Bennett L. Gershman

May 28, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Will Trump's extradition, if it ever comes to that, be another example of Trump's contribution to constitutional law?

By Bennett L. Gershman

8 minute read

April 05, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Will there be at least one juror who for any number of credible or incredible reasons has a reasonable doubt?

By Bennett L. Gershman

7 minute read

March 16, 2021 | New York Law Journal

In a 29-page decision filed last week, Judge Zayas meticulously documented how the two prosecutors abdicated their constitutional and ethical duties and denied defendants a fair trial.

By Bennett L. Gershman

9 minute read

March 12, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The court's ruling on March 7th in 'Uzuegbunam v. Preszewski' turned a modest college free speech dispute into a pedantic debate over whether the federal judiciary should be forced to decide a lawsuit involving nominal damages of one dollar.

By Bennett L. Gershman

7 minute read

February 11, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Is the First Amendment applicable to speech by the government, and most especially to a president's speech?

By Bennett L. Gershman

5 minute read

January 22, 2021 | New York Law Journal

When historians write about the Trump era, they will almost certainly conclude that lawyers played a dominant role in aiding and abetting Trump's subversion of the rule of law, and of democracy itself.

By Bennett L. Gershman

7 minute read

January 05, 2021 | New York Law Journal

If criminal offenses are provable and within the relevant statutes of limitations, there is no question that Trump should be prosecuted.

By Bennett L. Gershman

7 minute read

December 11, 2020 | New York Law Journal

The suit is a dishonest and irresponsible effort to use the highest court as a prop to advance a political agenda.

By Bennett L. Gershman

6 minute read

December 04, 2020 | New York Law Journal

With a pandemic raging, and tens of thousands of persons dying each week, these executions are largely being ignored.

By Bennett L. Gershman

6 minute read

January 07, 2020 | New York Law Journal

District Attorney Vance has a solid case. He doesn't need the help, or interference, by the Los Angeles District Attorney. And in the end this unseemly gambit may come back to bite him.

By Bennett L. Gershman

4 minute read