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DA Candidate Won't Prosecute Under Abortion Law

"As such, we have a responsibility to stand up against laws that unjustly criminalize our citizens for personal decisions."
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New York Law Journal

As Federal Courts Become More Hostile to LGBT Rights, Equality Act Passage Is Urgent

One of the three cases that will be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court is a New York case where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in favor of the estate of the late Donald Zarda, a skydiving instructor who was fired because he was gay.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Noting Justice Gammerman's Contribution to Jury Instructions

I would like to add one more contribution: Justice Gammerman's more than twenty-five years in which he was a dominating force on the Pattern Jury Instructions Committee.
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New York Law Journal

Close New York's Double Jeopardy Loophole

The president does not have the authority to pardon state offenses, but a presidential pardon could still put an end to a state prosecution. Under Article 40 of New York's Criminal Procedure Law, double jeopardy attaches after a defendant has pled guilty or proceeded to trial in federal court.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Radiologist's Duty Has Evolved

Standards of care have evolved to embrace far more than the very circumscribed and limited role urged by a recent columnist.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Acting Queens DA Calls Law Journal Story 'Dubious Attack on a Sitting Judge'

The article questions the competence and impartiality of Justice Steven Paynter, suggesting that the rate of reversal of his decisions is grossly disproportionate to other judges. This is simply not so.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Take Pride in What You Wear to Court

Open-toed shoes, sneakers, baseball caps, unbuttoned collars, loose ties and/or wrinkled clothes have no place in court.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Lamps Plus' Undermines Contract Principles

The decision in Lamps Plus opens the floodgates for creep in two directions and thereby threatens future courts' ability to apply contract law that suits the contract type and context of consent.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Law Journal Accused of Political Bias

It is not your job to opine on the merits of politics, and I view your assumption of such a mantle as a gross usurpation of authority.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Zealous Representation and Civility Can Exist Together

I asked them which one of them would like their surgeon to do only an adequate job; which automobile mechanic should do “only an adequate job” repairing their car?
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