By Jane Wester | January 2, 2024
Trump's attorney Alina Habba of Habba Madaio & Associates praised the ruling saying, "Mr. Cohen's lawsuit was doomed from its inception. We will continue to fight against any frivolous suits aimed at our client."
By Charles Toutant | January 2, 2024
Rutgers and the law school have policies "that a student's right of free expression does not extend to actions or behaviors that harass, threaten violence, or intimidate classmates," the suit states.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Alexander Klein | January 2, 2024
This article proposes a solution to prosecutorial immunity for the civil rights plaintiffs' bar. It is a path that allows victims of prosecutorial misconduct to recover damages for malicious prosecutions while, at the same time, paying heed to the legitimate interest in allowing prosecutors to focus on their difficult jobs without being stymied by the fear of lawsuits.
By Dan Packel | December 22, 2023
A profession struggling for more equitable representation confronts a legal activist who wants law firms to be colorblind.
By Marianna Wharry | December 15, 2023
A lawsuit claims that a student's father staying in the school's dorm used abusive tactics and threats to create a "cult" with Sarah Lawrence students.
By Jeffrey M. Winn | December 12, 2023
Prior to the United States' entrance into World War II, the U.S. Supreme Court -- mostly nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt, had issued several important decisions that enforced the civil rights of a variety of Americans against government discrimination. But after America became a combatant, the court would issue morally corrosive rulings that ultimately deprived 120,000 people of the equal protection of the laws.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Christopher Dunn | December 6, 2023
In the quiet of the Thanksgiving week, the New York Court of Appeals delivered a blockbuster batch of decisions that herald a new day for constitutional claims presented by criminal defendants in New York. The 12 decisions released on Nov. 21 are the first significant group of rulings in criminal cases from the newly constituted Court of Appeals and signal a dramatic realignment of the court's seven judges.
By Brian Lee | November 21, 2023
Seda's appointment follows scathing 2020 report that described a "second class system of justice" in New York's courts for people of color.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Ilann M. Maazel | November 14, 2023
In this article, Ilann M. Maazel provides several definitions for civil rights and continues on to explain what it is that civil rights lawyers do and how they make a living.
By Denny Chin | November 13, 2023
In his new book, "Lawyer, Jailer, Ally, Foe," Eric L. Muller, the Dan K. Moore Distinguished Professor of Law in Jurisprudence and Ethics at the University of North Carolina Law School, provides a fascinating account of life in "America's World War II Concentration Camps" and of the important role played by lawyers in the camps.
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