Norman Siegel

May 15, 2020 | New York Law Journal

New Yorkers are allowed to go out with masks and stay at least 6 feet apart, as long as it is to go shopping or sit in a park, but if they are adhering to those requirements and they say something about an issue of public concern, that speech will make the speaker subject to arrest on the specious basis that speech is a public health risk.

By Norman Siegel and Steven Hyman

5 minute read

January 07, 2019 | New York Law Journal

“A declaratory judgment should be sufficient, as no government official -- including the President -- is above the law, and all government officials are presumed to follow the law as has been declared," said Judge Naomi Buchwald from the Southern District of New York.

By Norman Siegel

6 minute read

November 14, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Does a journalist who challenges one of the White House's many distorted facts show a lack of respect? What about one who asks a pointed question? What will the White House's justification be the next time it targets a journalist?

By Norman Siegel and Kate Fletcher

4 minute read

January 09, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Following Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20, 2017 approximately 30 major federal lawsuits were filed against the president and his administration. These lawsuits have produced approximately 38 major court decisions and the administration has prevailed in only one.

By Norman Siegel

5 minute read