The New York State Bar Association is calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign a bill that would allow New Yorkers with a felony conviction to serve on a jury. State Senate bill 206A/Assembly bill 1432A lifts the lifetime ban on jury service. Once New Yorkers have served their sentences including probation or community supervision, … Continued
Domenick Napoletano, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement about the death of the association’s first female president: “As the first female president of the association, Maryann Saccomando Freedman led by example, making it easier for women and people of color to rise to the top ranks of the New … Continued
The New York State Bar Association applauds the state Legislature for passing S7576A/ A9143, which ensures that a judge’s family can receive state-paid death benefits if the judge dies while in office. Previously, state pension funds were only paid out to beneficiaries if the judge was retired at the time of death. Passage of the … Continued
New York’s congestion pricing program was set to take effect on June 30, 2024, notwithstanding multiple pending legal challenges.[1] Then on June 5,2024, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she was directing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority – which is charged with implementing the program – to put the congestion pricing program on “indefinite pause.”[2] This announcement … Continued
The New York State Bar Association is set to host a free presentation on the sexual violence perpetrated against women and children during Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7. Cochav Elkayam-Levy, chair of the Civil Commission on October 7 Crimes by Hamas Against Women and Children and recipient of the Israel Prize, will lead … Continued
The New York State Bar Association has voted to oppose all attempts to ban transgender athletes from K-12 school sports. Half of the states in the country have laws or regulations that ban transgender students from playing sports based on their gender identity. In Nassau County, for instance, the county executive, Bruce Blakeman, earlier this … Continued
The New York State Bar Association voted Saturday to urge the state Legislature to approve a Constitutional Amendment that would allow voters to decide if a limit on the number of state Supreme Court justices should be removed. The New York State Legislature approved the Constitutional Amendment on Thursday but for it to go on … Continued
Dear Colleagues: It is a pleasure to be standing before you today. As some of you may know, I come from a modest background, my parents immigrated to this country from Italy and worked tirelessly to provide me with opportunities they could never have dreamed about – such as leading our association. Their lessons have … Continued
The New York State Bar Association has transformed its Task Force on Emerging Digital Finance and Currency into a standing committee due to the technology’s ever evolving nature. The creation of the committee was approved by the association’s Executive Committee on Friday. It allows the association to assemble experts from various legal practice areas to … Continued
With the Statue of Liberty gleaming in the harbor, Domenick Napoletano was sworn in as the 127th president of the New York State Bar Association at a celebration Tuesday night on the Brooklyn waterfront. Napoletano said he chose the venue because it’s in the shadow of Ellis Island where his Italian parents first set foot … Continued