Jeffrey M Winn

October 15, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Jeffrey Winn reviews the memoir of a former U.S. ambassador to Russia who provides a close assessment of Vladimir Putin's past and motivations.

By Jeffrey M. Winn

9 minute read

May 28, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The former U.S. Supreme Court justice's book provides excellent analysis of the contrast between textualism/originalism, but was not as forceful as it could have been in highlighting examples where textualism and originalism would produce abhorrent results that could undermine the high court's prestige.

By Jeffrey M. Winn

8 minute read

December 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Prior to the United States' entrance into World War II, the U.S. Supreme Court -- mostly nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt, had issued several important decisions that enforced the civil rights of a variety of Americans against government discrimination. But after America became a combatant, the court would issue morally corrosive rulings that ultimately deprived 120,000 people of the equal protection of the laws.

By Jeffrey M. Winn

10 minute read

September 20, 2023 | New York Law Journal

In the 1960s, Martin Luther King Jr. was a radical who was feared, hated, and considered dangerous. But in the years since King's 1968 assassination, he has become saintly and mythological. Pondering this dichotomy, a biographer set out to write a book about King, the man, focusing on his humanity, hopes, flaws, and anxieties.

By Jeffrey M. Winn

8 minute read

June 28, 2023 | New York Law Journal

"Gradual" focuses on government reforms that have aimed to alleviate poverty or improve criminal justice. However, a Law Journal reviewer writes, the book would have been much stronger if the authors had widened their nets.

By Jeffrey M. Winn

7 minute read

April 19, 2023 | New York Law Journal

As a 21-year-old Yale Law School student in 1969, Daniel Kornstein received his U.S. Army draft notice. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he chose to serve.

By Jeffrey M. Winn

7 minute read

January 20, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The book presents an inspiring account of how resourceful women promoted fairness and "paddled furiously to protect constitutional democracy" during the Trump years.

By Jeffrey M. Winn

8 minute read

December 15, 2022 | New York Law Journal

In resisting what he calls the political misuse of the DOJ by Trump officials, Berman declares that he "fought back and protected a cornerstone of American justice."

By Jeffrey M. Winn

8 minute read

October 14, 2022 | New York Law Journal

As masterfully recounted in Garrett Graff's new book, the Watergate scandal constituted both a great challenge to, and vindication of, the "rule of law" in America. Fifty years later, it powerfully demonstrates that no one—not even the president—is above the law.

By Jeffrey M. Winn

8 minute read

May 18, 2022 | New York Law Journal

A strength of the book is the curiosity created over whether the protagonist will be found guilty by the jury.

By Jeffrey M. Winn

6 minute read