The New York State Bar Association’s Executive Committee voted today to participate in a consequential U.S. Supreme Court case that could seriously impact the application of anti-discrimination laws for the LGBTQ community and have a far-reaching impact across the country.
Four-term Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett will receive the New York State Bar Association’s inaugural Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Beacon Award and Evan Wolfson, founder of Freedom to Marry, will receive the John E. Higgins Diversity Trailblazer Award on April 1 at the New York Hilton Midtown in Manhattan as the association celebrates diversity in the legal profession.
The New York State Bar Association’s Executive Committee voted today to support legislation that would automatically seal criminal records for most state residents.
Hundreds of lawyers watching the heartbreaking news out of Ukraine are volunteering to help those who are looking to escape from the war-torn country.
Our leaders are sending a message that women and girls must be protected from violence, deserve programs to support recovery from abuse and have an absolute right to legal representation. We must never let such historic legislation lapse again.
NYSBA supports our new friends and colleagues in Ukraine and, in this dark hour, NYSBA stands with Ukraine.
As an association that values the rule of law, we applaud the courage of 12 ordinary citizens who removed any doubt that these men acted out of racial animus.
The New York State Bar Association condemns the actions of the Russian Federation with respect to Ukraine as contrary to international law and the rule of law.
The New York State Bar Association today released its legislative priorities for the 2022 sessions in D.C. and Albany, covering a wide range of issues from crime prevention to legal aid for immigrants to policing reform and gender-based discrimination.
Manhattan attorney Vincent J. Syracuse (Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt) is the 2022 recipient of the Sanford Levy Award presented by the Committee on Professional Ethics of the New York State Bar Association.