Author: Caroline

Proposed State Parole Overhaul Gains Wider Backing

The City quoted President Greenberg and reported on the Task Force on Parole Reform’s recently approved report. The New York State Bar Association is throwing its weight behind a legislative push to reform New York’s parole system, endorsing efforts to scale back or eliminate jailing for parolees. The association adopted a report and recommendations this weekend that seek … Continued

Grondahl: Constitutional scholar outlines impeachable offenses

The Albany Times-Union reported on the recent CLE event on Impeachment. (may require subscription) Cass Sunstein, a Harvard Law School professor and a leading constitutional law scholar, has written one of the most compelling books on impeachment. Just don’t ask him if President Donald Trump should be impeached.

NYSBA: Hire more parole commissioners, implement good time credits

The Albany Times Union reported on the Task Force on the Parole System and its report. (may require subscription) The New York State Bar Association is embracing a set of recommendations aiming to make the state’s parole system more fair and effective. The three suggestions, compiled by an association task force and detailed in a … Continued

Legislation Introduced to Strike Question About Mental Health History for Attorney Applicants in NY

The New York Law Journal quoted President Greenberg and reported on the Working Group on Attorney Mental Health’s report and introduced legislation on the topic. (may require subscription) The legislative proposal follows a meeting Saturday from the New York State Bar Association’s governing body, which voted to recommend that the state stop asking applicants about their … Continued

Put Politics Aside and Fix New York’s Court System (Opinion)

The Democrat and Chronicle published President Greenberg’s op ed on court reform. (may require subscription) For decades, leaders of the judiciary, bar associations and good government groups have pressed for the need to modernize New York State’s court system. Sadly, both for those who work in the system and the people it serves, their calls … Continued

State Bar Wants to Stop Mental Health Questions

The Daily Record reported on the Working Group on Attorney Mental Health’s report recommending the elimination of all mental health questions in the application for admission to the bar in New York state. (may require subscription) The New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) House of Delegates has adopted a report recommending the elimination of all … Continued

Social Media, Jurors and Jury Instructions (Column)

The New York Law Journal published Executive Committee member Mark Berman’s column mentioning the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section’s report Social Media Jury Instruction Report. (may require subscription) In his State E-Discovery column, Mark A. Berman uses the recent decision in ‘People v. Neulander’ as a basis for his discussion of the significance of a … Continued

Does Wearable Technology Violate Your Rights?

EPISODE SUMMARY: Live from the 2019 NYSBA Tech Summit Lisa M. Smith, United States Magistrate Judge and Ignatius Grande, Director at Berkeley Research Group join David to discuss the role technology is playing in litigation. They discuss the issues that can arise when technology devices like Alexa, Siri, Fitbit, Apple Watches and Google Home are … Continued

N.Y. Bar Association Calls for Mental Health Question Ban

Bloomberg Law quoted President Greenberg and reported on the Working Group on Attorney Mental Health’s report approved by the House of Delegates. (may require subscription) The New York State Bar Association wants the state court system to remove all questions about mental health history from the bar application. The association’s House of Delegates voted Nov. … Continued