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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Lawyers & law students, watch a free webcast on 9/22 to find out how you can help ensure the midterm elections in November will be free and fair. No election law experience needed. Help is needed before, during and after the midterms, in NY and throughout the country. bit.ly/4AgGbd7

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Tomorrow (Sept 10) at 6:00 pm EDT, leading scholar @agordonreed.bsky.social will discuss her latest work, Jefferson on Race, and the meaning & impact of the Declaration of Independence on our nation with @nycbarassociation.bsky.social. A signing will follow the discussion. Register: buff.ly/KMN4T5s

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Next week, Sept 10 at 6:00 pm EDT, leading scholar @agordonreed.bsky.social will discuss her latest work, Jefferson on Race, and the meaning & impact of the Declaration of Independence on our nation with @nycbarassociation.bsky.social. A signing will follow the discussion. Register: buff.ly/KMN4T5s

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Fordham Law School @fordhamlawnyc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A strong law school year starts with purpose and sustainable wellbeing. Marta Ricardo, dean of professionalism at Fordham Law School, offers strategies for building skills, supporting success throughout the academic year, and more. via New York City Bar Association (@nycbarassociation.bsky.social)

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How To Start the Law School Year Strong (Lawyers Connect Newsletter) | New York City Bar Association

I am Marta Ricardo, the Dean of Professionalism and Lawyering Skills Director at Fordham Law School. I also serve on […]

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The City Bar proudly co-sponsored ABA Resolution #605, which was adopted with overwhelming support by the nearly 600-member ABA House of Delegates.

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Fordham Law School @fordhamlawnyc.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

During a recent interview with amNewYork, former Fordham Law Dean Matthew Diller identified three major priorities for his term as the New York City Bar Association (@nycbarassociation.bsky.social)’s new president: access to justice, rule of law, and artificial intelligence in the legal profession.

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New NYC Bar Association President embraces new tools in fight to uphold the rule of law | amNewYork

The New York City Bar Association’s new president, Matthew Diller, made clear in his remarks after being inaugurated in May that he would not hesitate to call

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Int. 943, the bill to end horse-drawn carriage operations in NYC, already has majority sponsorship in the Council. What it needs now is a floor vote. Ask your Council Member to help bring it to a vote: on.nyc.gov/4z7YjFJ. Read our testimony at bit.ly/4hj9rZE.

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

We stand in support with Bar Associations across Morocco, and with the thousands of Moroccan lawyers who have peacefully mobilized in defense of the legal profession’s historic guarantees: www.nycbar.org/reports/statement-of…

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Our Animal Law Committee testified before the New York City Council Committee on Health in support of a prohibition on the operation of horse-drawn cabs in New York City. "A full ban is the only humane solution." bit.ly/4hj9rZE

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The New York City Bar Association urges the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject the nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as Attorney General of the United States. Read why here: bit.ly/44sifEZ

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

On the 11th anniversary of China's #709Crackdown the City Bar urges all to recognize that the independence of the legal profession is a universal prerequisite of justice, and those who would suppress it must be held to account: bit.ly/4aGnwfJ

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

New York City Bar Association President Matthew Diller speaks out in support of Turkish lawyers and others detained ahead of the NATO Summit. See the statement by over two dozen international organizations: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8UD...

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The City Bar and over a dozen international organizations express our grave concern regarding the arbitrary arrest of lawyer Veysi Çetin, Secretary of the İzmir Branch of the Progressive Lawyers Association in Turkey. bit.ly/4oXCFz2

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Urgent International Joint Call for the Immediate Release of Lawyers Semra Demir, Kürşat Bafra and Doğa İncesu. We "express our deep concern over the simultaneous pre-dawn police raids conducted in Ankara and Istanbul on the morning of June 23, 2026" Full statement: bit.ly/4ePWNyt

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

🎉🛜 The New York State Legislature has passed S.8026-A / A.1755-A, which requires temporary housing facilities across the state to provide residents with internet access that meets baseline standards for speed, privacy, and net neutrality. Read more here: bit.ly/4v35dtm

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The City Bar and 38 international orgs condemn Tunisia's treatment of lawyers, judges, the Tunisian National Bar Association, magistrates’ associations and independent civil society organizations. www.nycbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2…

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Joint Statement Condemning Attacks on Tunisia's Legal Profession and Judiciary

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

This Executive Order targeting Perkins Coie is an “assault on the independence of the legal profession” and an “attack on constitutional democracy and the rule of law.” Oral arguments in the DC Circuit will be live streamed tomorrow morning 5/14 at 9:30am: www.youtube.com/live/YNcw0tb...

