By Committee on Judicial Ethics | May 12, 2024
(1) Once a judge's law clerk's spouse becomes the Public Defender, the judge (a) must completely insulate the law clerk from all cases involving the PD's office, (b) must disclose both the relationship and the insulation, and (c) may thereafter preside in the matter, provided the judge can be fair and impartial, even if a party objects.
By ALM Staff | May 10, 2024
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
By Brian Lee | May 10, 2024
The legislative effort follows on the heels of the state high court's decision to throw out Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction because of the admission of improper evidence.
By Brian Lee | May 10, 2024
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the world and will take dominance over many professions, the associate justice said.
By Cedra Mayfield | Patrick Smith | May 10, 2024
New York litigators Brendon DeMay and Priyanka Timblo recently secured a $101 million federal jury verdict against retail giant Walmart in the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. On Legal Speak, the duo discuss how they went about using hostile witnesses to further their case.
By Emily Saul | May 10, 2024
The issue arose as prosecutors wound down their case in chief. An assistant Manhattan DA said the prosecution had two more witnesses and could rest by the end of next week.
By Dan Roe | May 10, 2024
Law students are increasingly interested in law firms' political and moral positions.
By Christine Charnosky | May 10, 2024
"This is very much about the students not wanting their 'home' [the campus] actively involved with and invested in genocide," said a Barnard College student, who will be graduating next week, adding that there have been pro-Israeli protesters on campus who have received "very little focus in mainstream media."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Paul Batista | May 10, 2024
Within months of the Supreme Court's decision in 'Yegiazaryan v. Smagin', a significant number of federal appellate courts applied the new precedent with impressive speed, thoroughness and consistency. In doing so, the Courts of Appeals have expanded the scope of RICO into terrain in which older decisions had not dared to tread.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Laura B. Dowgin and Hilary Simon | May 10, 2024
The primary focus of most litigation in the United States is on the defendant's liability to the plaintiff. In the unique world of New York Labor Law claims, however, risk transfer issues among defendants and third-party defendants often become the main event.
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