Diversity Symposium And Awards Ceremony

We look forward to seeing you in NYC and we want to remind everyone that NYSBA has a vaccination policy and will be requiring attendees to be fully vaccinated.

Registration for the events is located on the third floor of the NYC Hilton Midtown.

An Argument Against Second Class Citizenship in the U.S. Territories: A Movement for Equality and Overturning the Insular Cases

Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm

Location: In-Person Option & Virtual Option

MCLE: 1.5 Credits in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will present a demonstration argument of U.S. v. Vaello-Madero, an equal protection challenge to the denial of SSI benefits to residents of Puerto Rico because of territorial status as interpreted by the infamous Insular Cases.  The Insular Cases represent de jure discrimination against the residents of Puerto Rico and various U.S. territories based on racist assumptions about their inhabitants.  The Insular Cases remain on the books despite several opportunities for the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn them.  The Vaello-Madero case offers the Court another chance to overturn the Insular Cases and to affirm that full equal protection applies to citizens of the U.S. territories.

Awards Ceremony

Time: 3:30pm – 4:30pm 

Location: In-Person Option & Virtual Option

Diversity Reception

Time: 4:30pm – 5:30pm

Location: In-Person Only 

Hotel Room Rate: $289/night | To book a room at the New York Hilton Midtown please CLICK HERE 

To all attendees of the upcoming New York State Bar Association events,

We look forward to seeing you in NYC and we want to remind everyone that NYSBA has a vaccination policy and will be requiring attendees to be fully vaccinated.

Registration for the events is located on the third floor of the NYC Hilton Midtown.