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New York Law Journal

For LGBTQ New Yorkers, the Legislative Fight for Justice Continues

We have made so many advances, but there is so much to be done. That is why at LeGaL, we are pushing to pass a legislative agenda that would move the State of New York even further on the path to equality.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Fringe Political Parties Should Not Pick Our Judges 

The New York State legislature, in its final hours of budget negotiations, agreed to empower a new commission to change our election laws. This commission could end the practice of “fusion voting” in this state—a practice which imperils the independence of our judiciary.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Pro Bono Appetite Grows for Criminal Justice Work at Last

Perhaps confidence is eroding in the country's leadership to ensure that justice is meted out equally across the country, given the policy agenda in Washington and the criminal indictments of many of those responsible for its execution.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Real Reason Why NY State Courts Have Reduced Backlogs

So, just why does the court system need an extra half a billion dollars to handle one third fewer cases?
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Increase in 18b Hourly Rate Is Long Overdue

Bringing a post-conviction motion entails painstaking efforts, often requiring obtaining and examining a client's old records, finding and speaking with witnesses, and consulting with experts. Given the caps, therefore, taking on a post-conviction case under 18b often means working for less than minimum wage.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Joe Milowic's Story of Depression Should Spur Renewed Focus on Lawyer Well-being

This one graphic story ought to jump-start a renewed and broad education program, with a higher decibel of repeated notifications pointing to awareness and availability of help and resources to back it up.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Change in Civil Forfeiture Law Makes Sense

Our society has countervailing interests—like reducing the pretrial suffering of innocent criminal defendants, and reducing the frequency with which people plead guilty simply because of that pretrial suffering.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lessons From the Measles Outbreak: Protect Your Students or Pay the Price

One option New York State should consider is to allow tort suits–civil actions for damages–against schools which allow non-vaccinating parents to send their children when their actions substantially increase the risk of spreading the outbreak of this highly contagious disease.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Bail Reform—A View From the Bench

I am gratified that the Legislature and the Governor are on the verge of enacting landmark reforms to our state's pre-trial securing order system designed to significantly reduce the number of criminal defendants who are incarcerated before trial. But I also have significant concerns about the specific reforms now being negotiated.
17 minute read

New York Law Journal

It's Time to Amend the Jencks Act

The claim that early production of witness statements threatens to engender perjury and obstruction is based on the notion—inimical to our system of justice—that every person charged with a crime is guilty and likely to flout the law in order to escape punishment. A statute that rests on this presumption is, in 2019, long overdue for reform.
8 minute read

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