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Acosta Responds to Former Bankruptcy Judge Chapman's Criticism of His Take on 'Carceral' Judges Report

"If Chapman doesn't disagree with the substance of my critique of the 'Cost of Discretion' report, then I am at a loss to understand why she thinks those criticisms were inappropriate. Just as judicial decision-making is fair game for public scrutiny, such criticism, when it is flawed and misleading, should be subject to correction and clarification," Rolando Acosta, a former presiding justice for the Appellate Division, First Department, writes.
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New York Law Journal

An Unholy Mess: SCOTUS Wedding Website Ruling Threatens Religious Liberty

The '303 Creative' case, while presented as a free speech challenge, is part of an ongoing litigation campaign by religious conservatives seeking to frame LGBTQ rights as an assault on Christianity, and Friday's SCOTUS decision is therefore being hailed in right-wing circles as a victory for religious liberty. It is anything but.
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New York Law Journal

If You Think It 'Thinks,' Think Again

Three columnists analyze a recent, groundbreaking sanctions order from a Southern District of New York judge against an attorney who admitted to using fake citations generated by ChatGPT in a court filing.
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New York Law Journal

Judges Should Welcome Feedback and Scrutiny, Not Seek to Evade It

Judges should have a professional interest in remaining open to criticism and feedback from researchers and legal practitioners as well as from the public, a retired judge writes in response to a recent op-ed in the Law Journal by a former presiding justice of the Appellate Division, First Department that has drawn criticism from some corners.
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New York Law Journal

Problem Not Solved: A Closer Look at the New US News Law School Ranking Formula

The factors U.S. News has chosen to emphasize in its newly revised formula will not, in fact, make the ranking a more useful guide for prospective students. U.S. News promotes short-term thinking in a situation that requires long-term decisions.
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New York Law Journal

A Decade After 'US v. Windsor,' We Cannot Relent

Given the current environment, we cannot turn a blind eye to the disturbing uptick in anti-LGBTQ legislation and rhetoric spreading across the country right now.
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New York Law Journal

Second Amendment Chaos in the Courts

It is now incumbent on the Supreme Court to bring some order to the post-Bruen chaos and confirm that last year's decision did not close the door to gun safety.
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New York Law Journal

Sam Bankman-Fried Becomes Defendant-Patient in Courtroom Surgical Amphitheater

It's a bad look for federal prosecutors' offices to add to the spectacle already happening in court, but they also know the power of the court of public opinion, writes a former communications director for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office
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New York Law Journal

Donald Trump Called Me 'Honorable' for the Wrong Reasons

In an exclusive op-ed for the Law Journal, the Westchester County district attorney speaks out on her office's decision to close its investigation into the Trump Organization without bringing charges.
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New York Law Journal

Will Trump Lawyers Testifying Erode Others' Trust in Their Lawyers?

The ongoing Trump saga, in which a number of lawyers have testified against him, brings some of the issues created by the government's seeming lack of respect for the privilege and the sacrosanct nature of the attorney-client relationship to the fore, two columnists write.
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