New York Law Journal | Commentary|Letter to the Editor
By Ellen Yaroshefsky | November 13, 2023
An idea recently that Alan Dershowitz recently proposed in an article published in the Law Journal is as treacherous and deceitful as it is unworkable--and is McCarthyism revisited, Ellen Yaroshefsky writes.
New York Law Journal | Commentary|Letter to the Editor
By Alan M. Dershowitz | November 10, 2023
Law firms that hire such supporters of Hamas barbarism have an ethical obligation to disclose the decision they have made to their clients, and to not assign such lawyers to any client without getting their informed consent, writes Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Daniel M. Lehmann | September 15, 2023
In their article, "'Get Sheds Down': Reforming NYC's Shed Construction," Kenneth M. Block and Melissa T. Billig discuss New York City Department…
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Joseph W. Bellacosa | August 9, 2023
A former high court judge comes to the defense of Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick, who serves as the New York court system's independent monitor for its efforts to combat racial bias in the courts.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Adrienne B. Koch and Richard P. Swanson | August 8, 2023
The New York City Bar Association's criticism of Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick as an independent monitor for the New York court system's efforts to combat racial bias in its venues could undermine public confidence in the process, the leaders of the Manhattan-based New York County Lawyers' Association write.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By William C. Silverman | August 6, 2023
The chair for the Find for Modern Courts responds to a recent report by a New York City Bar Association working group advising that the court system's appointment of former Court of Appeals Judge Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick as a monitor to oversee reform efforts raises questions about the independence of the job.
New York Law Journal | Commentary|Letter to the Editor
By Gary Zucker | July 10, 2023
While the rest of the world embraces technology, many New York courts are regressing to a time when attorneys spent hours travelling and waiting around…
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Sandra Elena Roper | July 10, 2023
Chief Judge Rowan Wilson's plan for the Court of Appeals to rule on certified questions would allow for more expeditious stare decisis decisions to our lower courts, a Brooklyn judge writes.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Ronald McGuire | May 23, 2023
Lethal force can only be used in self defense if a person reasonably believes that lethal force is necessary to protect that person or another person from an imminent threat of grave harm, an attorney writes in response to a recent letter to the editor published in the Law Journal.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Cary London | April 20, 2023
A member of the New York City Council has proposed a bill that would extend the hours during which the city can issue fines to commercial properties for their failure to keep their sidewalks clean.
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