New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Justice Rolando Acosta | August 18, 2020
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the First Department has reduced the number of pending appeals (cases that have been argued but not yet decided) to zero for the first time in our history. However, we currently have a record number of perfected appeals for the September term.
By Deborah Beth Medows | August 12, 2020
An attorney who started her career when the legal market was devastated by the Great Recession offers advice to young attorneys who are navigating today's challenging hiring sector and law students who are looking ahead to an uncertain future.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Nicholas W. Allard | July 29, 2020
Adjustments and improvements in the way new attorneys are admitted to the bar are feasible and now urgently needed.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Elizabeth Nevins-Saunders | July 28, 2020
Courts and prosecutors should not sweat the small stuff—that is, misdemeanors, which are, by definition, "minor wrongdoings."
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Eric Lewis | July 24, 2020
Until the 2020 election cycle—when the President's strategy seems to be to create a phony panic about violent crime—the federal death penalty did not seem to be a high priority. Suddenly, it is an emergency.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Elliott B. Jacobson | June 25, 2020
The role of the Attorney General is to uphold the rule of law, to represent the best interests of the United States, and to pursue justice. He or she is the chief attorney for our country, not the attorney for the office of the presidency or for any particular president.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Maranda Fritz | June 19, 2020
We will likely never see a gut-wrenching video of a prosecutor doing physical harm to a black defendant in court, but prosecutors occupy a critical role in the perpetuation of a system that so disproportionately impacts and imprisons the black community.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Justices Shirley Troutman and Troy Webber, Co-Chairs, Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission and Justices Anthony Cannataro and Joanne Winslow, Co-Chairs, Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission | June 17, 2020
We recognize that the perception of injustice and feelings of exclusion among communities of color and members of the LGBTQ community are multi-faceted and must be addressed to ensure trust in the justice system. We are at a point where honest discourse on these issues is sorely needed.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Kevin J. Curnin | June 11, 2020
There is no peace without justice. And since before its founding, America has been driven by injustice.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Peter Lobl | June 1, 2020
In the legal arena, issues with the use of mindfulness may extend from the individual to the programmatic.
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