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New York Law Journal

Reflections on the Reichstag Fire

Donald Trump sees himself as a strongman who with his followers has a well-documented plan to subvert the 2024 presidential election and remake our form of government, the Law Journal's Bennett Gershman writes.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

In Corruption Case Against Eric Adams, Prosecutors Are Attempting to Create a New Bribery Standard

After reading the charges in the Adams' indictment and hearing the U.S. attorney's press conference detailing the allegations, the public needs to know that the crimes charged in the indictment are not supported by the publicly available facts.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Legislature Has Enacted Landmark Criminal Justice Reforms. Now It Should Take Steps to Improve the System

The legislature has made dramatic reforms to our criminal justice system over the past several years—limiting monetary bail, increasing the discovery…
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

The 'Lopez' Decision Demands Legislative Action. The Marvin Mayfield Act Is the Solution.

There is a bill currently pending, the Marvin Mayfield Act, which would eliminate mandatory minimum sentences in New York.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Bad Things Happen in the Dark: Attorneys Must Speak Up When Misleading News Reports Target Our Judiciary

Three family law attorneys speak out against a recent report broadcast by NBC 4 New York that they say undermines the public's trust in the judiciary.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Midnight in Moscow': A Memoir From the Front Lines of Russia's War Against the West

Jeffrey Winn reviews the memoir of a former U.S. ambassador to Russia who provides a close assessment of Vladimir Putin's past and motivations.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

If Trump Wants It, 2+2=5

Former President Donald Trump wants his supporters and enablers to subordinate their real-world perceptions to his political will, Law Journal columnist Bennett L. Gershman writes.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York's Court System Says More Work Is Needed To Clear Up Case Delays

New York's court system is working with the Center for Justice Innovation to implementing a number of common-sense measures aimed at reducing case processing delays, including improving oversight of the discovery process, accelerating when pretrial hearings occur, deploying court personnel to help resolve obstacles to case resolution, and establishing a formal protocol for conferencing cases and setting firm trial dates.
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYC's Administrative Court's to Publish Some Rulings in the New York Law Journal Is Welcomed. But It Should Go Further

An attorney who has worked thousands of cases before the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings applauds the court's recent announcement to submit rulings from its trial division to the New York Law Journal for publication. But he says going further and publishing rulings from the court's appeals and hearing divisions would more accurately reflect OATH and how its decisions impact the average New Yorker.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Requiem For a Rule of Evidence

In a time when witnesses are called for what they know or have observed, limited only by relevance and probative value, the voucher rule remains anachronism, an Appellate Division, Second Department justice writes.
15 minute read

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