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May 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Trumped Up Charges: Unraveling the Unfairness of Political Prosecution

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has wrongfully prosecuted a criminal justice reform advocate, an NYPD officer, and a former Republican President of the United States, for seemingly political reasons, a Law Journal contributor writes.
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May 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The Declining Presence of Lawyers in Elected Office: A Trend to be Reversed

  From the beginning, the law has been the most consequential and impactful profession in American life.  As early as 1776, Thomas Paine declared…
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May 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Smith, Gambrell & Russell Grows Real Estate, International Practices in New York

The Atlanta-based firm added a pair of real estate attorneys and combined with a small firm focused on representing German businesses in the U.S.
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May 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Adultery, Fault Divorce, and Morals: A Complex Cocktail

If fault divorce in New York is hardly ever deployed, does any of this really matter? Yes, it does. First, as divorce lawyers, we should not applaud a system that allows for even the remote possibility of a fault-based divorce claim being used as a weapon that can, in turn, wreak havoc on a family, not to mention unnecessarily escalate legal fees.
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May 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Prosecuted for a Proffer

A recent development in the corruption prosecution of Senator Robert Menendez should set off alarm bells in the white-collar defense bar. While prosecutors have often sought to use statements made by counsel against defendants, bringing criminal charges against a client based on information conveyed during an attorney proffer is unprecedented.
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May 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Weight of Evidence, Preservation, Third Department Joins Second, Fourth (and First)

The Third Department, in 'Fitzpatrick v. Tvetenstrand', has now adopted 'Evans' and 'Defisher'. It also logically reads the First Department's decision, 'Sims v. Comprehensive Community Development', abrogated by 'Ornstein v. New York City Health and Hospitals', as also so holding.
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May 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Saving Our Republic

Bar associations and a variety of civic groups across the country are working overtime to preserve our democratic norms and the rule of law—and these efforts are deep and broad.
6 minute read
May 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

How New York Selects and Elects Its Judges

Understanding how elections work is essential to any basic understanding of how democracies function. But New Yorkers, in my experience, know very little about how judges are chosen in our state, even though most people appreciate that the courts have a profound impact on their lives.
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May 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The Case for Moving NYC Elections to Even-Numbered Years

Consolidating city elections with races for president or governor is the easiest way to increase the number of New Yorkers voting in races for key city offices. Not only will this dramatically boost voter turnout, it will lead to a more diverse, inclusive electorate.
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May 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A Recommitment to Civic Engagement

The ability to exchange ideas with others around the globe in real time is a technological marvel that has provided the world with considerable positive outcomes. Conversely, the digital world has also provided society with situations not immediately apparent in 1996.
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