Bennett L Gershman

October 30, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Donald Trump sees himself as a strongman who with his followers has a well-documented plan to subvert the 2024 presidential election and remake our form of government, the Law Journal's Bennett Gershman writes.

By Bennett L. Gershman

5 minute read

October 15, 2024 | New York Law Journal

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

September 23, 2024 | New York Law Journal

In a recent editorial by the Wall Street Journal, a Big Law partner decries the toxic rhetoric aimed at the court as damaging public respect for the rule of law. But he ignores the much more toxic rhetoric against the justice system in general, Law Journal columnist Bennett L. Gershman writes.

By Bennett L. Gershman

5 minute read

September 10, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Responsible parenting may be the most difficult job in the world, Law Journal columnist Bennett Gershman writes. But as prosecutors turn to parents to hold them responsible for the criminal acts of their children, raising juveniles today brings colossal risks, unforeseen landmines, and unenviable judgment calls.

By Bennett L. Gershman

8 minute read

July 17, 2024 | New York Law Journal

In his latest column for the Law Journal, Bennett Gershman asks: If Donald Trump knew that the U.S. Supreme Court had his back and that he would be immune from prosecution, is it farfetched to imagine that he would have engaged in far more ominous "official acts" to retain power?

By Bennett L. Gershman

5 minute read

July 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Is it likely the court, as in Dobbs, will revisit Obergefell and abolish the right? The way the majority decided Munoz is a dire signal.

By Bennett L. Gershman

5 minute read

June 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The idea of integrity really means that one does the right thing when nobody is looking or listening.

By Bennett L. Gershman

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May 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Assuming Donald Trump does not testify in his criminal trial in Manhattan—which is set to conclude testimony this week—and the defense presents no evidence, it will be interesting to see whether and how the defense deals with Trump's silence, Law Journal columnist Bennett Gershman writes.

By Bennett L. Gershman

6 minute read

April 09, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Two longtime Law Journal columnists respond to a recent opinion piece on the tenure and 1976 removal of a special prosecutor.

By Bennett L. Gershman and Joel Cohen

2 minute read

March 13, 2024 | New York Law Journal

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should accept John Oliver's offer of $1 million a year and a new RV, which expires on March 19, the Law Journal's Bennett L. Gershman writes.

By Bennett L. Gershman

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