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Bennett Gershman is a Professor of Law, at Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Pace University. Former prosecutor with Manhattan D.A.'s office and Special State prosecutor with the New York State Anti-Corruption office. Author of treatise "Prosecutorial Misconduct."
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Vance’s Second Chance to Jail Harvey Weinstein Is Serious
‘A Credible and Detailed’ NarrativeTwo years after the DA decided not charge the mogul for one alleged attack, he may be about to do so for a separate one.

Paying Rape Accusers to Stay Silent Should Be Illegal
THE SCANDAL IS WHAT'S LEGALOne of the biggest enablers of rich, powerful sexual abusers is the legal system.

Is This the Real Reason Cy Vance Didn’t Prosecute Weinstein?
TANGLEDIn justifying his decision to let the movie mogul walk, the New York DA conflated two sex statutes.

D.A. Threw Away Slam-Dunk Cases Against Weinstein and Trumps
SOFT ON CELEBSHollywood’s king caught on tape. The president’s children caught in emails. Manhattan’s district attorney has no good excuse for letting them all walk.

Why Robert Mueller May Have to Give Donald Trump Immunity
OPEN UPIf the president fights a subpoena, the special prosecutor can make him a deal: Testify and it won’t be used against you (sort of).

Trump’s Russia Pardons Would Be an Obstruction of Justice
DON’T TRY ITThe president’s power to nullify charges isn’t ‘absolute,’ because it was never meant to be used to stop a criminal investigation into him, his family, and associates.

Trump: Travel Ban Applies to Grandma―That’s Unconstitutional
Only people with ‘bona fide’ family connections may enter the U.S. from prohibited countries, but that doesn’t count grandparents, cousins, in-laws, and more.

GOP Starts Biggest Protest Crackdown Since Civil Rights Era
HIGH COSTS FOR FREE SPEECHFrom immunizing motorists who strike protesters to criminalizing heckling, 20 states have passed a variety of laws to muzzle dissent since Donald Trump was elected president.

How to Hold Bad Prosecutors Accountable
Out of OrderPlagued by misconduct, New York is considering the establishment of independent review boards for prosecutors, just like the ones for judges. It’s about time.
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