In the year preceding the 2006 housing crash, home prices in 40% of metro areas experienced a spike of more than 10%. That proved to be unsustainable, and what followed was a years-long recession and the collapse of the housing market. Last year, 2021, was twice as extreme. Eighty percent of metro areas saw the … Continued
Sherry Levin Wallach, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement about the Department of Justice’s response to plaintiff John Fitisemanu, a resident of American Samoa, who sued the federal government over its denial of citizenship to those born in the U.S. territory: “The New York State Bar Association is disappointed … Continued
The New York State Bar Association is hosting a virtual career fair on Sept. 28 to connect new lawyers with firms looking to hire. The fair is an answer to new lawyers who said it would be helpful if the association provided career advice and job opportunities. The three-hour event will connect new law school … Continued
Photo courtesy: David Handschuh/OCA The Commission to Reimagine the Future of New York’s Courts is holding a second round of in-person hearings this fall. The hearings will be held in Buffalo on Oct. 6 and in New York City on Oct. 31. The hearings are part of a statewide effort to evaluate the technology, practices and … Continued
New York State Bar Association General Counsel David Miranda hosts a lively roundtable with political strategist Liz Benjamin and constitutional law professor Vin Bonventre. They discuss the swing to the right of the US Supreme Court through its rulings handed down in the Spring of 2022. Rulings on reproductive rights, gun rights and religious rights … Continued
Lawyers with the Committee on Animals and the Law at the New York State Bar Association are helping Ukrainian refugees who are entering the United States with their family pets as they escape their war-torn homeland. NYSBA members Nancy Volin and Fiona Farrell were moved to act after Helen LeBrecht emailed a video of police … Continued
The New York State Bar Association is launching a task force that will focus on the impact that the burgeoning mental health crisis taking place across the state is having on the public and the civil and criminal justice systems.
“Miranda Warnings” host David Miranda is joined by Albany Law School professor and constitutional scholar Vin Bonventre and former journalist and political strategist Liz Benjamin to discuss recent news surrounding the New York State Court of Appeals.
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