New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Steven B. Wasserman | January 18, 2022
A public defender writes that any future changes to bail statutes should be gradual and not a return to the "bad old days" of unbridled discretion for judges in detention proceedings.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Brenna DeVaney and Kiisha Morrow | January 12, 2022
Organizers of an alliance of 300 law firms write that the fight for racial justice remains as important as ever and the need is immediate.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Michael Siller | January 5, 2022
The new mayor would do well to commit to establishing a relationship with his new investigation commissioner that values accountability, integrity and transparency, a former Department of Investigation head writes.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Carmen R. Velasquez, Mary Ann Brigantti, Richard T. Andrias and John M. Leventhal | January 2, 2022
A group of sitting and retired judges write that the court system's portrayal of its recent move to deny 46 older judges' bid to stay on the bench past retirement age as a cost-cutting measure was a "red herring."
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By John Gleeson | November 15, 2021
In the federal districts that embrace New York City, thirty-four out of sixty-six judges are former prosecutors, but only two are former public defenders. This gross imbalance adversely affects the administration of justice.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Noah A. Rosenblum | November 12, 2021
Gov. Kathy Hochul is primed to announce her first nominee to the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court. She has a consequential choice…
New York Law Journal | Analysis|Letter to the Editor
By Bradley Silverbush | October 26, 2021
Unquestionably, a simple criminal charge for a minor offense should not permit a landlord to utilize that fact to discriminate against a prospective tenant. But there is a difference between nonviolent petty offenses and felonious assault or rape.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Michael W. Kessler | July 7, 2021
Thus, though it is fine to work toward a legislative solution to this problem, in the meantime it is also in the hands of every trial lawyer to change the rule by offering the literature, and making a proper record for judicial consideration.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Darryl M. Vernon | June 16, 2021
Judge Weinstein went out of his way to treat two law students that he didn't know with the utmost dignity, consideration and thoughtfulness about how we might learn more before we became lawyers.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Jennifer P. Brown | June 7, 2021
I am a matrimonial attorney in private practice in New York City who always loved to cook for friends and family. When the city went on lockdown, and my practice basically ground nearly to a halt, cooking became my full-time job.
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