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The New York County Lawyers Association supports the passage of a proposed amendment to New York State Civil Rights Law §40-b to prevent venues hosting sporting events from refusing entry to ticket customers who have criticized them.

After rejecting the Governor’s nomination of a qualified jurist for Chief Judge, the state Senate —rather than addressing the crime, housing, and mental health issues that afflict our state — seeks to increase the level of legislative interference with our state’s previously independent judiciary.

The New York County Lawyers Association applauds the Presiding Justices of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court for revising question 26 in the questionnaire that applicants for admission to the New York State Bar must complete. The Appellate Division’s revised question 26 will no longer require prospective lawyers to disclose all criminal justice system involvement, regardless of the outcome or seriousness of the offense, except for parking tickets and certain traffic violations.

The New York County Lawyers Association strenuously opposes the spate of recent legislation around the country forbidding drag performances as unconstitutional assaults on the rights and dignity of LGBTQ people.