Daniel Kornstein

September 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A partner at Schulte Roth & Zabel tells the sordid story of how Martin Manton, a potential U.S. Supreme Court nominee, chief judge of our prestigious U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and before that a federal district judge, solicited bribes from litigants and was ultimately convicted in 1939 and went to prison.

By Daniel Kornstein

9 minute read

May 17, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A longtime Law Journal contributor follows up on a provocative piece published 20 years ago that continues to draw attention and stir debate.

By Daniel Kornstein

6 minute read

December 07, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The links between apparently unrelated phenomena not only surprise us, they also entertain us, teach us, and might even deepen our understanding of the case of the Three "Logical" Men Named Holmes.

By Daniel Kornstein

14 minute read

August 15, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Much as we abhor 'Dobbs', one aspect of it may, surprisingly, prove useful for civil liberties. 'Dobbs' may open the door in the future to some welcome and long overdue Supreme Court course corrections.

By Daniel Kornstein

4 minute read

January 19, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Four hundred years ago, Shakespeare dealt with the pardon controversy in his plays and understood all sides of the issue, including the one facing us today.

By Daniel Kornstein

4 minute read

April 06, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The authors of a recent letter describe all the property stolen by the Nazis and now in the possession of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany as "unclaimed, formerly Jewish-owned property located in what was East Germany." But the property at issue, which prompted the complaint to the New York Attorney General, is "claimed," by its rightful Jewish owners or their heirs.

By Hal R. Lieberman and Daniel Kornstein

5 minute read

March 08, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A sad, surprising turn of events is happening with the Jewish Conference on Material Claims Against Germany Inc. It is a relatively unknown situation that, precisely because it has elements of betrayal, deserves publicity and oversight and correction.

By Hal Lieberman and Daniel Kornstein

17 minute read