April 05, 2023 | New York Law Journal
NYCLA Responds to Trump's Vitriolic Attacks on Justice MerchanWhile a litigant has the right to express a viewpoint regarding litigation and the judge overseeing that litigation, Trump has issued vitriolic statements about Merchan that have nothing to do with the case and undermine the rule of law and the dignity of the judicial process.
By Vincent Chang and Adrienne Koch
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January 17, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Deriding LaSalle as a Conservative Is 'Nonsense'LaSalle merely concurred in and not author most of the decisions that his critics have cited. And none of those cited decisions can fairly be depicted as "conservative," much less legally erroneous.
By Vincent Chang and Adrienne Koch
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January 03, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Attacks on the Nomination of Justice LaSalle for the Court of Appeals Threaten Judicial IndependenceInterest groups pressing a political agenda—along with several legislators—have opposed Hector LaSalle's nomination before any hearings on his nomination have commenced. They have assigned labels to him, such as "conservative" or "anti-choice," based on flawed analysis, and as a sitting judge, he is unable to respond to these apparently unfounded attacks.
By Vincent Chang and Adrienne Koch
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