New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Steven Bodziner | November 17, 2017
The consumer (and voter) needs to have a more objective view of why closing expenses are so high. Is it because of the title insurance companies gouging their customers for services needed and provided? Or, is it because of a plethora of NYS taxes and excessive fees that add thousands of dollars to each real estate transaction?
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Sol Wachtler | November 17, 2017
Sol Wachtler writes: There was a time when a judge of an appellate court could review the very case he presided over when he was a trial judge. The New York Court of Appeals allowed, even applauded, the practice, but thanks to a recent decision of that same court ('People v. Novak') that will no longer be tolerated.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Jerry H. Goldfeder | November 14, 2017
Jerry H. Goldfeder writes: An across-the-board ban on candidate solicitation would allow them to focus on the issues, liberating them from the arduous task of dialing for dollars.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Darryl M. Vernon | November 8, 2017
In "'Roberts v. Tishman': What's New?," several recent cases concerning unlawful deregulation under 'Roberts v. Tishman' are addressed. However, it is important to add a crucial holding from the 'Taylor v. 72A Realty Associates' case.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Stephen Kruger | November 1, 2017
Instead of building a corrupt entity (a 2019 constitutional convention) which would parallel an existing corrupt entity (the legislature), advocates of a 2019 constitutional convention should direct their energies to forming a slate of not-corrupt candidates for all Senate seats and for all Assembly seats.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor|Commentary
By Jerry H. Goldfeder | October 31, 2017
Jerry H. Goldfeder writes: Instead of giving up on the legislative process, New Yorkers across the state can enact reforms locally and continue to press for statewide changes.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Sharon Stern Gerstman | October 30, 2017
Our state Legislature has had many opportunities over the past 50 years to fix obvious flaws in the court system but has failed to do so. A constitutional convention provides that opportunity.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Emily Jane Goodman | October 26, 2017
Police perjury is neither new nor rare. The facts are not quite as portrayed on Law & Order.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Sol Wachtler | October 25, 2017
Today we take the First Amendment as prohibiting any law that abridges free speech or a free press, but did the drafters of the First Amendment really mean that the press was at liberty to insult and demean the president of the United States without penalty?
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Alphonso B. David | October 20, 2017
Of all the ideals upon which our state and nation are based, first and foremost is justice.
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