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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July 16, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Skating to Where the Puck Will Be and the Future of Courts

While chief justices and court administrators focus on the present, they must also see where the law is going and plan for the challenges ahead for New York's court system.

By Henry M. Greenberg

11 minute read

July 14, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Conspiracy, False Statement Counts Severed In Trial Over Assault of Myanmar Ambassador

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

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

July 14, 2023 | New York Law Journal

'Advocacy Masquerading as Research': Groups Slam Bail Report That Identifies 'Carceral' Judges 

Judges' groups issued statements alleging that a recent report focusing on some judges' rulings to order pretrial detention was issued to "undermine judicial independence."

By Andrew Denney

6 minute read

July 14, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Navigating Attorney Departures: City Bar Issues New Guidance on Ethical Obligations for Lawyers Changing Firms

In an effort to reduce disputes arising from attorneys changing their law firm affiliations and help ensure that client interests are protected in departure situations, on June 30, 2023 the New York City Bar Association issued an opinion that provides detailed and comprehensive guidance with respect to ethical questions that repeatedly arise during the pre-notice and notice periods.

By Geri S. Krauss

12 minute read

July 13, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: In Suit Against Law Firm, Patterson Belknap May Obtain Information From Banks About Defendant's Accounts

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

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

July 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Solitary Confinement: The Latest Numbers

Solitary confinement exceeds the penal nature of prison and is a form of inhumane physical and psychological torture, writes three attorneys with Yeshiva University's School of Social Work. Such torture, if permissible at all, should not be permitted at the discretion of a corrections officer.

By Mary Beth Quaranta Morrissey, Daniel Pollack & Kerianne Morrissey

5 minute read

July 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

'We've Had a Good Run': Ganfer Shore to Shutter as Partners Prepare for New Roles With Different Firms

Firm leaders described the dissolution of the 28-attorney firm as amicable, but said they faced a reckoning as co-founding partner Steven Ganfer's retirement date and the end of the firm's lease term for its Midtown Manhattan office space drew near.

By Andrew Denney

3 minute read

July 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Smuggler Denied Suppression of Evidence Taken From iPhone Unlocked Biometrically

U.S. citizen Ashraf Omar Eldarir often travels to Egypt and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security probed his sales of Egyptian antiques of suspicious…

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

July 11, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Second Amendment and Bruen Ruling Allow Age-Based Gun License Restrictions

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

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

July 10, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Honoring Fern Schair, Who Made Access to Justice Her Life's Work

Last month, the Feerick Center for Social Justice at the Fordham University School of Law, Legal Services NYC and the New York City Bar Association hosted an event to honor Schair's legacy that drew other trailblazers from the legal community.

By ALM Staff

2 minute read


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