In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action, colleges and graduate schools that want to achieve diversity should eliminate the preferential treatment in admissions given to athletes, the children of alumni and the family of donors, the New York State Bar Association said in a report approved by its House of … Continued
Ron Minkoff presenting the Facial Recognition Report to the House of Delegates The New York State Bar Association is urging the state Legislature to expand the state’s Civil Rights Act to prohibit companies from barring access to entertainment venues based on where a football fan or concertgoer works. The New York State Bar Association’s governing … Continued
Dear Colleagues: You have heard me say that I have chosen ‘Standing Up for the Practice of Law’ as the theme of my presidency and to that end, I have spent the past 150 days working on issues that confront our profession, our judiciary, and our educational system. I traveled around the state and beyond, … Continued
Stephen Diamond does it all — from helping an 18-year-old sister raise her four younger siblings after a death in the family to finding jobs for at-risk teenagers. The Union Vale town justice, a trusts and estates attorney, received the Root Stimson award on Saturday for his dedication to such groups as Habitat for Humanity, … Continued
In 2023 it is hard to understand why the medical profession, always based (at least, in modern times) on science and increasingly utilizing technology (sometimes in frightening ways), is one of the only professions that continue to rely on fax machines for sending and receiving patient information. The stated reason: privacy requirements under Health and … Continued
As humans race to explore the cosmos, the law has some catching up to do. While treaties provide guidance, a lot of legal issues in space exploration remain unaddressed and untested. A recent Continuing Legal Education course, hosted by the New York State Bar Association, discussed developments in space law and how they might apply … Continued
Starting Dec. 1, New York admitted attorneys will have to complete their biennial registration online. The registration requirement is not new, but attorneys will no longer be able to fill out a paper form. The requirement applies to all New York admitted attorneys whether they are resident or non-resident, active or retired, or practicing law … Continued
New York’s leading minds in law and politics — including former Gov. David Paterson and Fordham Law School Dean Emeritus John Feerick — are coming together to discuss changing the state constitution to provide a procedure for gubernatorial succession if the state’s highest official cannot serve due to illness or incompetence. The discussion will also … Continued
As a new term of the Supreme Court begins, it is good to look back at what has gone before and at what that might tell us about the Court and what we might expect to come. There is a six-justice majority of Republican appointees on the current court. They are decidedly more politically conservative … Continued
The job of New York’s chief administrative judge is equal parts problem-solver, relationship-builder and collaborative consensus-builder. Responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, ensuring that things run smoothly at some 300 courthouses statewide, managing a $3.3 billion annual budget, boosting the morale of a 15,000-member non-judicial workforce still regrouping after the COVID … Continued