The East Islip High School’s Mock Trial team is on fire, as their team logo shows, after beating rival Northport High School to take the crown in Region VIII. The statewide Mock Trial program and tournament is sponsored by the New York State Bar Association and funded in part by a grant from The New … Continued
New York State Bar Association President Domenick Napoletano issued the following statement: “In 2015, the New York State Bar Association examined criminal discovery rules in detail, taking care to consider input from experts and practitioners – both defense attorneys and prosecutors. “Much has changed since 2015. Not the least of which was the enactment of … Continued
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The U.S. Supreme Court this week did not grant certiorari – declined to hear – a controversial case questioning the constitutionality of the state of New York’s concealed carry law At issue: The Empire State’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act, which added new restrictions on gun use after the Supreme Court’s earlier decision in the Bruen … Continued
The New York State Bar Association honored Harlem native Talia Scott with its prestigious Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Scholarship for her work in creating a fund to help Black women get accepted to law school. Scott inspired a packed House of Delegates meeting in Albany with a stirring acceptance speech that brought members to their … Continued
Millions of immigrant workers in the United States face an uncertain future. On April 3, more than 100 lawyers attended a New York State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education course explaining the impact of that uncertainty on the workplace. A Precarious Situation Since Jan. 20, the administration has executed 220 policy actions directed at immigration … Continued
As world leaders work toward a peaceful resolution to the Russia-Ukraine war, the New York State Bar Association is speaking out in defense of the rule of law and condemning the illegal war against Ukraine. The New York State Bar Association’s Executive Committee approved a statement, which was proposed by the association’s International Section and … Continued
Opinion 1280 (03/31/2025) Topic: Conflicts of interest, class actions Digest: Under the New York Rules of Professional Conduct a lawyer may in some circumstances proceed pro se while also representing individual co-plaintiffs or co-defendants in the same matter. But whether a lawyer could proceed pro se as a class representative and also represent the class … Continued
CASE LAW DEVELOPMENTS Court of Appeals Refuses to Relax Court of Claims Act Pleading Requirements for Child Victims Act Claims Holds CVA Did Not Alter Substantive Pleading Requirements In prior editions of the Law Digest, we referred to the significant pleading requirements outside of the CPLR that can have jurisdictional consequences. Specifically, we noted the … Continued
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