Four distinguished members of New York’s judiciary were honored by the New York State Bar Association’s Judicial Section for excellence and the advancement of diversity on the bench. New York’s Chief Judge Rowan Wilson and Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas received the Distinguished Jurist Award. Judge Wilson joked with the crowd and humbly gave credit … Continued
Last June – during Pride Month – Nassau County banned sports leagues that allow transgender women and girls from using county facilities, effectively banning transgender people from local parks and recreational areas. Across the United States, there are an increasing number of challenges to transgender people participating in public life, including in schools, on sports … Continued
A program offered by the Health Law Section during the association’s Annual Meeting this month offered rare insight into the latest strategies in combating the opioid epidemic, drawing on the work of the New York State Bar Association Opioid Task Force created by New York State Bar Association President Domenick Napolitano and chaired by Dr. … Continued
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Assuming there comes a time when New York State has a law allowing the terminally ill to end their lives – also known as Medical Aid in Dying – attorneys will have a lot of practical issues to consider for their clients. A panel presented by the Elder Law and Special Needs Section at the … Continued
The U.S. Supreme Court is assessing arguments for and against a Texas law that requires subscribers of sites with sexually explicit content to provide proof that they are of age. Counsel for both sides, including the solicitor general of the state of Texas, appeared on Jan. 15 at the Court in Washington D.C. in the … Continued
The New York State Bar Association is recommending legalizing safe basement apartments and allowing people to renovate their properties to house more people. The association’s governing body, the House of Delegates, adopted these and other recommendations Friday following a report from its Task Force on Homelessness and the Law. “Making housing safe and affordable keeps … Continued
During a “fireside chat” at the New York State Bar Association’s gala dinner last week, Thomas Susman suggested to Associate Justice Stephen Breyer that the U.S. Supreme Court is pursuing “a dangerous path by taking on a lot of cases that provoke strong political disagreements.” Susman was quoting from “The Authority of the Court and … Continued
The New York State Bar Association is proposing an expansion of the ethics training requirement to more local leaders in an effort to bring greater accountability and integrity to government. The association is proposing that local ethics board have four hours of ethics training – the same requirement that exists for town and village planning … Continued
The New York State Bar Association honored Justice Sylvia Hinds-Radix with its Ruth G. Schapiro Award during a meeting of its governing body at the association’s Annual Meeting in New York City on Friday, Jan. 17. Justice Sylvia Hinds-Radix is a trailblazer as the first Caribbean-born woman of color and second woman overall to serve … Continued