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New York Law Journal

Recusals in the Court of Appeals: A Response to Judge Read

A Law Journal columnist responds to a former Court of Appeals judge's recent column in which she questioned the use of the high court's procedure for substituting recused judges.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Moving Toward Yes Amid Political Uncertainty: NYC Planning Commission Approves 'City of Yes' for Housing Opportunity. But Will City Council?

Will City Council put aside the power struggles and politics, and rise to the occasion to support this final piece of Eric Adams' land use agenda, or will COYHO be lost in the political tides?
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

What I Wish I Knew Then: Damian Williams

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams of the Southern District of New York, whose office is once again making national headlines, reflects on his background and shares advice for younger attorneys who are still finding their way in the profession.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Leaked Chief Justice Roberts In-House Memo

If Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. doesn't identify who leaked his memo to The New York Times, he risks a continued inability to candidly communicate with his colleagues in any meaningful way or a public that continues to lack confidence in its highest court, the Law Journal's Joel Cohen writes.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Rulings From NYC's Administrative Law Court to Be Published in the Law Journal

Given the broad scope and the impact of its decisions, the work of the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings has great relevance to the New York legal community, the court's Chief Administrative Law Judge writes.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Allowing Elections Boards to Count Absentee Ballots Early Benefits Voters

The new law gives the "win" to the voter, not the one partisan commissioner standing in the way. Putting the voter first is also progress.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

US Supreme Court Doesn't Need Defenders—It Needs Reformers

In a recent editorial by the Wall Street Journal, a Big Law partner decries the toxic rhetoric aimed at the court as damaging public respect for the rule of law. But he ignores the much more toxic rhetoric against the justice system in general, Law Journal columnist Bennett L. Gershman writes.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawyers: Beware of AI Hallucinations

In the last month I have received four letters containing references and quotes from court decisions and statutes that were strongly opposed to positions…
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

An Overview of the Court of Appeals' Substitution Policy After One Year

Skepticism verging on suspicion is the inevitable result of the New York Court of Appeals' substitution policy as presently carried out, a former associate judge on the court writes.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Charging Parents When Their Children Kill                                                  

Responsible parenting may be the most difficult job in the world, Law Journal columnist Bennett Gershman writes. But as prosecutors turn to parents to hold them responsible for the criminal acts of their children, raising juveniles today brings colossal risks, unforeseen landmines, and unenviable judgment calls.
8 minute read

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