New York State Bar Association President Scott M. Karson Issues Statement Regarding U.S. Presidential Election Certification
We condemn the siege of the U.S. Capitol by a violent and unruly mob in the strongest possible terms.
We condemn the siege of the U.S. Capitol by a violent and unruly mob in the strongest possible terms.
It was a year of momentous decisions followed by the loss of an iconic justice. The immediate past term saw the Supreme Court address an unusually high number of consequential, politically charged issues. The Court rendered historic rulings on presidential immunity and accountability, free exercise of religion, LGBTQ rights, abortion rights, jury trial rights, the … Continued
This article explores three areas where Biden has vowed early action and where the New York State Bar Association has spoken.
What a year! Almost everyone even remotely paying attention now has a fairly good idea of how we elect a president, or at least knows the broad outlines of the process. Fortunately, the so-called nightmare scenarios that I and others incessantly wrote about[1] for the last two years ultimately did not come to pass, though … Continued
The New York State Bar Association Task Force on the Presidential Election, chaired by veteran election lawyer Jerry H. Goldfeder, is inviting reporters and lawyers to an information session on the laws that will determine how the winner of the November election is decided.
In their recent holding in Bostock v. Clayton Cty.,[1] the Supreme Court held that use of the word “sex” in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964[2] allows for court actions to redress gender-based discriminatory acts. In a majority opinion by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the Court held: The statute’s message for our cases … Continued
In this column, I examine how Washington has exercised its power in the technology space and what to look for after Election Day.
U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, a Long Island Democrat, will discuss the gender and diversity issues facing women on the campaign trail and in Congress at a Sept. 9 webinar focusing on California U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris’s historic vice-presidential run. The webinar, “Campaigning While Female: Congresswoman Kathleen Rice Speaks on Gender and Diversity Issues Facing Vice … Continued
Parents are living in the most difficult time with respect to making decisions about what’s the safest way for your children to become educated, whether you continue to live in your home and be educated there or go to school. Everyone has their heart in their throat.
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