Susan DeSantis

September 03, 2019 | New York Law Journal

In regard to As Rent Reforms Get Courtroom Shakeout, Judge Shuts Door on Overcharge Defense by Jason Grant, the headline creates the mistaken impression…

By David Hershey-Webb

2 minute read

September 02, 2019 | New York Law Journal

We will no longer abide years of delay in the perfection of criminal appeals--such delays are not in the defendant's interest and are not in the public interest.

By Alan D. Scheinkman

12 minute read

August 28, 2019 | New York Law Journal

During yesterday's hearing, victim after victim made clear that the very act of speaking in court was empowering for them--potentially an initial step on the road toward healing for the crimes Epstein committed against them.

By Paul G. Cassell and Bradley J. Edwards

7 minute read

August 27, 2019 | New York Law Journal

The Supreme Court confirmed in no uncertain terms that attorneys cannot misuse "peremptory" challenges to exclude potential jurors solely because of their race.

By Gail Prudenti

4 minute read

August 26, 2019 | New York Law Journal

That we can celebrate the victory of 'Howl' over the censors today was by no means a forgone conclusion when the obscenity charges were brought.

By Frank G. Colella

8 minute read

August 26, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Prosecutors said the new indictment was needed to bring evidence involving Annabella Sciorra, best known for her work on "The Sopranos." She says Weinstein raped her inside her Manhattan apartment after she starred in a film for his movie studio in 1993.

By The Associated Press

3 minute read

August 26, 2019 | New York Law Journal

This complaint reflects willful blindness to the historical role of prosecutors as local ministers of justice, the sound legal basis for such uses of discretion, and the incontrovertible fact that lawful prosecutorial discretion has been used throughout American history by prosecutors along the entire political spectrum.

By Lucy Lang

5 minute read

August 25, 2019 | New York Law Journal

That the most senior of those prosecutors should remain glued to her spontaneous belief, formed during the initial hours of all-night interrogation, reflects a continuing inability to step back and recalibrate.

By Eric A. Seiff

4 minute read

August 22, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Court officials say the disgraced movie mogul is due in court the same day an appeals court is expected to rule on his lawyers' motion to move his trial out of New York City.

By The Associated Press

1 minute read

August 21, 2019 | New York Law Journal

The study shows that Latinos did fairly well—news that I’m sure some of your readers would have appreciated.

By Juan Cartagena

1 minute read