Concerned that a Philadelphia case could have a large impact on children in foster care in New York, the NYS Bar Association on Thursday filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court to protect LGBTQ rights. In the case Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a foster mother is suing the city for terminating its foster care contract with
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would give $465 million to the Legal Services Corporation, and the president of the NYS
Scott Karson, president of the NYS Bar Association, has directed the Committee on Civil Rights to look into whether or not the Trump Administration has
Longtime U.S. representative and civil rights icon John Lewis died at the age of 80 on Saturday after a six-month battle with cancer. Shortly after
Grand juries will be back by Aug. 10, but in-person appearances in the Brooklyn Supreme Court, Criminal Term will start even before then. Supreme Court
The New York Bar Foundation announced on Tuesday that following a successful emergency fundraising drive to help the legal issues New Yorkers are facing due
The NYS Bar Association and the state Attorney General were both thrilled to hear the announcement that the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration’s
A day after it announced that it announced the creation of a racial justice task force, the NYS Bar Association’s executive committee approved repealing Civil Rights Law 50-A, which would
Following a week where some of the local bar associations spoke out in support of the peaceful protests going on in Brooklyn and across the country, the New York State
Following a week where the New York State court system reopened courthouses in 40 counties, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore said that she and other administrators are busy at work preparing
Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently extended the eviction moratorium to Aug. 20, but the court system announced this week that it has begun scheduling and conducting virtual conferences on pending eviction
The New York State Bar Association announced on Monday that it has created a landlord-tenant working group that it hopes will help deal with the expected rush to file cases
In times of high stress many people turn to lawyers. Unfortunately, lawyers are so often used to being providing support that they don’t often find help when they themselves are
When Gov. Andrew Cuomo finally lifts the stay-at-home order, there is going to be a rush to the courts to file new motions and cases. New filings have been on
With courthouses and bar associations largely closed across the entire state, the New York State Unified Court System, the NYS Bar Association, and the State’s Attorney General’s Office will host
The New York court system and the NYS Bar Association helped to establish a pro bono network of lawyers that will provide free attorneys for New Yorkers dealing with coronavirus-related
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued a call for lawyers to volunteer to help out unemployed New Yorkers who need legal assistance during the coronavirus pandemic. The New York State Court
A pair of the city’s top judges, Hon. Lawrence K. Marks and Hon. George Silver, are going to be honored by the New York State Bar Association during its annual