New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Joel Cohen | January 17, 2024
A criminal defendant exposing himself as having suffered life-altering problems resulting from his wrongdoing can accomplish "general deterrence" more effectively than might any prosecutor or judge who merely gives a lecture largely telling her audience the potential penalties for similar conduct.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By John J. Faso | January 17, 2024
New York's constitution now contains the strongest state constitutional prohibitions against partisan gerrymandering. But, , a former New York Congressman writes, Chief Judge Rowan Wilson's recent finding in a court challenge redrawing New York's district lines that has itself taken a partisan shape effectively nullifies these protections
By Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas | January 16, 2024
Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas writes, with a new leadership team atop New York's court system, officials are working on a "course correction" from a top-down approach to directing court operations.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Appellate Division, Fourth Department Presiding Justice Gerald Whalen | January 16, 2024
The presiding justice of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department writes that, although it is essential that judges reach the correct decision at the end of a case, equitable and impartial justice requires more than just a correct result.
By First Deputy Chief Administrative Judge Norman St. George | January 16, 2024
First Deputy Chief Administrative Judge Norman St. George of the New York Unified Court System provides a comprehensive look at efforts to improve court functions, increase public safety and bring facilities up to date.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Appellate Division, Third Department Presiding Justice Elizabeth Garry | January 16, 2024
Many law schools now treat leadership as a trainable skill, rather than an inherent quality, and many of our recently graduated colleagues have received a formal education in leadership that will benefit our profession and our society, writes the presiding justice of the Appellate Division, Third Department
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Appellate Division, First Department Presiding Justice Dianne Renwick | January 16, 2024
While New York's court system has made strides to improve diversity on the bench, there is still work to do to ensure that the racial makeup of the judiciary better reflects the people it serves, the presiding justice of the Appellate Division, First Department writes.
By Chief Judge Rowan Wilson | January 16, 2024
Failure in civics education has serious consequences--it imperils our democracy, Chief Judge Rowan Wilson writes.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Joseph W. Bellacosa | January 12, 2024
Politicians on the losing side of litigation over reconfiguring New York's congressional districts may not be the only losers in this bruising battle, no matter the results of the short-term map-making do-over, a Law Journal columnist writes.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Alani Golanski | January 8, 2024
It is questionable whether New York jurisprudence requires the state's trial and appellate justices to abide a Court of Appeals ruling on a federal constitutional matter that has been effectively nullified by the U.S. Supreme Court, a law firm partner writes.
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