New York State Bar Association Welcomes Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Restrictions on Ghost Guns
Domenick Napoletano, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement today about the U.S. Supreme Court upholding restrictions on ghost guns: “The Supreme Court today upheld common sense restrictions on difficult-to-trace guns known as ghost guns.…
Supreme Court Mulls Texas Proof of Age Requirement for Web Site Access
The U.S. Supreme Court is assessing arguments for and against a Texas law that requires subscribers of sites with sexually explicit content to provide proof that they are of age. Counsel for both sides, including the solicitor general of the…
New York Gun Policies Rebuked by Supreme Court on First, Second Amendment Grounds
Rulings To Restrict Would-Be Firearm Regulators Across the Country A pair of gun-related cases decided this summer by the U.S. Supreme Court will restrict state firearms rules that infringe federal civil rights, not just in New York State but across…
U.S. Supreme Court Turns Down Request To Delay Sentencing in New York Trump Case
The U.S. Supreme Court this week turned down a request by Missouri’s attorney general to delay the scheduled sentencing in September of former President Trump for his conviction on dozens of felony counts in the hush money trial in New…
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…
New York State Bar Association Mourns the Death of Pioneering Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
Richard Lewis, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement about the death of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor: “As the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, Sandra Day O’Connor occupies a special…
Eliminating Standardized Test Requirements, Ending Legacy Admissions Key To Diversity In Wake of U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
Co-Chairs Brad Karp, Jeh Johnson and Loretta Lynch with President Richard Lewis and members of the Task Force on Advancing Diversity. Photo credit: David Handschuh/OCA In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action, colleges and graduate…
The Demise of Affirmative Action in Higher Education: Where Do We Go From Here?
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson poses at the entrance to the Trustees Room at Columbia University. He is a trustee of the university. Forty-five years ago, I was a summer intern in the Washington office of U.S. Senator Daniel…
New York State Bar Association Calls on Policymakers To Bring Cost of Higher Education Within Reach of the Average Student
Richard Lewis, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision today in Biden v. Nebraska: “The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that the U.S. Department of Education exceeded its authority…
Abortion Pills Face Uncertain Future After Dobbs
After Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization made abortion unavailable in many states, an increasing number of patients have turned to the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol for medication abortions. But mifepristone is facing a challenge to its long-standing Food and…
