Elizabeth Fegan, lead counsel for several plaintiffs in a civil suit against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, joins David to discuss what the likelihood of her case becoming a class action suit, how Weinstein’s bankruptcy will impact any future successful judgments, and how his upcoming trial in Los Angeles could delay key aspects of the civil suit.
This month, NYSBA will host dozens of CLE programs on a variety of topics including COVID-19’s impact on the law, Apple vs. Android, voting rights and voter suppression, Title IX and the New York SHIELD Act.
Speaking with David Miranda, host of the Miranda Warnings podcast, attorneys Arthur Aidala and Barry Kamins give a behind-the-scenes look at their experiences defending Weinstein in a case that drew widespread international attention and sparked the #MeToo movement.
NYSBA’s Committee on Children in the Law will honor the three professors prior to the Sept. 9 CLE webinar, Science-Infused Decision-Making: The New Reliance On Adolescent Brain Science In Criminal And Juvenile Cases, which starts at 5:30 p.m.
Arthur L. Aidala and Hon. Barry Kamins, part of the criminal defense team representing Harvey Weinstein, join David to talk about what it was like having the most notorious criminal defendant in the country as a client, detail some of the obstabcles they faced during the trial and where the case currently stands.
Albany Law Professor Vincent Bonventre returns to discuss the unique term just concluded by the United States Supreme Court, some of the landmark decisions, and the role Chief Justice Roberts is playing on his court. Vincent Bonventre is the Justice Robert H. Jackson Distinguished Professor of Law at Albany Law School and he returns to … Continued
The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) is launching a task force to examine why a disproportionate number of residents died from COVID-19 in nursing homes and long-term care facilities across the state. As has been widely reported, some of the earliest and deadliest outbreaks of the virus occurred among the vulnerable – and largely … Continued
“Today, we celebrate the trailblazing American women, many of whom called New York State home, who fought the long battle to help our country fulfill the promise of our democracy.”
Good afternoon Members, In her weekly Monday update, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore said the first petit jury summonses went out last week in the Fourth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Judicial Districts, as well as Suffolk County. DiFiore said a limited number of civil and criminal trials have been scheduled on a pilot basis in those … Continued
New York State Bar Association President Scott M. Karson wrote the following letter to law school graduates about the unique challenges facing the Class of 2020.