In New York—where Trump is already a convicted felon—the crime of what we normally think of as extortion is called “coercion.” “Coercion in the Third Degree ,” a misdemeanor, occurs when someone: ...

Lawyers, myself included, have long known of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, which used to be a one-location New York law firm and now has over 1,000 lawyers and offices in other American ...

President Trump has taken aim at law firms that he believes have wronged him. Here's how they've responded.

When the administration dictates the content of pro bono work as a condition for avoiding the consequences of an unconstitutional executive order, then who, exactly, is the real client?

Steven Banks, who once ran New York’s social services department, said he wanted to return to helping the homeless. He leaves ...