By Gail Prudenti | February 3, 2025
One of the most difficult assignments for a judge in the New York state court system is presiding over a guardianship part, where justices confront deeply rooted family issues that extend beyond legalities into the realm of human emotions, former Appellate Division, Second Department Presiding Justice A. Gail Prudenti writes.
By Bhavleen Sabharwal | January 31, 2025
The Trump administration has made swift efforts to strike down several civil rights protections by issuing executive orders targeting immigrants, climate change, oil exploration, health and medical research, eliminating federal diversity programs, directives defining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), freezing federal spending, directives defining gender and much, much more.
By Merril Sobie | January 29, 2025
For many reasons, family court cannot resolve most child protective and custody cases with any semblance of timeliness and hence justice, the author writes.
By Deborah Lolai | January 27, 2025
The Bureau of Prisons under President Donald Trump will not keep transgender inmates safe, Harvard Law School lecturer writes.
By Sanford N. Berland and Leonard B. Austin | January 27, 2025
Having a state ethics agency that is not thought of as under the thumb of the governor and legislative leaders is essential to countering the public mistrust in government’s integrity, the executive director and the chair of the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government write.
By Bennett L. Gershman | January 26, 2025
Trump’s pardons signaled that as far as Trump cares, the rule of law is an empty slogan, Law Journal columnist Bennett Gershman writes.
By Ioana Good | January 23, 2025
As generative AI continues to reshape the legal and corporate landscapes, actionable steps should now be at the forefront of crisis communication plans to help firms combat the rapid spread of misinformation. Don’t wait until misinformation spreads too far—step in and take control.
By William M. Pinzler | January 23, 2025
While at one time there would have been no question that Catholic Charities should pay unemployment tax, ever since the decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, there is no certainty as to the result to be reached here.
By Jennifer Kupferman | January 21, 2025
Lawyers are often trying our best to project a cool, confident demeanor even in moments when we’re feeling quite the opposite, psychotherapist Jennifer Kupferman writes. Doing bilateral stimulation before that upcoming client pitch, deal closing, or court hearing, can help steady one’s nerves.
By Marc Rollo and Charles Dennen and Grace Baccare | January 21, 2025
Some of Pennsylvania’s neighboring states have taken steps to institute their own climate change laws aimed at imposing damages on fossil fuel companies that states allege are responsible for climate impacts.
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