New York, NY, Monday, November 3, 2025 – WBASNY applauds Governor Hochul’s actions to commit emergency State funds in response to the lapse of federal monies for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”). Within the context of the current federal government shut down, continued federal funding to states to provide SNAP (also known as food stamps) is in question as of ... Read More
WBASNY News
Women belong in all places where decision are being made. It shouldn't be that women are the exception.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Upholding the Principles of Fair and Impartial Justice
New York, NY, Wednesday, October 15, 2025 – WBASNY opposes any actions that undermine the separation of powers or compromise the independence, integrity, and impartiality of federal prosecutions. Politically motivated prosecutions and irregularities in the appointment of U.S. Attorneys erode the constitutional principle of separation of powers and threaten the fair and impartial administration of ... Read More
Congratulations to WBASNY Immediate Past President, Marea L. Wachsman, Esq., as the recipient of the 2025 Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Vanguard Award
New York, NY, Tuesday, October 14, 2025 – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) congratulates Immediate Past President, Marea Wachsman, Esq., on receiving the esteemed 2025 Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Vanguard Award, which will be presented on October 22, 2025, by the Trial Lawyers Section of the New York State Bar Association, during a virtual ceremony and CLE program. ... Read More
Honoring Constitution Day and the Significance of the Protections of the U.S. Constitution
New York, NY, Wednesday, September 24, 2025 – Last week, our nation honored Constitution Day — a powerful reminder of the enduring promise of liberty, justice, and equality enshrined in the U.S. Constitution – and a reaffirmation of the foundational principles that have guided our democracy. The Constitution together with the Bill of Rights provides fundamental protections that safeguard essential ... Read More
WBASNY’s Testimony on Access to Civil Legal Services
The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”), thanks you on behalf of its approximately 4,200 members for the opportunity to submit this written testimony regarding access to civil legal services. WBASNY’s membership is diverse and is distributed throughout the State of New York. Our members are private practitioners, law professors, public interest attorneys, and State and ... Read More
WBASNY Expresses Dismay at SCOTUS’s Emergency Docket Ruling in National Institutes of Health v. American Public Health Association
New York, NY, Thursday, August 28, 2025 – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) expresses dismay at the United States Supreme Court’s emergency “shadow” docket ruling on August 21, 2025, in National Institutes of Health v. American Public Health Association, allowing $783 million in cuts to NIH medical research grants to go forward. This action, related to current ... Read More