Book Reviews

  • New York Law Journal

    Do You Believe in Magic? If Not, Protect Your Magical Property Rights

    By Gerald Lebovits and Minji Kim | February 26, 2020

    'Own Your Magic' is not just for magicians. All who want to protect their work, and any lawyer who wants to help them safeguard their work, should own it.

  • New York Law Journal

    Book Review: 'A Republic, If You Can Keep It'

    By Jeffrey M. Winn | February 11, 2020

    In his new book, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch reflects on his path to the high court using excerpts from an array of articles, speeches, and judicial opinions that analyze the responsibilities of citizenship, constitutional law, the art of judging, and ethics.

  • New York Law Journal

    'The Guarded Gate': Remember the Mistakes of the Past

    By Jeffrey M. Winn | December 24, 2019

    In his latest book, Daniel Okrent examines the 1924 statute and "eugenics," the pseudoscience employed to justify the act's restrictions and prevent so-called ruinous "genetic traits" from poisoning America.

  • New York Law Journal

    'I Swear': A Thought-Provoking Dialogue on Oaths

    By Paul Shechtman | December 10, 2019

    Cohen is a first-rate story teller, and the stories that he tells force the reader to think deeply about oath-taking—about the importance of adherence to oaths and the situations that may allow for deviation.

  • New York Law Journal

    A Call for Congress and the Courts To Reassert Themselves

    By Jeffrey M. Winn  | November 15, 2019

    At a time when a historic power struggle is unfolding between the three branches of the federal government, the book is both timely and necessary. The presidency of Donald Trump is creating opportunities for both Congress and the courts to reassert themselves.

  • New York Law Journal

    Book Review: 'Five Chiefs: A Supreme Court Memoir'

    By George M. Heymann | October 22, 2019

    An interesting, often humorous, retrospective of the Supreme Court, based on over three decades of first hand knowledge and experience, I believe this is a worthwhile read for anyone interested in the law and the inner workings of the highest court in our judicial system.

  • New York Law Journal

    Book Review: The Districts: Stories of American Justice From the Federal Courts

    By Jeffrey M. Winn  | October 17, 2019

    Johnny Dwyer has published a perceptive new book about significant organized crime, narcotics, white-collar crime, counterterrorism, and public corruption cases recently prosecuted in the federal courts in Brooklyn and Manhattan. In so doing, Dwyer highlights important criminal justice controversies that are relevant for the entire nation and "offers a window into our politics and society."

  • New York Law Journal

    A Call for Higher Education Reform

    By Joseph W. Bellacosa | October 11, 2019

    Former Yale Law School Dean, Anthony Kronman, echoes the role of a latter-day prophet, boldly urging reform of the fault lines that he sees fracturing higher education today. His "Assault on American Excellence" is an expository defense of aristocratic educational excellence.

  • New York Law Journal

    Chess Is a Serious Game but Reading About It Is a Delight

    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.

  • New York Law Journal

    'Death on the Doorstep & Other Stories: A Trial Lawyer's Memoir'

    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.

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