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