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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February 20, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Mere Dissatisfaction With Case Outcome Does Not Constitute Malpractice

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

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

February 16, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Manhattan Appeals Court Seats First All-African American Panel for Oral Arguments

The five-judge panel heard arguments in appeals for a host of civil matters, including a fraud lawsuit involving the Stardust Diner in Manhattan, which is famous for its show tune-singing wait staff; and a suit that former Fox News anchor Andrea Tantaros filed against her ghost writer.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

February 15, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Recent Efforts to Curtail Independence of Israel's Judiciary Examined at Upcoming Event

The panel, presented by the Historical Society of the New York Courts and the Fund for Modern Courts and hosted at Sullivan & Cromwell's Lower Manhattan office, will feature Amit Becher, the president of the Israel Bar Association; Yoram Danziger, a former Israel Supreme Court judge; and Avichai Mandelblit, Israel's immediate past attorney general.

By Andrew Denney

3 minute read

February 15, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Barring Issuance of Adult Cannabis Licenses Would Not Serve Public Interest

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

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

February 14, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Judge Explains Partial Judgment in Suit Over Firing From Court System

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

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

February 13, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Misconduct Complaint Could Not Force Recusal; No Private Right of Action Under §2000ee-1

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

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

February 12, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The Environmental Rights Amendment's Standard of Review

What is the constitutional 'standard of review' the courts should use to judge a government action that allegedly violates the Green Amendment? The standard of review will decide its long-term importance.

By Scott Fein, Patrick A. Woods, and Harrison Robbins

11 minute read

February 12, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Court Preserves Claim in Class Action Suit That Laundry Cards Carry Hidden Fee Structure

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

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

February 12, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Judge Denies Admission of Defendant's Rap Lyrics as Evidence in Jam Master Jay Murder Case

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

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

February 07, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The Rockefeller Drug Laws: Failures at All Three Branches

Since secular governance and its justice system are imperfect human institutions at all three branches, each must be ever mindful to keep striving for the ideal of fair, equal and proportionate justice, a Law Journal columnist writes.

By Joseph W. Bellacosa

5 minute read

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