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New York Law Journal

Netflix Series Portrays Linda Fairstein as Foil for Criminal Justice System's Ills

Linda Fairstein is no more guilty of what she is portrayed to have done, in the film, as the exonerated were in reality.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

We Must Listen to the Lessons of the Central Park 5 Case

We cannot and must not ignore the many lessons to be learned that are highlighted by cases like the Central Park Five. Our children deserve better than that.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Rush to Judgment Against Central Park Five Was the Real Crime

What really is morally and intellectually indefensible--which Mr. Richman overlooks--is the mob-like rush to judgment in 1989 against these five innocent boys by the media, the public and Donald Trump, who insinuated himself with his front-page incendiary call for the death penalty.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Rush to Condemn Linda Fairstein Is Mob Rule

Mob rule, which this clearly is, is morally and intellectually indefensible. The mob serves as a substitute for thought; to be the liberal purveyors for a just society and behave in such a manner is outrageous.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Rewriting the Sentence Means Choosing New Words

We have been too punitive, criminalized too much behavior, and used incarceration as the default response.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Policymakers Don't Hold the NYPD Accountable

Specifically, 1,037 officers were involved in two lawsuits; 339 were involved in three lawsuits; 106 were involved in five lawsuits and 37 officers had eight or more lawsuits to their name.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ex-NY Supreme Court Justice Reveals He Was Sexually Abused 60 Years Ago at Rockefeller University

I remembered being placed against a wall naked with my hands extended out towards him. And then I remember the picture-taking. Pictures of my naked 13-year-old body, followed by measurements of my penis. Then it all went blank.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Leaving Them Speechless: A Mere Government Agency Cannot Silence Americans for Life

Within moments, lives are forever altered, reputations destroyed, businesses put on the road to ruin with many livelihoods at risk.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

What Happens to Whistleblowers When the Government Doesn't Intervene?

As the court stressed, "[i]f the government intervenes, the civil action remains the same--it simply has one additional party."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Yellowstone' Will Live on Through Creative Practitioners

While the commentators have bemoaned the court's decision (especially those representing tenants), the issue before us practitioners is what do we do when negotiating a lease and more specifically, the waiver of declaratory relief?
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