New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Elliott B. Jacobson | April 10, 2023
Going forward there is much Congress can do to ensure the integrity of the U.S. Supreme Court, a former New York prosecutor writes. And it should start by enacting legislation banning the acceptance of gifts valued at more than some nominal amount, say $25, by Supreme Court justices.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Karen Freedman, Dawne Mitchell, Karen Simmons and Merril Sobie | April 7, 2023
We are particularly appalled by the clear misunderstanding of the critical role of the Attorney for the Child (AFC) in custody and visitation proceedings.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Vincent Chang and Adrienne Koch | April 5, 2023
While a litigant has the right to express a viewpoint regarding litigation and the judge overseeing that litigation, Trump has issued vitriolic statements about Merchan that have nothing to do with the case and undermine the rule of law and the dignity of the judicial process.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Joseph W. Bellacosa | April 4, 2023
The senator's manifestly inimicus submission to spin support for his sponsored legislation affecting the consideration of a contested litigation and appeal is particularly egregious.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Thomas R. Newman | March 27, 2023
Anthony Cannataro has had seven months of experience as the acting chief judge of New York State—the entire judiciary, not just the Court of Appeals—a role as an administrator for which he is qualified.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Former Federal Prosecutors | March 26, 2023
Former prosecutors speak out in the wake of recent reports of attacks on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg as a grand jury considers a vote on charges against former President Donald Trump.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Sondra J. Miller | March 22, 2023
Conflict exists between the rights of the child to be heard and the due process rights of the parties in a custodial proceeding, but an in camera interview may provide information to the judge relevant to the proceedings, a former state Supreme Court justice writes.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Karen Freedman and Glenn Metsch-Ampel | March 14, 2023
The author of a recent Law Journal column concludes by asking, in part, "How far away are we from allowing children to participate fully in the determination of what is in their best interest?" Thankfully, we are even closer than he may think.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Peter J. Galasso | March 13, 2023
When a child is the victim of parental alienation, the child's rights and voice may be insidiously muted by the time of trial, which urgently necessitates a judge's preemptive intervention at an in-camera conference, a longtime matrimonial attorney writes.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Joseph W. Bellacosa | March 13, 2023
Aaudacious few senators have succeeded in sidelining the Assembly and the governor who serve as indispensable joint actors to enact a legitimate amendment, a former chief judge of the Court of Appeals writes.
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