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New York Law Journal

Incendiary Falsehoods and the First Amendment

When content is false and incendiary it aims not only to deceive but to deprive other speakers of credibility and attention. It undermines, rather than contributes to, debate; it inflames rather than informs.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Caravaggio and Bernini: Two Giant Geniuses, Two Violent Criminals

Culture creators are obviously not always cultured.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Comment on Supreme Court OSHA Decision

The Supreme Court's decision introduces more uncertainty in a very uncertain time.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Catastrophe of Albany's Making: Assigned Counsel Rates and Access to Justice

Even though the state of New York has historically been a champion of equal access to justice for over a century, in recent decades it seems that our State Legislature and the Executive branch have lost their way on this important issue.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Questions and Answers on 'Illiberalism'

Joel Cohen conducts an interview with Thomas Main, author of 'The Rise of Illiberalism'. Rather than a traditional book review that would, predictably, agree with or attempt to refute Main's thinking, Cohen chose to better report his actual thinking on the subject—a preview for the reader of what his excellent volume has to say—through a question-and-answer session.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

The State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021: A Counterproductive Solution in Search of a Problem

The claimed reasons for this bill are unsupported by reality.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Making a Shambles of the First Amendment

Did Judge Wood carefully analyze legal issues correctly? Was his reasoning coherent, logical, and based on a correct application of law? Did he cite legal authority carefully and responsibly?
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Clockwork Contagion

Bronx Criminal Court Judge Jeffrey M. Zimmerman raises a vexing philosophical and moral question penned in a recent decision where he asks, "Can a defendant be required to get vaccinated for COVID as a condition of a conditional discharge?"
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Might Decriminalizing Sex Work Have Unintended Consequences on Children?

Whatever one's opinion regarding legalizing prostitution might be, and however well-intentioned the two pieces of proposed legislation are, might they inadvertently force sex work further into the shadows and thereby expose children to exploitation?
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Reflection: Can a Judge Say I Love You?

Can a Judge Say I Love You? I'll get straight to the point. We can, we must, we should, and we do "say" I love you in myriad ways, if not with literal words than with our actions.
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