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New York Law Journal

New York's Proposed Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Is Dramatically Overbroad

New York state is poised to enact a radical change to its employment laws: the elimination of all noncompetition agreements. A sweeping bill passed by the state Legislature in June 2023 now awaits signature from Governor Kathy Hochul, who is considering the measure. Although well-intentioned, this legislation is deeply misguided. The governor would be wise to reject it.
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New York Law Journal

Why AFCs Should Not Be Appointed To Represent Non-Communicative Toddlers in Custody Disputes

Peter Galasso has previously argued to multiple jurists that AFCs should not be appointed to represent toddlers in child custody cases. Due to the absence of guidance from the Appellate Division, this argument has yet to gain traction in the minds of judges responsible for the appointment of AFCs for toddlers. To safeguard the integrity of the judiciary and to save our clients a substantial amount of money in the process, this misguided practice needs to end.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

What I Wish I Knew Then: Anthony Crowell

The New York Law School dean and president reflects on his education and career, including where it overlapped, and offers advice to both current law students and those thinking of pursuing law school.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Op-Ed Criticized Guild's Support of Terrorism, That Is All

The thrust of the article is that the National Lawyers Guild, on the day after the Oct. 7 massacres and before Israel entered Gaza, praised the Hamas rapes, beheadings and kidnappings as entirely justified "military actions." I criticized the guild for its support of terrorism and its insensitivity toward the Israeli victims, Alan M. Dershowitz writes.
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New York Law Journal

Front-Loading Vouched-In Judges: More Confidence in the Deliberative Process Would Be Better

The better policy of wait-and-see, with diligent continuing deliberations among the permanent members, is a virtue well worth practicing because it affords the opportunity to pursue common-ground solutions inter sese for the decisions where recusals or absences occur, and the few where a vouch-in is unavoidably needed.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Reflecting on the Four Freedoms

In this season of gratitude, it's appropriate to recall the "four freedoms"—freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from fear and freedom from want—articulated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the threshold of World War II and illustrated so memorably in Norman Rockwell's iconic renditions.
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New York Law Journal

Donald Trump's Abusive Judicial Conduct Complaint

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik's ethics complaint against the judge presiding over Donald Trump's civil fraud trial in Manhattan is an attempt to undermine the court process by making a further public spectacle of their largely silly allegations, former members of the board for New York's judicial watchdog write.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

The New York Court of Appeals and the Congressional Gerrymander

The Court of Appeals should refrain from both usurping the constitution—and the will of the voters who approved New York's initiative to curb partisan political gerrymandering, a Law Journal columnist writes.
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New York Law Journal

An Open Letter to Law Firms That Hire Hamas Supporters

Law firms that hire such supporters of Hamas barbarism have an ethical obligation to disclose the decision they have made to their clients, and to not assign such lawyers to any client without getting their informed consent, writes Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Controlling an Unruly Witness

Trump's performance in Monday's segment was a disaster for Trump, his family, and his business empire. Trump acknowledged again and again that he was the central player in the scheme to inflate the value of his properties to get loans from banks.
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