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Thursday, May 14, 2026 9:30 A.M. Judges Srinivasan, Pillard, Rao Case 1: 26-5009 Mark Zaid v. Executive Office of the President Case 2: 25-5241 Perkins Coie LLP v. DOJ Thank you for watching, for ...

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

The 2nd indictment of James Comey reinforces the perception that the machinery of federal criminal law is being deployed not in service of impartial justice, but as part of a broader campaign of retaliation. Read the City Bar's statement here: bit.ly/42FZYmA

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

The NYC Bar condemns the unlawful use of force, expresses grave concern over the escalating hostilities in the Gulf region and calls for immediate compliance with constitutional, statutory and international law governing the use of armed force. City Bar statement: bit.ly/3QpSxxh

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Silencing Mr. Coltart and other supporters, his violent removal from the venue, and subsequent threats constitute a violation of his personal and professional right to freedom of expression, to bodily integrity and to carry out his professional duties without intimidation or reprisal. bit.ly/4sKs8rm

Condemning the Attack on Zimbabwean Human Rights Lawyer Douglas Coltart

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

▶️ Judge Marcy Kahn (ret.) and Stephen Kass of the City Bar's Rule of Law Task Force spoke with Albany Law Professor Ray Brescia on MeidasTouch's Legal AF podcast about the Task Force's recent reports on the abuse of executive power. Watch now at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebo7mBhjD6Q

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The City Bar, as part of a Coalition for the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer, expresses grave concern at the renewed arrest of Nasrin Sotoudeh and the continuing detention of Reza Khandan. Read the full joint statement at bit.ly/47Y128H.

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

The New York City Bar Association has submitted formal comments on the DOJ's proposed rule undermining states' ability to hold DOJ lawyers accountable. Read the City Bar's statement here: bit.ly/4mhaHx0 and formal comments here: bit.ly/41jItb9

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Minneapolis. Undermining international relations. Undermining voting rights and free and fair elections. Once again, and with mounting urgency, the City Bar calls on Congress to exercise its Article I duty to hold the administration accountable. bit.ly/3NrKD5e

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

President Donald Trump’s personal attacks on Justices of the United States Supreme Court constitute a calculated and dangerous assault on the independence of the judiciary and on our constitutional system of separated powers. Read the City Bar's statement here: bit.ly/3OwhvKe

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

The New York City Bar Association condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the ongoing threats by President Donald J. Trump to use armed force against Iran without legal authority. Full statement: bit.ly/4tOKfhv

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Watch Judge J. Michael Luttig receive Honorary Membership from the NYC Bar. Then, Ali Velshi interviews Judge Luttig, followed by a panel on “The Rule of Law and the American Judiciary in 2026,” with Jennifer Rodgers, Asha Rangappa, John Gleeson and Dr. William M. Treanor. youtu.be/KFDKlT5zHok?...

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Judge J. Michael Luttig Honored by the NYC Bar - February 17, 2026

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

On the Events in Minneapolis: We are witnessing, in real time, the strain placed on democratic norms when government power is exercised without sufficient transparency, restraint, or regard for fundamental civil liberties. Read the City Bar's full statement here: bit.ly/4ahLApj

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Our program on "Endangered Lawyers? Attorney Independence in the Department of Justice" is now available on video. Hear former DOJ attorneys who have been fired or forced out tell it like it is, and how it ought to be. bit.ly/4be7E5a

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Posner and Gerson served in administrations from opposite ends of the political party spectrum, yet they agree that the actions of the current administration place American lawyers under threat and that the bedrock of our system of governance is at stake. #DayOfTheEndangeredLawyer #NewYorkCityBar

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

The Rule of Law is an American ideal that runs deeper than party or politics. The differing political perspectives that Society for the Rule of Law and @aclu.org represent do not divide these two when it comes to evaluating the dangers that the legal profession faces today. #DayOfTheEndangeredLawyer

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

If our leaders get to decide that some people are unworthy of legal counsel, if those leaders punish lawyers for doing their duty in the legal system, then we have no Rule of Law. And if the Rule of Law crumbles, so will our democracy. #DayOfTheEndangeredLawyer #NewYorkCityBar @ccrjustice.org

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Professor Meg Satterthwaite serves as the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers. She monitors situations of lawyer persecution around the world. She and her human rights colleagues have a clear message: it’s happening here, and it’s happening now. #DayOfTheEndangeredLawyer

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

With the international Day of the Endangered Lawyer coming up this Saturday, January 24, and the US selected as the focus country, the City Bar is devoting the whole week to highlighting the unprecedented threats that lawyers face from the current administration.

