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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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March 11, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Judge, Court Clerk Could Take Stand in Challenge to Manslaughter Conviction

Months before defendant Gregory Thayer was convicted of killing his best friend, a court clerk allegedly advised a member of defense team, in a meeting that wasn't revealed to other defense attorneys until after the conviction, on the judge's thinking in the case.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read

March 11, 2024 | New York Law Journal

NYPD 'Uninformed' Attacks on Judges' Bail Decisions Pose a 'Grave' Threat

There are a number of problems with the NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell's recent criticism

By Rolando T. Acosta

15 minute read

March 08, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Plaintiff's Claims Against Jeffrey Epstein Brought in State Court Barred by Res Judicata

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

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

March 07, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Litigation Funding Is an Asset—Not an 'Albatross'—to New York's Civil Justice System

If men were angels, government would not be necessary—and nor would litigation finance. But we are not angels, litigation is often an effective tool to ensure compliance with the law, and litigation is extraordinarily expensive, a litigation finance expert.

By William Marra

5 minute read

March 07, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Judge Denies Trump Bid To Stay Execution of $83M Judgment in Defamation Case

U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York wrote on Thursday that Trump has had since the Jan. 26 jury award to "organize his finances with the knowledge that he might need to bond this judgment."

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

March 06, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Extraterritoriality of Alleged Sexual Misconduct Does Not Preclude Application of New York's Child Victims Act

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

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

March 06, 2024 | New York Law Journal

New Clerk Appointed for New York's Busiest Appeals Court

The Appellate Division, Second Department handles about two-thirds of all cases filed in the state's four midlevel appeals courts.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

March 06, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Recent Law Journal Column Offers Timely Analysis of Law School Curricula

For instance, law schools could more pointedly offer interdisciplinary rule-of-law—and pedagogy as broadly as they have included law—and subjects within their curricula, a Law Journal columnist writes.

By Alani Golanski

2 minute read

March 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Former SDNY Prosecutor Who Led Investigation Into Putin-Linked Oligarch Joins MoloLamken

Anden Chow is the second former federal prosecutor from New York to join MoloLamken in recent months.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

March 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A Winning Trifecta for New York: The 1977 Court Reforms

The current appointive system for Court of Appeals judges discarded the statewide elective method, a Law Journal columnist recounts. Centralized administration with statewide fiscal resources shifted executive leadership responsibility to the chief judge and chief administrative judge.

By Joseph W. Bellacosa

5 minute read