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New York Law Journal

The Attorneys Who Provided Legal Services for Japanese American 'Evacuees' During World War II

In his new book, "Lawyer, Jailer, Ally, Foe," Eric L. Muller, the Dan K. Moore Distinguished Professor of Law in Jurisprudence and Ethics at the University of North Carolina Law School, provides a fascinating account of life in "America's World War II Concentration Camps" and of the important role played by lawyers in the camps.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

'What's Left Unsaid: My Life at the Center of Power, Politics & Crisis': Former Andrew Cuomo Aide's Tell-All Book Reviewed

This insider's view of the political storm that led to Cuomo's forced resignation raises serious questions about the roles played by power politics, a compliant media, and an attorney general who wished to be governor, in orchestrating the forced resignation of a duly elected governor.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Look Inside Bygone Era of The Queens DA's Office: 'No One Can Stand a Toss'

This book is a former Queens prosecutor's tell-all from his early years as an academic "underachiever" to becoming his office's chief ADA, which he considers the highlight of his career.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Pondering the Dichotomy in MLK's Legacy: 'King: A Life'

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.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Cautionary Tale of Relying Too Much on Judges to Police Themselves: 'Justice for Sale'

A partner at Schulte Roth & Zabel tells the sordid story of how Martin Manton, a potential U.S. Supreme Court nominee, chief judge of our prestigious U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and before that a federal district judge, solicited bribes from litigants and was ultimately convicted in 1939 and went to prison.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Conversation With Samuel Freedman, Author of the New Hubert Humphrey Biography 'Into The Bright Sunshine'

In his conversation with Sam Freedman, author of 'Into The Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights' Joel Cohen looks at how Freedman was able to present Humphrey as a hero, even as he's associated with the Vietnam war.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Your Commercial Division 'Tool Kit'

The 2023 "New York Commercial Division Practice Guide," edited by Stephen P. Younger and Muhammad U. Faridi is an essential guide for any lawyer who appears in the Commercial Division.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Gradual: The Case for Incremental Change in a Radical Age

"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.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Little Too Straight and Narrow: James Comey's 'Central Park West: A Crime Novel'

Comey might want to think twice about going down those mean fiction streets again, a reviewer says.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Goldfeder's Modern Election Law—Sixth Edition

The latest edition of Goldfeder's Modern Election Law is an essential and accessible edition that continues, with new co-authors, Jerry Goldfeder's ability to bring clarity to the complexities of New York election law without sacrificing substance, a Manhattan judge writes in this review.
9 minute read

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