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Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Our groups @citizensunionny.bsky.social @hfny.bsky.social @lwvny.bsky.social @nycbarassociation.bsky.social @nypirg.bsky.social call on Gov. Hochul to promptly fill the ethics commission vacancy to uphold the relevance and importance of COELIG. Read our letter here: buff.ly/0Hlf1bF

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

The City Bar has released a report examining a broad pattern of conduct by President Trump and his Administration that reflects an ongoing abuse of presidential power and a grave breach of the public trust, and calls on Congress to reclaim its power as a co-equal branch: bit.ly/49jfeKj

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The Abuse of Presidential Power and Breach of Public Trust | New York City Bar Association

Read how the NYC Bar Association examines the pattern of conduct by President Trump and his administration.

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

We join 27 other international bar associations and lawyers' organizations in expressing our deep concern over "the arrest of lawyer Naim Eminoğlu, a board member of the Progressive Lawyers’ Association – (ÇHD) Istanbul Branch." Read more here: www.nycbar.org/reports/join...

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Joint Call for the Immediate Release of Lawyer Naim Eminoğlu | New York City Bar Association

We express our deep concern over the police operation conducted on the morning of 10 December 2025 against the People’s […]

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

The City Bar condemns recent remarks by the Deputy Attorney General in which he described the Administration as being at “war” with the federal judiciary and invited young lawyers to “join the fight” against purported “activist judges.” Read the statement here: bit.ly/4nWdoDd

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Deputy Attorney General’s “War” on the Judiciary is an Assault on Judicial Independence | New York City Bar Association

New York City Bar Association Statement The New York City Bar Association (“City Bar”) condemns the remarks delivered by Todd […]

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

An op-ed in today's NY Daily News by a former NYC Corporation Counsel, a former member of two mayors' judiciary committees, and a former NYPD deputy commissioner-trials urges next mayor to only appoint judges approved by the mayor's committee and the NYC Bar Association. bit.ly/4qn7Wf8

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The mayor must only pick well-qualified judges

In 1978, during his first months in office, former Mayor Ed Koch issued an executive order creating an independent Mayor’s Advisory Committee on the Judiciary. This committee of senior member…

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

The City Bar has issued a statement on the indictment of NY AG Letitia James, in defense of our independent justice system, and calling on all members of the legal community and the public at large to stand up for our legal systems and institutions. Read it here: bit.ly/4oik2ED

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Statement on the Indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James | New York City Bar Association

In Defense of Our Independent Justice System On October 9, 2025, New York’s Attorney General, Letitia James, became the latest […]

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Only by acting promptly can Congress bring our nation into compliance with the Constitution and international law, reduce the risk of hostilities with neighboring countries and assure that similar abuses of Presidential power do not expand to American shores. bit.ly/3KVqX84

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Unlawful Attacks on Venezuelan Vessels | New York City Bar Association

New York City Bar Association Statement Introduction This September, President Donald J. Trump ordered U. S. military strikes against three […]

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

The City Bar has issued a statement on political prosecutions that "strike at the very core of our democratic system. They weaponize the criminal process to punish individuals who have run afoul of the President primarily for carrying out their lawful roles within our constitutional order."

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New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

"The undersigned firmly denounce the unacceptable delay by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in examining the urgent cases submitted concerning the mass trials of lawyers, human rights defenders in Turkey." Read the full joint statement here: www.nycbar.org/blogs/justic...

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Justice Delayed: Lawyers’ Associations Condemn the European Court of Human Rights’ Inaction on Lawyers’ Cases in Turkey | New York City Bar Association

For years, these lawyers have faced politically motivated prosecutions in Turkey, marked by flagrant violations of international fair trial standards. […]

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