Andrew Denney

December 21, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The presidents of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania and MIT and the lawyers who prepared them certainly recognized that they would be roasted by at least one or two members of the Congressional committee. And they were undoubtedly correct that hate speech on campus would depend on the "context" in which it was made, a Law Journal columnist writes. But would any intelligent, well-prepared, witness, even testifying truthfully, want to hand a loaded gun to her interrogator, enabling her to aggressively question her as U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik so ably did?

By Joel Cohen

9 minute read

December 20, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A Shook, Hardy & Bacon practice chair writes that Gov. Kathy Hochul should again veto proposals before her that would allow out-of-state plaintiffs to sue out-of-state businesses in New York and greatly expand damages and increase the pool of people who can file wrongful death lawsuits.

By Mark A. Behrens

6 minute read

December 19, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A bill before the State Assembly would change the State Commission on Judicial Conduct's funding process to mirror the way the annual judicial branch budget is handled, respecting the separation-of-powers principle and recognizing that the commission is created in the judiciary articles of the state constitution and statute, rather than an executive branch agency reporting to the governor.

By Joseph W. Belluck and Robert H. Tembeckjian

10 minute read

December 18, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Drawing on observations gathered by a delegation of New York City Bar Association members who visited the troubled jail complex on Rikers Island, the organization has joined a chorus of voices calling for the facility to be placed into federal receivership.

By Susan J. Kohlmann and Stephanie Holmes

5 minute read

December 13, 2023 | New York Law Journal

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

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

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

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

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

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