New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Steven Goldman | September 19, 2023
The Second Amendment comes closest to defining the myth of what it means to be an American—fierce self-reliance combined with deep skepticism of government authority—in a way that no other provision of the constitution does. Behind this myth, however, is a less savory reality.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Bennett L. Gershman | September 18, 2023
Driven by the investigations and indictments of Donald Trump and his demagogic attacks against the judicial system as well as outrage against so-called "progressive prosecutors," a Law Journal columnist writes, GOP lawmakers have declared war on prosecutors to intimidate them and prevent them from exercising their professional duties.
New York Law Journal | Commentary|Expert Opinion
By Rolando T. Acosta and Michael A. Fernández | September 14, 2023
Rolando T. Acosta, former presiding justice of the Appellate Division, First Department, and Michael A. Fernández discuss the need to reform the certification process from the Departments of the Appellate Division to the Court of Appeals, and offer some specific proposals.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By David Lenefsky | September 13, 2023
Constance was a 12th century Queen of Sicily who understood what many leaders today do not: individual interests are secondary to community interests; public wellbeing must take precedence over private privilege.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Troy Rosasco | September 11, 2023
Under the new law, compensation may be available to those who worked or volunteered in construction, clean-up, and debris removal; as well as people who lived, worked, or went to school in the exposure zone in the weeks following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Joseph A. Zayas | September 11, 2023
New York's chief administrative judge recounts his clerkship for Rolando Acosta, who retired from the bench earlier this year.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Henry M. Greenberg | September 7, 2023
With Jimmy Carter's passing sadly imminent, it is worth pausing to reflect on those qualities of heart and mind that make him a singular figure in American life. Those qualities were on full display two years before becoming president, when he delivered a Law Day speech at the University of Georgia School of Law.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Philip Katz | September 6, 2023
No indigent adult in New York State should have their access to counsel limited by an inability to speak English.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Bennett L. Gershman | September 5, 2023
Although even big news stories tend to recede quickly from the public's consciousness, the account of this appalling police operation in August should not be forgotten, a Law Journal columnist writes.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Dianne T. Renwick | September 5, 2023
As the Manhattan-based midlevel appeals court looks ahead to a new term, its presiding justice reflects on her nascent tenure at its helm.
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