Judge Joan Shkane: Legal Myths and Reality
By Judge Joan Shkane
This is a continuing discussion of Legal Myths and Reality because an informed citizen is always the most successful citizen:
MYTH: When an Appeals Court reviews a trial and finds an error,...
Judge Joan Shkane -Legal Myths and Reality
Legal Myths and Reality
This is a continuing discussion of Legal Myths and Reality because an informed citizen is always the most successful citizen:
MYTH: A person cannot gift property that does not yet exist.
REALITY: New...
Judge Joan Shkane Dispelling myths and confusion about the legal system
MYTH: Labor unions are subject to the same laws as individuals regarding defamatory speech.
REALITY: A court in a recent case found that a painter’s union, involved in a labor dispute with a hotel’ management,...
Judge Joan Shkane
Legal Myths and Reality
By Judge Joan Shkane
MYTH: A pardon for a crime by a U.S. President will pardon the criminal for all purposes so that a convicted criminal will never be punished on that...
Legal Myths and Reality: May 2023 edition
by Judge Joan Shkane
This is a continuing discussion of Legal Myths and Reality, because those informed are the most successful.
MYTH: If you help someone in distress and they do not recover, you will be...
Legal Myths and Reality
By Judge Joan Shkane
This is a continuing discussion of Legal Myths and Reality, because an informed citizen is always the most successful citizen:
MYTH: The New York State court system only reacts to issues that...
Legal Briefs: Legal Myths vs. Reality
By Judge Joan Shkane
This is a continuing discussion of Legal Myths and Reality, because an informed citizen is always the most successful citizen:
MYTH: The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency is undergoing no challenges...
Legal Myths & Reality: Judge Joan Shkane
March, 2021
This is a continuing discussion of Legal Myths and Reality, because those informed are always the most successful.
MYTH: An adult incapacitated person with a significant developmental disability cannot be adopted because the adult’s...
Judge Joan Shkane-Legal Myths and Reality
By Judge Joan Shkane
MYTH: A pardon for a crime by a U.S. President will pardon the criminal for all purposes so that a convicted criminal will never be punished on that conviction.
REALITY: We are...
Legal Myths vs. Reality
This is a continuing discussion of Legal Myths and Reality, because an informed citizen is always the most successful citizen:
MYTH: There is no easy way to find voter information about candidates running for judge.
REALITY:...