored the judges at a first-of-its-kind event held on May 15 at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum.
By ALM Staff
2 minute read
May 20, 2024 | New York Law Journal
'There Are Heroes in Every Story': Review of 'The Eight: The Lemmon Slave Case and the Fight for Freedom'Denny Chin, a senior judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, co-authored the review with his wife and retired Crowell & Moring partner Kathy Hirata Chin
By Denny Chin and Kathy Hirata Chin
9 minute read
May 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Can Trump's Lawyers Effectively Refute the Prosecution's Evidence?Assuming Donald Trump does not testify in his criminal trial in Manhattan—which is set to conclude testimony this week—and the defense presents no evidence, it will be interesting to see whether and how the defense deals with Trump's silence, Law Journal columnist Bennett Gershman writes.
By Bennett L. Gershman
6 minute read
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