New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Joel Cohen with Jonathan A. Fier | June 14, 2024
Easy to imagine. Your father is a lawyer, and that's why you want to become one. But do you really need him waxing poetic about Marbury, Palsgraf…
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Joseph W. Bellacosa | June 5, 2024
This is primarily a "Tale of Two Cases," heard on back-to-back days at the New York Court of Appeals in 1990. My focus highlights different standards the media use to cover, and often skew, the public understanding of a well-informed public concerning the civic importance and core values of cases and the judicial process.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Jeffrey M. Winn | May 28, 2024
The former U.S. Supreme Court justice's book provides excellent analysis of the contrast between textualism/originalism, but was not as forceful as it could have been in highlighting examples where textualism and originalism would produce abhorrent results that could undermine the high court's prestige.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Steven Goldman | May 21, 2024
No serious person would suggest that a lawyer who represents someone accused of a terrible crime is themself a bad person by dint of that representation, a contributor writes in response to a column that the New York Law Journal published last week.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Denny Chin and Kathy Hirata Chin | May 20, 2024
Denny Chin, a senior judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, co-authored the review with his wife and retired Crowell & Moring partner Kathy Hirata Chin
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Bennett L. Gershman | May 19, 2024
Assuming Donald Trump does not testify in his criminal trial in Manhattan—which is set to conclude testimony this week—and the defense presents no evidence, it will be interesting to see whether and how the defense deals with Trump's silence, Law Journal columnist Bennett Gershman writes.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Elliott B. Jacobson | May 17, 2024
In this article, Elliott B. Jacobson references Elie Honig's defense of Todd Blanche and his representation of Donald Trump, and presents his opinion as to why he believes Honig is wrong.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By the partnership of Selendy Gay | May 17, 2024
In a Law Journal column, Selendy Gay partners commemorate the 20th anniversary of the landmark ruling that made gay marriage possible in Massachusetts.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Norman A. Olch | May 13, 2024
In an atmosphere with contentious public debate over whether U.S. Supreme Court justices are inappropriately sitting on certain cases—one of the reasons behind the declining public esteem for the Court—it is ironic that a judge of the Court of Appeals, early in her service, is criticized for recusing herself, a Law Journal contributor writes.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Joel Cohen | May 13, 2024
Stephen Breyer's book may have been panned by critics—a New York Times reviewer, for instance, called it "exasperating." But Law Journal columnist Joel Cohen writes that retired judges are uniquely positioned to address pressing issues in criminal justice.
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