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Video Evidence of Jordan Neely's Death Does Not Support a Self-Defense Claim

Lethal force can only be used in self defense if a person reasonably believes that lethal force is necessary to protect that person or another person from an imminent threat of grave harm, an attorney writes in response to a recent letter to the editor published in the Law Journal.
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New York Law Journal

George Santos: Presumed Innocent?

Santos has already conceded that he committed theft and that he fabricated significant aspects of his resume, the very resume upon which donors relied when contributing to his campaign and upon which voters relied when casting their ballots for him, a former prosecutor writes.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Dilemma of Balancing Civil Rights & Criminal Defense: The Complex Case of Daniel Penny

The situation underscores the delicate balance between advocating for the civil rights of young black men and upholding the principles of criminal defense.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Shyster' and Antisemitism: A Delayed Reaction

A longtime Law Journal contributor follows up on a provocative piece published 20 years ago that continues to draw attention and stir debate.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

A House Again Divided: Our Democracy and Courts in Peril

I understand that it is easier to talk about threats to judicial independence when those threats are coming from people with whom we disagree ideologically, but it is clear to me that the threats are now coming from inside the house, so to speak.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Need for Judicially Imposed Limits in the Interest of Time

An argument for imposing time limits at trial by two attorneys who recently tried a case in the Southern District where the judge did just that.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Court of Appeals Rosetta Stone: Deciphering Almost 50 Years of Data

A court of last resort is more like an elegant boutique than an all-purposes/all-products department store.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Enough Already With George Santos

Bringing charges against U.S. Rep. George Santos for allegedly breaking tax and campaign finance laws—which are reportedly under investigation by the U.S. Attorney's office in Brooklyn and two federal agencies—could take months or even years. But U.S. Attorney Breon Peace could potentially bring wire fraud charges against Santos based on what's already in the public record, a former prosecutor writes.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Attacks on Prosecutors Put Politics Over Safety

Critics of reform have spent years dishonestly claiming that reform prosecutors refuse to prosecute crimes, and they are all too happy to invert that argument when they don't like who is being charged, the executive director of the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice writes.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Is AI an Intelligent Way to Make Employment Decisions?

  Artificial intelligence seems to be society's new sliced bread, with everybody wanting a piece of it. AI guides us along city streets…
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