On September 8, 2015, the Eastern District of New York and the Federal Bar Council American Inn of Court joined together to present a program in connection with the Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of […]
What LBJ Did Not Know and Why He Did Not Know It?
The Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962 was surely John F. Kennedy’s finest hour. Although he undoubtedly played a role in encouraging Nikita Khrushchev’s reckless gamble to place nuclear […]
What Is A “Whistleblower”?
The Second Circuit’s recent decision in Berman v. Neo@olgilvy LLC addresses whether the Dodd-Frank Act’s definition of a “whistleblower” limits the retaliation remedies available under […]
Images of Harassment: Copyright Law and Revenge Porn
Nonconsensual pornography, commonly known as “revenge porn,” usually occurs when an individual (usually a man) publicly posts online sexually explicit images of his former partner (usually a woman). Although normally […]
Study Group Develops Solutions for Unrepresented Immigrants
When the Honorable Judge Robert A. Katzmann, then circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, delivered the Marden Lecture at the New York City Bar Association in February 2007, the statistics he detailed on the dearth of immigrant representation were […]
From the President
As the summer draws to a close and fall arrives, I feel the anticipation of another school year commencing — even though my school days are long over. This sense of anticipation is enhanced by the wonderful events coming up at […]
A Talk with Jessica Neuwirth
Recently I had lunch with Jessica Neuwirth, a friend from my days at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, to talk about […]
Elizabeth A. Wolford in the Western District of New York
On December 17, 2013, Elizabeth A. Wolford received her commission as a U.S. District Judge for the Western District of New York. One […]
Joan M. Azrack Appointed to Eastern District of New York
On September 18, 2014, President Barack Obama, on the recommendation of Kirsten Gillibrand, the junior U.S. Senator from New York, nominated […]
Robert Bork at Justice
Robert Bork is a litmus test for most folks over 50 years old. Either he was a brilliant law professor and […]