New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Nicholas Rostow | April 22, 2022
Russia has not just violated the UN Charter; it has violated a solemn undertaking by Putin's predecessor as Russia's President.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Sherry Levin Wallach | April 21, 2022
The newly enacted state budget shortchanged some of the poorest and most marginalized New York residents by failing to provide adequate funding for assigned counsel in criminal and family courts.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Daniel Pollack and Helene M. Weiss | April 21, 2022
A small number of states have banned police from lying or being deceptive when interrogating minors. New York should follow suit.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Philip Katz | April 19, 2022
As advocates, and as New Yorkers, we must take umbrage at the Governor's failure to ensure the inclusion of the Assigned Counsel legislation in the 2022 budget.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Lawrence Hsieh | April 14, 2022
Paired with bail policies that make all violent crimes bail eligible, reforming substantive criminal law to rightsize the scope of felonious assaults may help to alleviate these concerns by making dangerousness standards superfluous.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By William Josephson | April 14, 2022
Much of the Electoral Count Act is not a mess, and contrary to the editorials and op-eds cited at the beginning of this article, it is not, as a whole, unconstitutional. In fact, the Electoral Count Act of 1887 contains many useful provisions.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By John Fellas | April 12, 2022
The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, which was established last year by President Biden, ought to consider reforms that might address the failure by Supreme Court Justices to abide by their disclosure and recusal obligations.
New York Law Journal | Chart|Commentary
By Steve Cohen | April 11, 2022
This is the first in a series of interviews conducted by Steve Cohen in which he asks each participant what they wish they had known when they were younger. Or, put another way, what they want their young associates to do or know today. In this edition, he interviews Jeh Johnson, the Paul, Weiss partner who was Secretary of Homeland Security under President Obama.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Suman Chakraborty | April 7, 2022
"Every time I stand up to speak for my client I remind myself not only that my clients chose me, but also that I did everything I could to be ready for that moment even when others did not think I fit the part."
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By David Lenefsky | April 6, 2022
Putin's threat on February 25 of a nuclear response if the United States or NATO "interferes with us" represents a major change in the concept of "no first use," a pledge or a policy by a nuclear weapons power not to be the first to use nuclear weapons.
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