Jeffrey M Winn

May 04, 2020 | New York Law Journal

In an important new book written for mass readership, Adam Cohen analyzes the legacy wrought by a half-century of conservative dominance.

By Jeffrey M. Winn

10 minute read

February 11, 2020 | New York Law Journal

In his new book, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch reflects on his path to the high court using excerpts from an array of articles, speeches, and judicial opinions that analyze the responsibilities of citizenship, constitutional law, the art of judging, and ethics.

By Jeffrey M. Winn

8 minute read

December 24, 2019 | New York Law Journal

In his latest book, Daniel Okrent examines the 1924 statute and "eugenics," the pseudoscience employed to justify the act's restrictions and prevent so-called ruinous "genetic traits" from poisoning America.

By Jeffrey M. Winn

9 minute read

November 15, 2019 | New York Law Journal

At a time when a historic power struggle is unfolding between the three branches of the federal government, the book is both timely and necessary. The presidency of Donald Trump is creating opportunities for both Congress and the courts to reassert themselves.

By Jeffrey M. Winn 

8 minute read

October 17, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Johnny Dwyer has published a perceptive new book about significant organized crime, narcotics, white-collar crime, counterterrorism, and public corruption cases recently prosecuted in the federal courts in Brooklyn and Manhattan. In so doing, Dwyer highlights important criminal justice controversies that are relevant for the entire nation and "offers a window into our politics and society."

By Jeffrey M. Winn 

8 minute read

September 17, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Occasionally profane but never in doubt, Edward Menkin's new memoir, which chronicles the interesting criminal cases he's tried over his 42-year legal career, is an entertaining read that lawyers will find authentic and non-lawyers will consider accessible.

By Jeffrey M. Winn

7 minute read

July 24, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Just before his recent death, Justice John Paul Stevens published his full-length memoir, the likes of which had not been penned by a retired Supreme Court justice since William O. Douglas, whom Stevens replaced in 1975.

By Jeffrey M. Winn

7 minute read

June 24, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Crimes and Punishments: Entering the Mind of a Sentencing JudgeBy Frederic BlockABA Book Publishing, Chicago, 210 pages, $34.95Describing the…

By Jeffrey M. Winn

7 minute read

May 29, 2019 | New York Law Journal

The memoir portion of the book is both engrossing and guarded. It was written in Kaye's final years after she became afflicted with the lung cancer that eventually took her life. Looking back from the high hill of her mid-seventies, she realized that the time to write about your life is when the end is near, beginning the story when you know the end.

By Jeffrey M. Winn

10 minute read

May 17, 2019 | New York Law Journal

This book provides an excellent foundation upon which to build the public's understanding of the man who is already proving to be one of the most consequential chief justices in history.

By Jeffrey M. Winn

7 minute read