By Daniel J. Kornstein | October 8, 2019
Comparisons between law and chess are common enough. Many articles have explored that metaphor and explained how the two fields are similar—up to a point. The literature is full of such analyses. But such studies are typically no more than short articles. Now we have a new book on the subject, and it is a good one.
By Jeffrey M. Winn | September 17, 2019
Occasionally profane but never in doubt, Edward Menkin's new memoir, which chronicles the interesting criminal cases he's tried over his 42-year legal career, is an entertaining read that lawyers will find authentic and non-lawyers will consider accessible.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Frank G. Colella | August 26, 2019
That we can celebrate the victory of 'Howl' over the censors today was by no means a forgone conclusion when the obscenity charges were brought.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Daniel R. Alonso and Martin J. Foncello | August 20, 2019
Although the imposition of monitors has slowed somewhat (by design) during the current presidential administration, they are in no danger of going away.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Ronald W. Meister | August 19, 2019
E.B. White writes repeatedly about the public’s need for access to a full range of opinion, and he would doubtless be dismayed by the demonization of a press that disputes quasi-official journalistic mouthpieces.
By Gary Muldoon | August 6, 2019
This is likely not a book to be read from cover to cover but used instead as a reference for when we know there’s got to be a better way to express our clients’ responsibilities and duties.
By Raymond J. Dowd | July 31, 2019
If you care about the future of innovation, creativity, technology, free speech and privacy and are going to read one book on copyright, give the second version of 'Copyright's Highway' a shot. It captures the human drama of battles past, gives a sense of our present, and provides a glimpse into the future.
By Dennis A. Stubblefield | July 29, 2019
Professor Marc I. Steinberg has provided us with a very rare and useful contribution.
By Jeffrey M. Winn | July 24, 2019
Just before his recent death, Justice John Paul Stevens published his full-length memoir, the likes of which had not been penned by a retired Supreme Court justice since William O. Douglas, whom Stevens replaced in 1975.
By Greg Berman | June 27, 2019
In writing about focused deterrence and other anti-violence strategies, Thomas Abt is driven by a question that many of the current books about criminal justice do not even bother to ask: how can we change the behavior of those who are involved in the most damaging kinds of criminal conduct?
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