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President Obama gave the commencement address to the 2012 class of Barnard College. He talked about the role of women in society, and advised the graduates to become politically involved, ne…

Harold Holzer talked about Abraham Lincoln and freedom of the press during the Civil War. He examined the reasoning behind the imprisonment of newspaper editors during the Civil War, and the…

A moot court hearing was held testing the constitutionality of rationing health care in a hypothetical case of a non-citizen being denied a life-saving vaccine. The case of Obasanjo v. Morri…

Panelists discussed the use of foreign law in domestic courts. Topics included the political as well as the legal issues and the consequences of using foreign law as well as untested assumpt…

On May 31, 2006, New York’s highest court, in Albany, heard oral arguments in four same-sex marriage cases: Hernandez v. Robles, Samuels v. New York State Dept. of Health, Matter of Kane v.…

A moot court examined the possible debate over exactly who qualifies for racial preferences as America becomes increasingly multiracial. Two law professors, Charles Ogletree and Kathleen Sul…

David Paterson was sworn in by Chief Judge Judith Kaye as the 55th governor of New York State at a joint session of the State Assembly and State Senate in the Assembly Chamber. Following his…

As part of the annual Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Distinguished Lecture on Women and the Law, chief justices talked about their experience in the law. This program is the second hour of a pa…

As part of the annual Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Distinguished Lecture on Women and the Law, this program is the first hour of a panel discussion by women chief justices. Ms. Schafran moder…

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s second mayoral inauguration took place on the steps of City Hall. Following a saxophone rendition of “New York, New York,” Barbara Walters welcomed the guests. Judg…

Justice O’Connor and Chief Judge Kaye discussed their roles in the state and federal judiciary systems. The event was part of the 23rd annual conference of the association. Professor Herman …

The New York Court of Appeals heard oral argument in the matter of The New York Times Company v. City of New York Fire Department. The New York Times filed a state Freedom of Informatio…

A press conference was held at the D.C. Superior Court where the American Bar Association American Jury Project released a proposal for modernizing jury service. An initiative headed by ABA …

Robert Grey gave his inaugural news conference after taking office as the new president of the American Bar Association at the annual meeting. Judge Judith Kaye and Chair Trish Refo joined h…

Following introductions by New York State Court of Appeals Chief Justice, Judith Kaye and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsburg, former U.S. attorney, Roxanne Barton Conlin, delivered the Gins…

Supreme Court nominee Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Attorney General Janet Reno, and other female lawyers spoke during a luncheon honoring recipients of the Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achi…