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“I am thrilled that the U.S. House of Representatives today has passed a long-overdue bill to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. While the bill is morally right and provides simple common-sense protections for LGBTQ people, it still faces an uncertain future in the U.S. Senate. Should it fail, bias against LGBTQ people will be allowed to continue unabated in employment, education, housing and even jury service in most states. We cannot stand idly by and let that happen.”

Therefore, when it comes to finding truth – and doing so with civility – in our divided nation, lawyers must continue to lead by example

Good afternoon Members, To further help small businesses avoid evictions, the New York State Bar Association is proud to announce its participation in the Commercial Eviction Prevention Partnership to provide mediation for landlords and commercial tenants facing eviction. The initiative provides commercial tenants and small business landlords with pro bono legal services, and the information … Continued

The federal priorities this year include student loan relief, funding for broadband, support for Legal Services Corporation (LSC) funding, firearms, immigration representation, cannabis and sealing records of criminal conviction.

Frank Figliuzzi, former Assistant Director for Counterintelligence at the FBI and NBC News National Security Analyst is hopeful that an independent is effective but believes that it might uncover some very troubling things.

During her weekly coronavirus update today, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore said that the New York State Unified Court System was developing plans to resume some in-person court operations, including a limited number of jury trials.