New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn | July 28, 2023
Financial consequences are often the best way to hold entities accountable for bad behavior—but we cannot facilitate change without Gov. Kathy Hochul signing the Grieving Families Act that was passed twice—overwhelmingly, on a bipartisan basis—by the state legislature.
By Elisa Reiter, Daniel Pollack and Jeffrey Siegel | July 26, 2023
The corruption of a child's normal role in the family unit can increase the child's risk of dysfunction—socially and emotionally—when the child attains adulthood. When a parent begins to rely on the child for emotional support, especially in times of conflict within the family, and the parent comes to depend on the child for emotional support and protection, then the situation has become problematic and may be characterized as parentification.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Bennett L. Gershman | July 24, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who is an insatiable "Originalist" always eager to expound his historical version of constitutional adjudication, felt the need to invoke history to support his position on a criminal matter before the court. While Justice Amy Comey Barrett voted with her senior colleague, she "ridiculed Thomas for his misuse of history," a Law Journal columnist writes.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Oded Oren, Chad M. Topaz and Courtney Machi Oliva | July 24, 2023
The authors of a controversial report naming a group of New York City judges who they claim are more likely than their peers to put criminal defendants in pretrial detention respond to criticism of their work published in the New York Law Journal.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Joel Cohen | July 21, 2023
Donald Trump is unambiguously hoping for a victory by himself or a fellow Republican unwilling to offend Trump's base even if elected, in order to accomplish a pardon for himself or have the incoming Justice Department dismiss the case altogether, a former prosecutor and Law Journal columnist writes.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix | July 21, 2023
Whether it is counseling agency partners on plans for important infrastructure or affordable housing developments, conducting the legal transactions necessary to close major economic development deals, or defending against challenges to key climate resiliency initiatives, the hard work of generations of Law Department staff is evident.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Roger Bennet Adler | July 19, 2023
Both the FSC and Congress have the power to reform the use of acquitted conduct, and restore the primacy of a jury verdict.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Robert Z. Dobrish, Lee Rosenberg, Elliott Scheinberg, Adam John Wolff and Eric I. Wrubel | July 18, 2023
[Editor's note: This article was submitted in response to Toby Kleinman's article "Accountability And Oversight: Domestic Violence, Child Abuse,…
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Daniel B. Goldman and Claudia Pak | July 18, 2023
On May 25, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Syntel Sterling Best Shores Mauritius Ltd. v. TriZetto Grp., Inc. issued a ruling…
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Henry M. Greenberg | July 16, 2023
While chief justices and court administrators focus on the present, they must also see where the law is going and plan for the challenges ahead for New York's court system.
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