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The Trump administration has announced the discontinuance of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and has indicated plans to phase out Temporary Protected Status (TPS) which nationwide combine to provide 1.1 million immigrants the opportunity to work and live in this country without fear of deportation. These programs grant legal protections to immigrants escaping natural disasters, escaping war-ravaged conditions, or those brought to the United States as children. This discussion examines the response in New York, including affirmative litigation challenging the end of DACA, the government response, the potential impact on access to government benefits and offers a historical perspective on what these changes mean for U.S. immigration law and policy. Speakers: Alina Das, Professor of Clinical Law, Co-Director Immigrant Rights Clinic, New York University School of Law Amy Taylor, Legal Director, Make the Road NY Sienna Fontaine, Deputy Legal Director, Make the Road NY Hasan Shafiqullah, Attorney-in-Charge, Immigration Law Unit, Civil Practice, The Legal Aid Society Diane Lucas, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Bureau, Office of the New York State Attorney General Moderator: Claire Thomas, Director, Asylum Clinic and Adjunct Professor of Law, New York Law School Sponsoring Association Committees: Immigration & Nationality Law Committee, Victoria F. Neilson, Chair Social Welfare Law Committee, Susan E. Welber, Chair Co-Sponsoring Association Committee: International Human Rights Committee, Anil Kalhan, Chair Co-Sponsoring Organization: Make the Road New York

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Description:Experts discuss legal issues relating to the First Amendment and hate speech. Topics include the scope and limits of First Amendment protection for, and legal capacity to regulate or restrict, certain types of speech or assembly; the carrying of firearms or other acts of intimidation in public assemblies; and expressions of hate speech via the internet. The program covers the current state of the law and how recent developments may lead some to call for change. With an eye toward contributing to the public understanding of this complex area of law, it focuses on the legal issues and on identifying and addressing the areas where legal line-drawing either is fairly easy or remains difficult and uncertain.

Panel:Alex Abdo, Senior Staff Attorney, Knight First Amendment InstituteFloyd Abrams, Senior Counsel, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLPDaniel J. Kornstein, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLPCarmelyn P. Malalis, Chair & Commissioner, NYC Commission on Human RightsNadine Strossen, John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law, New York Law School

Moderator:Jamal Greene, Dwight Professor of Law, Columbia Law School

Opening Remarks:John S. Kiernan, President, New York City Bar Association

Sponsors:New York City Bar AssociationCity Bar Justice CenterCity Bar Office for Diversity & Inclusion

Co-Sponsors:Civil Rights Committee, Philip Desgranges, ChairCommunications & Media Law Committee, Katherine M. Bolger, ChairFederal Courts Committee, Laura Grossfield Birger, Chair

Many observers remain puzzled that following the 2008 financial meltdown, not a single financial executive has gone to prison. Why is this? Drawing on a decade of experience investigating corporate misdeeds, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Jesse Eisinger recounts a pithy phrase former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York James Comey uttered to describe prosecutors who decline to go after the big fish, difficult though those cases may be: “We have a name for prosecutors who have never lost" the ‘Chickenshit Club.’” In this program, as in his book of the same name, Eisinger explains why he thinks the Justice Department is failing to prosecute executives and what he thinks needs to be done to ensure proper enforcement of white collar crime.

The Public Affairs Luncheon Series features speakers who address matters of public interest. The luncheons provide a forum to enable members of the City Bar to network, socialize and discuss matters of interest. The luncheons are open to the public.

Speakers:Jesse Eisinger, Senior reporter, ProPublica; Author, “The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives” 

Sponsoring Association Committee:Senior Lawyers Committee, Barry Bloom, Chair

In a number of court decisions over the past year, judges have either suppressed or vacated a conviction based on police testimony found not to be credible. While these cases represent a small percentage of cases in the court system, the subject of police testimony has arisen over the years. It has been a quarter of a century since this subject was reviewed by the Mollen Commission. Our distinguished panel members discuss police testimony and whether the subject has become an issue for the courts; what type of training do new police officers receive on this subject; challenges by the defense; and what role should be played by the prosecution and judiciary.

