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New York Law Journal

Can Other White-Collar Offenders Benefit From a President's Defense Strategies?

Some white-collar offenders, particularly those with considerable resources and bravado may think that just like the president, they can weather an oncoming storm.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Making a Mockery of Supreme Court Jurisdiction

The suit is a dishonest and irresponsible effort to use the highest court as a prop to advance a political agenda.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Dropping a Client Due to Public Shaming Is Cowardly

I find the conduct of big law firms, afraid to stand their ground and represent a highly visible unpopular client, an embarrassment to the profession.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawyers Should Support Ongoing Quest for Truth, Including in Elections

Maybe the President's legal challenges will fail, but they sure don't seem far-fetched, baseless or frivolous to me. Yet that is the starting point of a recent editorial, and the Law Journal's default editorial position.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Everyone Is Entitled to Legal Representation

The lawyers presenting election challenges have been subject to every manner of ridicule, harassment and threats.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Gestalt' Lawyering

In psychology, the gestalt form of treatment looks at the entire person - their lifestyle, family history, and more in order to determine the cause of the problem. Given social distancing, our legal world is turning to more computerized interactions with clients. For lawyers, COVID-19 presents an opportunity to recognize the significant changes in our culture and how we will adapt to them.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

What Is a 'Substantial Basis' Under New York's Anti-SLAPP Law?

On Nov. 10, New York enacted legislation intended to strengthen free speech protections by modifying its nearly 30-year-old Anti-SLAPP law. But the vitality of these new protections will depend on how courts interpret a key concept in the statute.
18 minute read

New York Law Journal

200 Amsterdam Case Could Have 'Catastrophic' Outcome

The 200 Amsterdam case, in which the lower court ordered an unspecified number of already constructed floors of an Upper West Side skyscraper torn down, could undermine real estate investor confidence for a long time to come at a time when we desperately need jobs and a future tax base for the city.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

It's Time for Virtual Justice

Under the current conditions, it defies logic for OCA to require people to travel to unsafe courthouses for minor infractions. But even beyond public safety, the notion that we are achieving justice by requiring a defendant to appear numerous times on a misdemeanor, often risking his or her job, only to see the case dismissed or resolved with a noncriminal disposition is misguided.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Not All Claims of Election Irregularities Are Without Merit

Whether such claims are meritorious or not is a legitimate matter for the courts, not those with a political agenda, to decide.
2 minute read

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