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Nominating Committee Seeks Candidates for Bar Association Offices
The Nominating Committee invites members of the New York State Bar Association to submit recommendations of themselves or others for consideration in developing its slate of nominees for association offices beginning in 2025. Members wishing to become an officer or…
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Tackling Gender-Based Violence Around the Globe
Gender-based violence, or threats, abuse, or harm to a person on the basis of sex and/or gender, is a pervasive problem throughout the world – but there are many ways to combat it. At an event co-hosted by the New…
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What Does the Titanic Have To Do With the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse?
Approximately 10 minutes elapsed from the time MV Dali, a container ship, lost power on the night of March 26, 2024 to the moment it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. One can imagine the frantic efforts that…
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Ethics Opinion 1268: Confidential information; publication of article about issues arising in a case handled by the lawyer
Topic: Confidential information; publication of article about issues arising in a case handled by the lawyer Digest: After the termination of the representation, a lawyer may publish an article that discusses legal issues in the representation, as long as the…
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On the Constitutionality of New York’s Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act
Introduction As the United States undergoes a transformation in cannabis legalization, states are confronted with the conflict between state regulatory structures and federal constitutional principles. New York, in its commitment to extensive cannabis reform, has implemented legislation to oversee the…
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Family Tragedy Inspired Trial Lawyers Section Chair Angélicque Moreno To Lead a Life of Advocacy
A tragedy that struck Angélicque Moreno’s family when she was young inspired her to become an attorney and an advocate for those who are harmed due to someone else’s negligence. Her cousin was injured during childbirth because of medical malpractice…
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New Elder Law and Special Needs Section Chair Britt Burner Follows in Mom’s Footsteps
Britt Burner didn’t plan to become an elder law attorney like her mother, Nancy, but it happened anyway. “I spent most of my life saying all the reasons why I would not work with her, or do what she did,”…
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Has the Weinstein Reversal Hurt the #MeToo Movement?
Four years ago, when a New York jury convicted Harvey Weinstein of rape, the #MeToo movement hailed the verdict as long-overdue justice for a producer who had a reputation in the movie industry as a sexual predator. But now that…
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The People v. Harvey Weinstein: The Question of Prior Bad Acts
The case of People v. Harvey Weinstein1 has attracted much attention because Weinstein was a “mogul” in the movie industry charged with sex crimes against actors, but the case will ultimately be remembered for its impact on the law of…
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She Made It After All: How Mary Tyler Moore Changed Television
Performers entertain. Some inspire. Mary Tyler Moore did both. Thrice nominated for an Emmy and winning twice for “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” which aired on CBS from 1961 to 1966, Moore’s next project was the starring role in “Holly…
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