New York Law Journal | Commentary|Expert Opinion
By David Lenefsky | June 7, 2024
Given the current deep divide in America on everything—politics, economics, race and human rights—and everywhere—urban/rural, coastal/heartland, and the widespread lack of tolerance for diversity and treatment of opponents as enemies, is it fair to ask whether Americans can live together peacefully and treat the public interest as taking precedence over private privilege and personal political expediency?
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Joseph W. Bellacosa | June 5, 2024
This is primarily a "Tale of Two Cases," heard on back-to-back days at the New York Court of Appeals in 1990. My focus highlights different standards the media use to cover, and often skew, the public understanding of a well-informed public concerning the civic importance and core values of cases and the judicial process.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Patricia E. Antezana | May 30, 2024
Recently, in Citizens Business Bank v. Mission Bank, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied the plaintiff's motion to compel a forensic examination of certain electronic devices, accounts, and backup servers maintained by the defendant and the defendant's employees.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Jeffrey M. Winn | May 28, 2024
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.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Joseph A. Zayas | May 21, 2024
The award was presented at the annual Awards Dinner and Reception of the Network Bar Leaders on Tuesday.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Steven Goldman | May 21, 2024
No serious person would suggest that a lawyer who represents someone accused of a terrible crime is themself a bad person by dint of that representation, a contributor writes in response to a column that the New York Law Journal published last week.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Jerry H. Goldfeder and Karen Friedman Agnifilo | May 21, 2024
To find Trump guilty of the charged felonies, the jury must find that the prosecution has proven, beyond a reasonable doubt, the elements of those crimes—that he caused his company's business records to be falsified with the intent to commit or conceal another crime, specifically that he conspired to influence the 2016 presidential election by unlawful means.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Denny Chin and Kathy Hirata Chin | May 20, 2024
Denny Chin, a senior judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, co-authored the review with his wife and retired Crowell & Moring partner Kathy Hirata Chin
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Bennett L. Gershman | May 19, 2024
Assuming Donald Trump does not testify in his criminal trial in Manhattan—which is set to conclude testimony this week—and the defense presents no evidence, it will be interesting to see whether and how the defense deals with Trump's silence, Law Journal columnist Bennett Gershman writes.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Elliott B. Jacobson | May 17, 2024
In this article, Elliott B. Jacobson references Elie Honig's defense of Todd Blanche and his representation of Donald Trump, and presents his opinion as to why he believes Honig is wrong.
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