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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…
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

It's Time to Ban No Re-Hire Provisions in New York

In recent years, there has been increased public and legislative focus on the restrictions discrimination and harassment victims/plaintiffs face when…
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Nuclear Weapons: A Lawless World

The dynamics of the nuclear weapons relationship between and among the United States, Russia and China is in free fall. There is presently no strategic nuclear weapons stability between the three nuclear superpowers other than their recognition, it is assumed, that preventing nuclear war is an existential imperative. Each knows, it is hoped, that wars today which kill thousands would—if strategic nuclear weapons are used—kill millions.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

The New York Court of Appeals: A Triumph of Merit Selection

The current court is a triumph of the merit selection process that New Yorkers voted for in 1977. The process has produced seven judges with diverse backgrounds, vast experience, and exceptional credentials.
7 minute read

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