Deanna Paul

July 07, 2023 | New York Law Journal

More than a dozen states have introduced or passed legislative reforms or adopted restrictions in recent years to protect young defendants from extreme punishment. Still, two in five people sentenced to life without parole were under 25 at the time of their conviction. This article reinforces the importance of this area of the law and discusses the way science is outpacing existing juvenile sentencing jurisprudence.

By Deanna Paul

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April 21, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The much-anticipated defamation trial never began, but a ruling last month may have been a lost opportunity to examine a crucial issue in media law: whether news outlets are responsible for reporting false statements by prominent people.

By Milton L. Williams and Deanna Paul

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February 15, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The Justice Department recently released a revised Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) to expound upon the potential benefits bestowed on companies that self-report white-collar crime. The Department's announcement appears to be framed as an olive branch to further encourage corporations to voluntarily disclose potential malfeasance to the government, but at what risk?

By Mitra Hormozi, Deanna Paul and Marc Armas

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