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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October 24, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Housing Court Judge Calls for Sanctions Against Landlord Attorney

Respondent was a long-term rent stabilized tenant with a Section 8 subsidy and single mother of a severely autistic adult son. She was the last remaining…

By ALM Staff

3 minute read

October 23, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The 'Lopez' Decision Demands Legislative Action. The Marvin Mayfield Act Is the Solution.

There is a bill currently pending, the Marvin Mayfield Act, which would eliminate mandatory minimum sentences in New York.

By Eli Northrup

5 minute read

October 23, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Passing Rates for July Administration of New York Bar Exam Reach New Heights

On Thursday, the New York Law Journal will publish a list of those who passed the exam.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

October 23, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Judge Denies Motion to Quash Subpoena in US Effort to Seize Russian Oligarch's Superyacht

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

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

October 22, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Judge Finds That Plaintiff's Ignorance of Contract's Illegal Insufficiency Does Not Defeat Summary Judgment

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

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

October 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Judge Explains Rejection of Italian Professor's National Origin, Age Bias Claims

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

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

October 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Bad Things Happen in the Dark: Attorneys Must Speak Up When Misleading News Reports Target Our Judiciary

Three family law attorneys speak out against a recent report broadcast by NBC 4 New York that they say undermines the public's trust in the judiciary.

By Philip Katz, Danielle Petitti and Daniel Lipschutz

9 minute read

October 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal

'Judicial Maturation': Judge Vacates Life Sentences That He Imposed on Brooklyn Man in 1997

"Just like prisoners who have evolved into better human beings during their lengthy periods of incarceration, judges also evolve with the passage of years on the bench," U.S. District Judge Frederic Block wrote.

By Andrew Denney

5 minute read

October 15, 2024 | New York Law Journal

'Midnight in Moscow': A Memoir From the Front Lines of Russia's War Against the West

Jeffrey Winn reviews the memoir of a former U.S. ambassador to Russia who provides a close assessment of Vladimir Putin's past and motivations.

By Jeffrey M. Winn

9 minute read

October 15, 2024 | New York Law Journal

If Trump Wants It, 2+2=5

Former President Donald Trump wants his supporters and enablers to subordinate their real-world perceptions to his political will, Law Journal columnist Bennett L. Gershman writes.

By Bennett L. Gershman

7 minute read

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