Articles and Decisions

The following is a selection of articles about the work of Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma and published cases in which he participated in or had his work cited. This information is provided to give a sense of the kind of work our office is available to do. Please feel free to call or e-mail us if you have any questions.

Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma's Clients Jerry Capeci and Tom Robbins Reveal Tapes Leading to the Exoneration of R. Lindley DeVecchio, the FBI Agent Accused of Helping Mafia Murders

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Reverses Five-Count Fraud Conviction of Former Attorney Represented by Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma

Sex Offender Risk Level Reduced From Level Two to Level Three After Margulis-Ohnuma Appeals

New York Post: Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma Files Suit Against the Shubert Organization on Behalf of "Fall Guy" Actor Injured by Ushers at Broadhurst Theatre

Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma Obtains Bail Pending Appeal for Defendant in Federal Court Over Contested Jury Instructions

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Permits Habeas Appeal of Cases Decided Under the Convention Against Torture

Daily News: Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma Represents Russian Couple Accused of Trafficking Nude Dancers to New Jersey Strip Clubs

CNN: Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma Wins Release of "Pistol Packing Pilot" Arrested in Queens

Judge Loretta Preska Dismisses Class Action Suit Against Bristol-Myers Squibb and Individual Defendants Based on Motions by the Defense

The United States of America: A Safe Haven for Torturers, a report by Amnesty International, 2002

As a journalist and newspaper reporter from 1989 through 1997, Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma published extensively in a wide variety of newspapers and magazines. He is the co-author with Carol Palecki of The Berkeley Hackers, published in 1992 by the Village Center in Japanese. Since 1997, he has written several scholarly legal articles. Links to articles of interest are listed below.

Legal Writing

Frederick P. Hafetz & Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma, The Entrapment Defense, Business Crimes Reporter, September 2002

Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma, Saying What the Law Is: Judicial Review of Criminal Aliens' Claims Under the Convention Against Torture, 33 N.Y.U. Journal of International Law and Policy 861 (2001)

Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma, The Unavoidable Correlative: Extraterritorial Power and the United States Constitution, 32 N.Y.U. J. Int'l L. & Pol. 147 (1999)

Journalism

Zachary Margulis, Just Who is the Victim Here, Gauntlet No. 12, 1996 (account of successful habeas corpus appeal by Nathaniel Grady, an African-American minister wrongly accused of mass child abuse at a Bronx daycare center)

Zachary Margulis, Canada's Thought Police, Wired 3.03 (1995)

Zachary Margulis, The Code Cult of the CPU Guru, Wired 2.01 (January 1994)