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Remembering Ken Screven
Screven, the first African-American television reporter and news anchor in Albany, joined us in July 2018 to look back at his career on the first season of Miranda Warnings.
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The Courts and Contracts: Losing Patience With Unconscionable Agreements
The core question nonetheless remains this: when do the provisions of an otherwise valid contract or the process by which it was agreed to reach a point where courts are willing to break with the presumption of validity and declare…
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CUNY Law School Removes Criminal History Question From its Admissions Application
CUNY Law School announced today that it was removing a question about criminal history from its admissions application, becoming the second law school in New York to do so after the University at Buffalo School of Law.
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Law Students Get Public Service Experience Through New York Bar Foundation Catalyst Program
First year law students have a difficult choice about how to spend their summers. Do they get a job to pay for law school, or do they take an internship — often unpaid — and gain valuable experience? The Catalyst…
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Nottingham High School Wins Region II Mock Trial Competition
Nottingham High School in Syracuse has advanced to the semifinal round of the New York State Bar Association’s Mock Trial competition, which will be held May 23. The Nottingham Bulldogs beat the New Hartford Spartans last month to become the…
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New Lawyers Attend Five-Day Trial Boot Camp at Syracuse Law
A one-of-a-kind boot camp for trial attorneys who want to improve their courtroom skills kicks off today at Syracuse University College of Law. The five-day New York State Bar Association Trial Academy covers all aspects of a trial from jury…
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Albany Academy for Girls Mock Trial Team Beats Homeschoolers To Win Region III Title
The young women of he Albany Academy for Girls bested dozens of other Capital Region and North Country teams to win the regional competition for the New York State Bar Association’s Mock Trial competition. The Academy Team faced students from…
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High School of American Studies at Lehman College Wins Region VI Mock Trial Competition
High School of American Studies at Lehman College has advanced to the semifinal round of the New York State Bar Association’s Mock Trial competition, which will be held May 23. The Bronx team beat Manhattan’s Dalton School last month to…
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Changes to Legal Writing in the Era Of Virtual Courts
Our legal landscape has changed dramatically in the past two years, and so has legal writing. That was one of the takeaways of Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits’ very popular May 11 seminar on legal writing hosted by the New…
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The United States Has Paid Reparations for a Host of Issues. Why not Slavery?
The United States and governments around the world have paid reparations even when they had no part in inflicting the damage. So why is it that Black Americans haven’t been compensated for centuries of slavery followed by decades of segregation?…
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