Developments in Expert Testimony in Section 1983 Actions
In his Section 1983 Litigation column, Touro Law Center professor Martin A. Schwartz analyzes recent federal court decisions concerning expert testimony of police practices experts; expert testimony...
View ArticleNew Deals
The healthcare industry continues to dominate the M&A market with the announcement last week that Zimmer Holdings has agreed to acquire rival medical device specialist Biomet Inc. The...
View ArticleEthics, Cynicism and the Voting Booth
Carey R. Dunne, president of the New York City Bar Association, writes: We watch with concern as people risk their lives to vote in struggling democracies around the world, yet here at home we shrug...
View ArticleRise Above Barriers to the Ballot
Matthew Skinner, executive director of the LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, writes: The significant challenges we face should not keep us from rising to the occasion.
View ArticleVoting Engages Citizens on Important Issues
Thomas J. Hall, president of the Richmond County Bar Association, writes: Every citizen who exercises his or her right to vote becomes engaged on the variety of issues that affect that citizen's...
View ArticleMake Your Voice Heard
Jacqueline W. Silbermann, president of the New York Women's Bar Association, writes: It is only in exercising our right to vote that we ensure that our elected officials represent, and hear, all of us.
View ArticlePromoting Confidence in the Elected Judiciary
A. Gail Prudenti, Chief Administrative Judge of the New York State Unified Court System, writes: The judiciary plays a critical role in our democracy, and maintaining its independence and impartiality,...
View ArticleWe Must Be Vigilant in Addressing Existing and Emerging Obstacles
Jonathan Lippman, Chief Judge of the state of New York, writes: Barriers to voting threaten the very foundations of our democracy and weaken our government and our society.
View ArticleA Look Back at N.Y.'s Language Requirement
Luis A. Gonzalez, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department, writes: Notably absent from the New York State Constitution is any requirement that citizens prove themselves literate...
View ArticleLow Voter Turnout Is an Urgent Problem
Andrew M. Fallek, president of the Brooklyn Bar Association, writes: Compared with other states, New York has comparatively low voter registration rates and low voter turnout rates.
View ArticleHelping Every Vote Get Cast
Clara J. Ohr, president of the Asian American Bar Association of New York, writes: Let us do what we can as lawyers to help strive toward a representative democracy, which we as a country have yet to...
View ArticleCourts Play a Vital Role in Assuring Fairness
Randall T. Eng, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department, writes: It is imperative that our courts take on a leading role in assuring fairness in the electoral process.
View ArticleOne Vote Can Make All the Difference
Joseph F. DeFelice, president of the Queens County Bar Association, writes: Having our policies decided by a small percentage of eligible voters harms the foundation of our democracy.
View ArticleExercise Your 'Pivotal Right'
Barbara Moses, president of the New York County Lawyers' Association, writes: History teaches that we can never take the right to vote for granted.
View ArticleHealthy Democracy Requires Full Participation
Henry J. Scudder, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, writes: A healthy democracy requires participation from its citizens to ensure that decisions and policies made by...
View ArticleReflections on the Women's Suffrage Movement
Holly E. Peck, president of the Brooklyn Women's Bar Association, writes: Whenever you feel too tired, too busy or take the right to vote for granted, remember the feistiness of suffragists who refused...
View ArticleReversing Traditions of Racism
Raymond J. Dowd, president of the Network of Bar leaders, writes: The "insular" doctrine is based on racism and a betrayal of the democratic values enshrined in the Constitution.
View ArticleIncreasing Voter Participation Is a State Bar Priority
David M. Schraver, president of the New York State Bar Association, writes: The NYSBA will continue to advocate at the state and federal levels for changes in the law to encourage increased voter...
View ArticleCommercial Division Calls for Comment On Nonparty E-Discovery Guidelines
Gary J. Mennitt, a partner at Dechert, analyzes the provisions of proposed Commercial Division Rule 34 which governs discovery of electronically stored information from nonparties, and discusses the...
View ArticleAddressing Climate Change to Preserve our Children's Future
In his International Environmental Law column, Carter Ledyard & Milburn partner Stephen L. Kass writes: While there are responsible lawyers who can surely point to the importance of competent...
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