By Sol Wachtler | January 13, 2023
"I believe that those Senators who oppose Justice LaSalle and have attacked some members of the Court of Appeals as being "too conservative" have either been misled, do not apprehend the jurisdiction of the New York Court of Appeals, or don't ascribe to the fundamental foundation of our separation of powers that limits the arbitrary excesses of government and compels the need for an independent judiciary."
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By David Lenefsky | January 12, 2023
Russia's war in Ukraine is a throwback to the barbarism of the 1930s. International judicial intervention is required.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Barry Kamins | January 6, 2023
LaSalle has frequently voted with his colleagues to reverse convictions based upon prosecutorial misconduct, Brady and discovery violations, insufficient evidence, search and seizure violations, ineffective assistance of counsel and improper participation by a trial court.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Ioana Good | January 6, 2023
Recessions are full of opportunity. No matter what industry you work in, a slowdown in the economy is an opportune time to invest in your brand, improve your processes, strengthen your business focus, and innovate to get a jump on competitors.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Joseph W. Bellacosa | January 5, 2023
The Senate, as a whole, is singularly invested with the legitimate institutional authority to bear public scrutiny and responsibility to complete the authorized process. Why? Because no room is allowed for roundabout maneuvers to curtail or evade the performance of an official duty.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Rolando T. Acosta | January 3, 2023
To remain hopeful for the future of our fragile system means to remain vigilant and do everything we can as citizens to protect democracy and engender reverence for it in others.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Carlos J. Cuevas | January 3, 2023
The fact that someone is a former prosecutor should not disqualify him or her from serving on the New York Court of Appeals.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Timothy R. Capowski and John (Jack) F. Watkins | December 29, 2022
The Grieving Families Act isn't being opposed by hospitals, insurance carriers, and other interests because they are mustache-twirling supervillains trying to kill the poor. It's getting opposition because there's a real chance it will create an unsustainable cost spiral at the highest pain points— hospitals and health care—which, famously, already cost far too much, particularly for the uninsured.
By Joel Cohen | December 27, 2022
Scrutiny of a judge's record in particular requires the punctilio of fairness.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Brad Hoylman | December 22, 2022
Every other state, save for New York and Alabama, has already reformed their wrongful death statutes. The governor should seize this historic opportunity to rectify generations of injustice by signing the Grieving Families Act into law.
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