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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April 17, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Attorney's Disqualification Denied; Testimony Not a Strict Necessity, Possibly Irrelevant

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

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

April 16, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Understanding That Assigned Counsel and AFC Rate Increases Are Not a 'Done Deal' Requires Close Contact With Leadership

Respectfully, Dawne Mitchell and Theresa Moser's "unartfully" worded letter to the governor as well as their most recent letter to the editor both demonstrate a lack of understanding of the present political and legal dynamics as they relate to the current battle to compel the state of New York to meet its sacred constitutional obligation to indigent adults, families and children.

By Philip Katz and Brian Zimmerman

4 minute read

April 14, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Former Federal Judge Chosen as Umpire In Arbitration Over Hurricane Damage Coverage

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

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

April 13, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Trump: A Victim of Pretrial Publicity?

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has chosen to venture significantly beyond using the bare-bones indictment. Accordingly, while did he file a spartan Trump indictment, contemporaneously he filed a 13-page "Statement of Facts" that was made available to the public.

By Joel Cohen and Gerald B. Lefcourt

8 minute read

April 13, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: George Floyd Protestors' Claims For Unreasonable Seizure, False Arrest Survive

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

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

April 13, 2023 | New York Law Journal

One-Woman Broadway Show Spotlights Defense Attorney Who Finds Herself on the Other Side of the V. in Sexual Assault Case

"The system's not working because it's defined by a male experience. They think that someone has to actively say that they're not consenting—you assume that somebody is until they say that they're not," "Prima Facie" playwright Suzie Miller said.

By Andrew Denney

8 minute read

April 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

'Not a Done Deal': City Bar Committee Responds to Law Journal Letter to the Editor on Funding for Assigned Counsel

Leaders of the New York City Bar Association's Council on Children clarify statements regarding potential increases in state funding to provide pay raises for 18-B attorneys and Attorney for the Child offices.

By Dawne Mitchell and Theresa Moser

3 minute read

April 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

An Effective Court of Appeals Must Be Able to Stand Against 'New York Values'

Putting New York's court system on the chopping block in its war with the governor to wrest power for the "progressive" wing of the Democratic Party is destructive and dangerous, a former chief judge of the Court of Appeals writes.

By Sol Wachtler

10 minute read

April 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

When Judges Conduct in-Camera Interviews With Children in Custodial Matters, the 'Benefits Are Enormous'

From climate change to gun control, children play a leading role in social change movements, speaking out forcefully on issues that could change their lives, a Family Court judge writes.

By Erik Pitchal

3 minute read

April 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Plaintiff Cannot Recover Fees for Counsel's Work on Improper or Meritless Motions

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

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

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