The New York State Education Department is canvassing for Special Education Impartial Hearing Officer candidates to serve the New York City region. An impartial hearing officer presides over a due process case requested by either a parent or school district on matters relating to the identification, evaluation or educational placement of a student with a disability, or the provision of a ... Read More
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Women belong in all places where decision are being made. It shouldn't be that women are the exception.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
WBASNY Applauds Signing of Legislation Expanding Protections For Survivors of Domestic Violence
August 10, 2019 WBASNY applauds Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today for signing three pieces of legislation expanding protections for victims of abuse and domestic violence. These measures broaden the definition of the crime of domestic violence to include forms of economic abuse such as identity theft, grand larceny and coercion (S.2625/A.5608); give victims the choice to vote by mail-in ballot, even ... Read More
WBASNY Applauds Governor Cuomo for Signing Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act
May 20, 2019 The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) applauds Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for signing the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (S.1077/ A.3974), a bill that codifies more meaningful sentence reductions for domestic abuse survivors in the criminal justice system and a key initiative in the Governor’s 2019 Women’s Justice ... Read More
WBASNY Supports Governor Cuomo’s Budget Proposals
March 22, 2019 Position Statement -2019 Governor Cuomo’s Budget Proposal to March 22, 2019 NY State Fiscal Year 2019-20 Executive Budget Proposal The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) appreciates the Governor’s objective to address the numerous challenges women face in our society. As an organization comprising 4,400 attorneys and ... Read More
The State of the Judiciary 2019
The State of Our Judiciary 2019 The State of Our Judiciary 2019 – Excellence Initiative ... Read More
WBASNY Applauds Elected Officials for Swift Work on Legislation Supporting Women and Children
March 1, 2019, New York, NY The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York’s (“WBASNY”) is proud to announce that barely two months into the new legislative session so many of the issues included in WBASNY’s current legislative priorities have either been enacted into law or are moving through the legislative process. WBASNY President Greta Kolcon, Esq., ... Read More