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U.S. Supreme Court Suspicious of State Social Media Regulation
The U.S. Supreme Court this summer stymied significant state regulation of social media platforms, stating that content moderation rules raised substantial concerns under the First Amendment of the Constitution. The consolidated case is called NetChoice, LLC v. Paxton. Ken Paxton…
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New Automated Forms Offer Resources and Information With More Convenience – and It’s Free in NYSBA’s New Membership Model
This year, NYSBA debuted a popular new benefit – 20 different packages of NYSBA’s Annotated/Automated Forms, created from our best-selling collection of legal resources. Whether your practice focuses on personal injury, criminal law, probate law, residential and commercial real estate,…
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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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New York State Bar Association Announces That U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Will Receive Gold Medal at Presidential Gala
The New York State Bar Association is awarding its highest honor, the Gold Medal, to retired Associate Justice Stephen Breyer of the Supreme Court of the United States, at its presidential gala on Jan. 16 at The Plaza Hotel in…
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Update: Congestion Pricing: A Case Study on Interstate Air Pollution Disputes
New York’s congestion pricing program was set to take effect on June 30, notwithstanding multiple pending legal challenges.[1] Then on June 5, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that she was directing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority – which is charged with implementing…
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The Growing Use of Meditation at Work
When you think of meditation, an image of sitting cross legged on a yoga mat in a spa may come to mind. Increasingly, professionals are finding time to practice meditation without leaving the workplace. Over the past year, nearly 300…
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Ethics Opinion 1274: Conflicts of Interest, Former Clients, Government Lawyers
Opinion 1274 (09/12/2024) Topic: Conflicts of interest, former clients, government lawyers Digest: A lawyer employed in the counsel’s office of a state agency would not have a conflict in representing the agency in an enforcement action against a client the…
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The Challenges of Being the Trustee of a Special Needs Trust
Over the last three decades, the use of a Special Needs Trust, also known as a Supplemental Needs Trust, has become the primary planning vehicle for persons with disabilities. If the trust is a First Party Special Needs Trust (one…
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New York State Bar Association Revolutionizes Bar Association Membership
Under the New York State Bar Association’s new membership model, members will receive thousands of hours of continuing legal education courses, membership to exclusive sections that focus on their interests, access to hundreds of automated forms that handle monotonous legal…
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NYSBA President Takes Part in Panel Investigating Civil Legal Service Needs in New York
New York State Bar Association President Domenick Napoletano joined members of the Court of Appeals and Appellate Division at the annual Civil Legal Services hearing in Albany. The daylong hearing highlights the realities faced by attorneys dedicated to providing civil…
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