
Unvetted, Unconfirmed U.S. Attorneys Shift Too Much Power to the President
New York State Bar Association President Kathleen Sweet is speaking out about the need to have U.S. Attorneys vetted by the Senate in a new episode of the Miranda Warnings podcast. In a follow-up to her nationwide OpEd in Bloomberg…
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SCOTUS Roundtable: Shadow Dockets, Parental Rights and the Power of Justice Amy Coney Barrett
This week’s Miranda Warnings podcast features U.S. Supreme Court rulings ranging from the reach of executive power to the influence parents hold in determining school curriculum. The podcast brings together Albany Law School professor Vin Bonventre and political strategist Liz…
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Grants for Rescues and Shelters From the Companion Animal Capital Fund: A Conversation with Libby Post of the NYS Animal Protection Federation
Members of the New York State Bar Association Committee on Animals and the Law hosted a podcast to educate the community on grant funding available for animal shelters and rescue organizations. The New York State Companion Animal Capital Fund is available…
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Understanding the Impact of the Muhammad Ali Case
There is no denying the impact Muhammad Ali had on the sport of boxing, yet a recent essay by a past president of the New York State Bar Association, T. Andrew Brown, details how his career and his willingness to…
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The Changing Faces of the New York Court of Appeals
It’s been a little over a year since Chief Judge Rowan Wilson was sworn in as the chief judge of the State of New York. In this short time, the state’s highest court has seen changes in how the court…
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U.S. Supreme Court Roundtable: Immunity, Ethics and Term Limits
The U.S. Supreme Court continues to make news with its decisions this spring on issues from presidential immunity to the role federal agencies play in making and enforcing government regulations. The Miranda Warnings Roundtable tackled these and other questions during…
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Jeff Zaino on the Future of Arbitration
Jeff Zaino, the vice president of the Commercial Division at the American Arbitration Association, discussed issues ranging from AI to the need to attract diverse talent to arbitration on the latest episode of the “Miranda Warnings” podcast. Zaino explained to…
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New York State Bar Association Remembers Pioneer Maryann Saccomando Freedman
As we mourn the loss of Maryann Saccomando Freedman, the first female president of the New York State Bar Association, we share this podcast interview and corresponding article from December 5, 2022. She shared many experiences from her life and…
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Domenick Napoletano Sworn In as New York State Bar Association President at Brooklyn Celebration
With the Statue of Liberty gleaming in the harbor, Domenick Napoletano was sworn in as the 127th president of the New York State Bar Association at a celebration Tuesday night on the Brooklyn waterfront. Napoletano said he chose the venue…
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President Richard Lewis Reflects on a Groundbreaking Year
President Richard Lewis reflects on his groundbreaking year as president and the initiatives he took to combat anti-Asian hate and antisemitism, preserve diversity and keep funding flowing to legal services programs. He also shares how the year has changed him…
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