Bennett L. Gershman

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

4 minute read

February 26, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A 26-year-old man allegedly kills a young woman in New York City. He flees to Maricopa County, Arizona to avoid his arrest and where several days later…

By Joel Cohen and Bennett L. Gershman

5 minute read

February 23, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Former President Donald Trump will soon be tried in Manhattan for using campaign funds to pay for a woman's silence over an extramarital affair. It might turn out to be "the most followed criminal trial in American history," Law Journal columnist Bennett Gershman writes.

By Bennett L. Gershman

7 minute read

January 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal

As a constitutional matter, prosecutors, no less than other citizens, have the right to express their views robustly without government interference or retaliation.

By Bennett L. Gershman

7 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

November 09, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Trump's performance in Monday's segment was a disaster for Trump, his family, and his business empire. Trump acknowledged again and again that he was the central player in the scheme to inflate the value of his properties to get loans from banks.

By Bennett L. Gershman

5 minute read

October 19, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Trump manipulates MAGA rage and resentment to sow chaos, delegitimize the Constitution, demolish the rule of law, destroy institutions of government, imprison political enemies, and purge the federal civil service of responsible people and stack it with his cronies and loyalists.

By Bennett L. Gershman

5 minute read

October 05, 2023 | New York Law Journal

As the Supreme Court begins a new term, one focus will be on several decisions from the Fifth Circuit—a court that was once was the refuge for minorities, the poor, and the condemned that today is considered the most reactionary court in the country.

By Bennett L. Gershman

7 minute read