New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Brook Hopkins and Colin Doyle | March 25, 2019
Today, with just over 4% of the world's population, the United States has nearly 20% of the world's pretrial jail population — almost half a million people.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By John Koeltl | March 25, 2019
It cannot be good for lawyers to be thrown off the treadmill of the legal profession because they have reached a certain age. And it is not good for the profession or the city that needs their talents.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Alan Newton | March 22, 2019
Judges and district attorneys are elected officials with enormous power. The decisions made by judges and prosecutors determined my fate for the 22 years I was wrongfully imprisoned.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Tina Luongo, Justine Olderman and Lisa Schreibersdorf | March 20, 2019
As public defenders, we worry that extending preventative detention to accused New Yorkers based on perceptions of “dangerousness” would sanction further racial discrimination and bias. It could also mean an increase in the number of people in pretrial detention.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Steve Cohen | March 18, 2019
It is now rumored that the college admissions scheme was not limited to the 35-odd families named in the current indictment and might reach 750. It will be an even sadder day for America and our higher education system if that is true.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Daniel Connolly | March 15, 2019
The author of a recently published article suggests that the City's indemnification of officers for punitive damages is nefarious and leaves officers “unscathed” and unpunished. That is not the case.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick and Mark Dwyer | March 15, 2019
It is time for criminal justice reform, and we applaud those in Albany and across our state who are now wrestling with how to best implement that reform.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Vivia Chen | March 13, 2019
Until that huge college admissions scandal broke just over 24 hours ago, I bet most you didn't know Gordon Caplan existed.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Jenna Greene | March 13, 2019
It's astonishing how parents who presumably just want to help their children can so totally lose sight of ethical boundaries.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Mark S. Goldstein | March 12, 2019
Reed Smith counsel Mark Goldstein wasn't sure he could both be a lawyer and have mental health disabilities. But he learned how to survive and thrive in Big Law.
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