By Allison Magnarelli, J.D. Candidate 2023, Albany Law School This past June, the United States Supreme Court decided a constitutional challenge to a New York State firearms law in the case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n Inc. v. Bruen, 142 S. Ct. 2111...
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Gun Manufacturers Unsuccessfully Challenge Constitutionality of New York Law
By Theodore Wells, J.D. Candidate 2025, SMU Dedman School of Law Procedural Background In National Shooting Sports Foundation v. James, fourteen gun industry members and a trade association (“Plaintiffs”) sued New York State Attorney General Letitia James...
Call For CJA Panel Members In NDNY
By Hon. Andrew T. Baxter and Hon. Daniel J. Stewart, Co-Chairs of the NDNY CJA Committee The Board of Judges of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York (“NDNY”) is actively soliciting applicants to join our Criminal Justice Act (“CJA”) panel,...
US District Court NDNY Pro Bono Recognition Ceremony – October 17, 2022, Albany
Please join The NDNY-FCBA First Decade Committee and the Judges of the Northern District of New York as we recognize Pro Bono Attorneys who have accepted an appointment to represent at least one civil litigant in the District Court for the Northern District of New...
US District Court NDNY Pro Bono Recognition Ceremony – Sept. 27, 2022, Syracuse
Please join The NDNY-FCBA First Decade Committee and the Judges of the Northern District of New York as we recognize Pro Bono Attorneys who have accepted an appointment to represent at least one civil litigant in the District Court for the Northern District of New...
SUCoL Alumni Weekend: US SUPREME COURT: 2022-2023 PREVIEW
US SUPREME COURT: 2022-2023 PREVIEW “The Supreme Court Under Siege” with Joan Biskupic, CNN Friday, Sept. 23, 2022 1:30 to 4:15 p.m. In Person at Syracuse University College of Law, Dineen Hall, and Live-Streamed. Free and open to the public. Download flyer with links...
2022 Virtual POWER Act Event – September 15, 2022
2022 Virtual POWER Act Event - September 15, 2022 DESIGNED TO PROMOTE PRO BONO SERVICES TO EMPOWER SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING, VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING The United States District Court, for The Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western...
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Announcement for Bankruptcy Judgeship
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit invites applications from qualified candidates for a 14-year appointment as United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of New York in Albany, New York. The selection process will be confidential...
The NDNY FCBA Golf Tournament is Back! September 19, 2022 at Mohawk Golf Club
Happy Hour at City Beer Hall, Albany with the First Decade Committee!
Please join us for Happy Hour in Albany with the First Decade Committee! Wednesday, August 3 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at City Beer Hall, Albany Click here for more information and to RSVP.
Part-Time Job Opportunity: Pro Se Attorney Coordinator – Capital District
We are accepting applications for an attorney to work, on a part-time basis, with the FCBA’s Pro Se Assistance Program. This is a paid position. The Federal Court Bar Association of the Northern District of New York’s Pro Se Assistance Program was established to...
For the Bookshelf: Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts
Reviewed By Mitchell J. Katz, Barclay Damon LLP Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, 5th ed. Robert L. Haig, Editor-in-Chief. Published by Thomson Reuters. The Fifth Edition of this amazingly comprehensive treatise is an 18-volume definitive work on...