The Daily Record quoted Immediate Past President Miller on his Task Force on the New York Bar Examination, which will investigate and report on the experience and impact of the state’s adoption of the UBE. (may require subscription) The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) has fomed a task force to review New York’s bar … Continued

The Post-Star (Glens Falls) quoted former Criminal Justice Section Chair Tucker Stanclift on the criminal justice reforms in the state budget. (may require subscription) The state budget will change a lot of policies regarding the way criminals in New York are dealt with, and many involved with the local criminal justice system are not happy … Continued

The Albany Times Union reported that President Hank Greenberg will deliver the 55th Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Lecture at the New York County Lawyers Association. (may require subscription) On April 5, notorious former consultant Todd Howe is scheduled to be sentenced in U.S. District Court in Manhattan for multiple felonies — bribery, bid-rigging and fraud … Continued

The New York Law Journal reported that NYSBA is opposed to the biennial attorney registration fee. (may require subscription) The Assembly broke with Cuomo’s budget proposal by stripping it almost completely of policy, including criminal justice reform, while modifying it in other areas. The Senate had not made its spending proposal public by Tuesday afternoon.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported on the Judicial Section’ Meet the Presiding Justices of the Appellate Divisions event. (may require subscription) Some of the top judges and bar leaders from around New York state made an appearance at the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, in Brooklyn Heights on Monday for an event hosted by the … Continued

The New York Law Journal published Immediate Past President Michael Miller and President Hank Greenberg’s op ed on court modernization. (may require subscription) Despite being called the Unified Court System, it is anything but. There are 11 different trial courts and multiple levels of appellate courts, far more than any other state in the nation.

The New York Law Journal quoted Immediate Past President Michael Miller on the change from five-judge panels to four in the First Department. (may require subscription) “It’s pretty self-evident and universally accepted that a five-judge panel is preferable to a four-judge panel,” said New York State Bar Association president Michael Miller. “Unlike the challenges of … Continued

The NY Daily Record noted that the New York State Bar Association’s Task Force recommending repeal on Section 470. (may require subscription) On Valentine’s Day, the Court of Appeals resolved one important issue regarding “law offices” for non-resident attorneys admitted to practice in New York, but a rash of other questions — which may put … Continued

The New York Law Journal mentioned the NYSBA’s support of the proposal to consolidate the state’s trial courts into two tiers. (may require subscription) Chief Judge Janet DiFiore renewed her call to amend the state constitution during her State of the Judiciary Address on Tuesday to restructure the state’s trial court system in a way … Continued

The USA Today quoted Immediate Past President Miller on ethnic slurs regarding anti-Italian stereotypes. (may require subscription) “Green Book” is a symphony of vile anti-Italian stereotypes masquerading as a feel-good family film. Of all the controversies surrounding director Peter Farrelly’s movie, from questions about the script’s veracity to screenwriter Nick Vallelonga’s anti-Muslim tweet to Viggo … Continued