As the legal profession emerges from the pandemic, Binghamton attorney Richard C. Lewis is launching his ambitious agenda to reshape the New York State Bar Association to better assist lawyers and improve the lives of struggling New Yorkers.Lewis, who has been the association’s president-elect for the past year, officially takes over the top spot today … Continued
The Lemmon Slave Case of 1852 was a groundbreaking case dealing with establishing the right of personhood for slaves. The case and its impact on the issue of slavery is the subject of the book “The Eight: The Lemmon Slave Case and the Fight for Freedom” by Judge Albert Rosenblatt. Miranda Warnings host David Miranda … Continued
There is a growing trend of more college and university administrations being led by attorneys. It’s the subject of a new book by Touro Law professor Patricia Salkin, May It Please the Campus: Lawyers Leading Higher Education. She discussed her book and its research with NYSBA General Counsel and host of the Miranda Warnings podcast … Continued
Technology can both help and hurt in the cause of justice. In a fascinating conversation, Vivian Wesson shares with host David Miranda how artificial intelligence and facial recognition are being used in both criminal and civil law. Wesson says the technology can unearth biases when it cannot distinguish between races of people and lead to … Continued
From its formative years, the New York State Bar Association has had an abiding interest in the world beyond the Empire State. Beginning in the 1880s, the Association’s annual meetings often included addresses on international law,(1) given by luminaries such as U.S. secretaries of state(2) and foreign dignitaries.(3) These presentations were arranged not merely … Continued
A panel of New York State Bar Association experts analyzed the three cases at the heart of the criticism of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s nominee for chief judge of the Court of Appeals and the State of New York. The panelists, appearing on the “Miranda Warnings” podcast, spoke about the cases, which were raised by more … Continued
She is a trailblazer in the legal profession and at the New York State Bar Association. Host David Miranda talks to NYSBA’s first female president, Maryann Saccomando Freedman, in the latest episode of “Miranda Warnings.” Freedman served as president of the New York State Bar Association from 1987 to 1988. Association leaders sought her out … Continued
We have an election 2022 wrap up on this episode of Miranda Warnings Roundtable. Despite a closer than usual race for governor in New York and the four House seats that flipped to Republican control, the Democrats swept statewide offices in November. On the federal level, the predicted red wave never happened. Democrats actually gained … Continued
In honor of the 146th anniversary of the founding of the New York State Bar Association this month, the New York State Bar Association is releasing a special video edition of Miranda Warnings. This 30-minute special follows an article written by past President Henry M. Greenberg in the New York State Bar Journal earlier this … Continued
On this episode of Miranda Warnings, host David Miranda and guest Albany Law Professor Vin Bonventre look at the great dissenting opinions of the last 40 years in New York State’s highest court. The 30-minute podcast covers issue that still resonate today such as the freedom to marry, the rights of patients and the rules … Continued