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New York State Bar Association Celebrates Passage of Bill To Expand E-Filing
The New York State Bar Association supports the bill (S7524/A10350) the state Legislature passed to expand e-filing and calls on Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign it. The bill allows Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas to permit e-filing in any state…
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New York State Bar Association Praises Legislature for Passing Bill Eliminating Lifetime Ban on Jury Service for Felons
The New York State Bar Association is calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign a bill that would allow New Yorkers with a felony conviction to serve on a jury. State Senate bill 206A/Assembly bill 1432A lifts the lifetime ban…
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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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New York State Bar Association Mourns the Loss of its First Female President Maryann Saccomando Freedman
Domenick Napoletano, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement about the death of the association’s first female president: “As the first female president of the association, Maryann Saccomando Freedman led by example, making it easier…
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New York State Bar Association Commends Legislature for Passing Bill Helping Families of New York’s Judges
The New York State Bar Association applauds the state Legislature for passing S7576A/ A9143, which ensures that a judge’s family can receive state-paid death benefits if the judge dies while in office. Previously, state pension funds were only paid out…
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Congestion Pricing: A Case Study on Interstate Air Pollution Disputes
New York’s congestion pricing program was set to take effect on June 30, 2024, notwithstanding multiple pending legal challenges.[1] Then on June 5,2024, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she was directing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority – which is charged with…
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New York State Bar Association Free Program on Sexual Violence During Oct. 7 Attack To Feature International Human Rights Expert
The New York State Bar Association is set to host a free presentation on the sexual violence perpetrated against women and children during Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7. Cochav Elkayam-Levy, chair of the Civil Commission on October 7…
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New York State Bar Association Opposes Banning Transgender Youth From School Sports
The New York State Bar Association has voted to oppose all attempts to ban transgender athletes from K-12 school sports. Half of the states in the country have laws or regulations that ban transgender students from playing sports based on…
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New York State Bar Association Favors Removing Limit on the Number of State Supreme Court Justices
The New York State Bar Association voted Saturday to urge the state Legislature to approve a Constitutional Amendment that would allow voters to decide if a limit on the number of state Supreme Court justices should be removed. The New…
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Report of President Domenick Napoletano to the House of Delegates of the New York State Bar Association – June 8, 2024
Dear Colleagues: It is a pleasure to be standing before you today. As some of you may know, I come from a modest background, my parents immigrated to this country from Italy and worked tirelessly to provide me with opportunities…
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