(New York, NY, Friday, August 28, 2020) The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) applauds a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that allows a survivor of an on-campus sexual assault to sue the University of Kentucky (UK) under Title IX, the federal civil rights law that protects people from discrimination in education programs or ... Read More
Archives for August 2020
WBASNY Supports Mandatory E-Filing in Matrimonial Matters
(New York, NY, Friday, August 28, 2020) – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports mandatory electronic filing (e-filing) in both contested and uncontested matrimonial actions throughout the Unified Court System. Mandatory e-filing, with exemptions for pro se litigants and lawyers not having the necessary technology, would enable litigants to advance ... Read More
WBASNY Supports Cybersecurity CLE Requirement
(New York, NY, Monday, August 10, 2020) – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports a proposed continuing legal education (CLE) requirement that all New York attorneys take one CLE credit relating to cybersecurity during each biennial reporting period. The proposal to amend the mandatory CLE rule, which was recommended by the Technology Committee of the New ... Read More