Speakers:Hon. Lawrence Byrne, Deputy Commissioner for Legal Matters, NYPDAlan Dershowitz, Professor Emeritus, Harvard UniversityHon. Barry Kamins, Former Supreme Court Justice; Author, New York Search & Seizure Justine Olderman, Managing Director, Bronx Defenders ServicesHon Dineen Riviezzo, Supreme Court, Kings CountyHon. Cyrus Vance, Jr., Manhattan District Attorney

Sponsoring Association Committees:Criminal Law Committee, Monica J. Hickey-Martin, ChairCriminal Courts Committee, Kerry Ward, ChairCriminal Advocacy Committee, Michael C. Miller, ChairCivil Rights Committee, Philip Desgranges, ChairCriminal Justice Operations Committee, Risa B. Gerson, Chair

In this inaugural episode of the City Bar Justice Center’s Financial Empowerment Podcast Series, hear personal finance tips from financial professionals at Barclays. These sound bites were captured during the Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project’s Financial Empowerment Workshop series in partnership with Barclays and Rise New York during the summer. The three-part workshop series included presentations on personal and business finance, and culminated in a one-on-one counseling session with Barclays professionals and micro-entrepreneurs. To learn more about the Financial Empowerment Workshop Series, visit www.citybarjusticecenter.org.

Special thanks to Ruth Burrison, Dana Berlin, Bianca Castricum, Dylan Lowrey, Patricia Oreta, and Anna Shearer for contributing to this podcast.

Disclaimer:

Please note, the information provided in this podcast is for general informational purposes only. It should not be considered legal, accounting, financial, or investment advice. You should consult with an appropriate professional to determine what may be best for your individual needs.

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A discussion of the legal and policy issues of the past, present and future of these unique blocks which have historically supported designers, manufacturers, retailers and many others who contribute to the $98 billion fashion industry in NYC.

Panelists: Yeohlee Teng, Designer/Advocate; Nanette Lepore, Designer/Advocate; Gary Wassner, CEO, Hilldun/CFDA Mentor; James Caras, Gen. Counsel & Land Use Director, Manhattan Borough President's Office; Samantha Corres, Executive Dir, Save the Garment Cetner; Charles Beckwith, Comms Dir, Save the Garment Cetner

Moderator: Hilary F. Jochmans, Jochmans Consulting LLC

In the 1950s and early 1960s, over 1,000 scientific papers were written about LSD, an exciting phenomenon new to Western medicine that offered an unprecedented window into brain function and revolutionary potential in mental health care. By 1970, the status of LSD and other psychedelics had changed dramatically; they were branded a menace to society and were included in Schedule I of the new federal Controlled Substances Act, the category for substances with no currently accepted medical use. Almost 50 years later, research into the therapeutic potential of psychedelics has resumed and their use in spiritual and healing practices both with and without clinical supervision has been widely reported, yet they remain prohibited under the threat of severe criminal penalties. The City Bar’s Drugs & the Law Committee convened a panel of experts to examine the legal history of these mysterious and controversial drugs.

Speakers:Rick Doblin, PhD, Founder and Executive Director, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)Nancy Hollander, Freedman Boyd Hollander Goldberg Urias & Ward P.A., Counsel for plaintiff in Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao do Vegetal, 546 U.S. 418 (2006)Carolyn Reinach Wolf, Executive Partner, Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf & Carone, LLPNatalie Ginsberg, Policy & Advocacy Director, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) Moderator:Noah Potter, Author, Psychedelic Law Blog

Sponsoring Association Committee:Drugs & the Law Committee, Zarah Levin-Fragasso, Chair

Co-Sponsoring Association Committee:Bioethical Issues Committee, Mary Beth Morrissey, Chair

On June 26, New York City Police Commissioner James P. O'Neill spoke at the New York City Bar Association on a variety of topics and engaged in dialogue with audience members. The program was sponsored by the City Bar’s New York City Affairs Committee, Jerry H. Goldfeder, Chair, and co-sponsored by its Criminal Courts Committee, Kerry Ward, Chair.

The City Bar marked the 25th annual presentation of its awards to four outstanding assistant U.S. attorneys from the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Presented annually to outstanding Assistant U.S. Attorneys in the Southern District and in the Eastern District of New York, the medal is awarded in honor of Henry L. Stimson, who served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District from 1906-1909 and as President of the Association from 1937 to 1939. The awards are made possible by the generosity of the firm of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, Henry Stimson's legacy firm. Moderator: Mark R. Hellerer Chair, Stimson Medal Committee Speaker: Mary Jo White Former Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Former Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Medal Presentation: John S. Kiernan President, New York City Bar Association Winners: EDNY Civil Division: Edward Newman EDNY Criminal Division: Nicole M. Argentieri SDNY Civil Division: Robert William Yalen SDNY Criminal Division: Andrew D. Goldstein