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Judge's 'Disturbing' Statements on Criminal Jurisprudence in Campaign Literature Raises Questions About Fitness to Serve on Bench

A judge ran a campaign for judicial office "on an apparently unequivocal campaign pledge to incarcerate offenders, exclude drug dealers from the community, ensure maximum sentencing of repeat offenders, and protect victims of domestic violence."
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New York Law Journal

Sondra Miller's Unfulfilled Dream for Parent Education

Justice Miller crashed through the glass ceiling: as one of the first women to graduate from Harvard Law School, then to serve on the Family Court, the Supreme Court, and the Appellate Division, Second Department.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Lesson From Alec Baldwin's Prosecution

The prosecution team in Alec Baldwin's manslaughter case may now realize why they were wrong to charge Baldwin to begin with—as they are being reminded why our criminal law (usually) places great weight on the defendant's state of mind his criminal intent, two Law Journal columnists write.
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New York Law Journal

Remembering the Honorable Sondra Miller 

The statewide coordinating judge for matrimonial matters remembers retired Appellate Division, Second Department Justice Sondra Miller, a titan of the family law bar who died on Aug. 7 at 95 years old.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Legal Aid Society Attorney-in-Chief and CEO Looks Back on Second Year at the Helm

When she arrived at Legal Aid two years ago, Twyla Carter made it her goal to remind the public why the legal service provider matters, and to reclaim its position as critical stakeholders with a constitutional and legal mandate to exist, and integral toward furthering public safety. Going into her third year leading the organization, Carter takes stock of its recent victories.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York Trial Court Weighs Necessity of New 'Zone of Danger' Tort

Is New York ready to include pets as part of the "immediate family" class for purposes of zone of danger liability?
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Everyday Hustle': A Criminal Defense Attorney's Tips for Running a Solo Practice

A Manhattan-based criminal defense attorney shares lessons on launching a solo practice during a turbulent time for New York courts.
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New York Law Journal

5 Do's and Don'ts to Avoid a Preindictment Presentation Becoming a Trial Exhibit

How can defense counsel avoid having a preindictment presentation to the prosecutor appear on the government's exhibit list at trial? Bonnie M. Baker of Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins provides five recommendations to consider in strategizing how to most safely communicate a client's story.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Defrauded Consumers Harmed by Two New York City Agencies That Are Not Doing Their Jobs

Since retiring from New York City's Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings in February 2022, Susan Kassapian been on a crusade to help restore consumer restitution hearings for defrauded New Yorkers.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Simply Adding Family Court Judges Will Not Increase Access to Justice

Putting more judges on the Family Court bench is only one of the many steps required to ensure that families have timely access to justice—and it cannot succeed in a vacuum, three contributors write in a letter to the editor.
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