New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Lisa Rivera | April 23, 2019
When recalling a traumatic event a survivor may respond in unexpected ways. They may have a flat affect, tell their story in non-chronological order, and yes, they may even experience uncontrollable laughter. These are completely common reactions to recalling trauma.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Joel Cohen | April 12, 2019
“General deterrence”—the goal of deterring the criminal conduct of others—is a key component of sentencing. That is, a sentence not necessarily (or at least only) designed to deter you, but to deter the community at large.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Kristen Browde and Justin Teres | April 9, 2019
We have made so many advances, but there is so much to be done. That is why at LeGaL, we are pushing to pass a legislative agenda that would move the State of New York even further on the path to equality.
By Sol Wachtler | April 5, 2019
The New York State legislature, in its final hours of budget negotiations, agreed to empower a new commission to change our election laws. This commission could end the practice of “fusion voting” in this state—a practice which imperils the independence of our judiciary.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Marnie Berk and Heidi Kim | April 4, 2019
Perhaps confidence is eroding in the country's leadership to ensure that justice is meted out equally across the country, given the policy agenda in Washington and the criminal indictments of many of those responsible for its execution.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Michael Friedman | April 4, 2019
So, just why does the court system need an extra half a billion dollars to handle one third fewer cases?
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Andrea Hirsch | April 2, 2019
Bringing a post-conviction motion entails painstaking efforts, often requiring obtaining and examining a client's old records, finding and speaking with witnesses, and consulting with experts. Given the caps, therefore, taking on a post-conviction case under 18b often means working for less than minimum wage.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Joseph Bellacosa | April 2, 2019
This one graphic story ought to jump-start a renewed and broad education program, with a higher decibel of repeated notifications pointing to awareness and availability of help and resources to back it up.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Alexander Klein | April 2, 2019
Our society has countervailing interests—like reducing the pretrial suffering of innocent criminal defendants, and reducing the frequency with which people plead guilty simply because of that pretrial suffering.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Dorit Rubinstein Reiss and David I. Levine | March 28, 2019
One option New York State should consider is to allow tort suits–civil actions for damages–against schools which allow non-vaccinating parents to send their children when their actions substantially increase the risk of spreading the outbreak of this highly contagious disease.
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