(New York, NY, Friday, December 2, 2022) – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) announces the following legislative priorities for the 2022-2023 year: Increasing the Hourly Rate of Assigned Counsel: WBASNY’s commitment to the fair and equal administration of justice includes increasing the long overdue wage increase to assigned counsel, who frequently represent ... Read More
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- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
WBSANY Statement Congratulating Governor Kathy Hochul on Her Historic Victory
(New York, NY, Tuesday, November 15, 2022) – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) congratulates Governor Kathy Hochul on her election to a full four-year term and for making history in being the first woman elected to become New York’s Governor. In her first year in office, Governor Hochul has been a leader on issues important to WBASNY’s membership including aiding ... Read More
President Rosenthal Testifies at the Commission to Reimagine the Future of NY Courts Public Hearing
Commission to Reimagine the Future of NY Courts Public Hearing on Pandemic Practices New York City Bar Association 42 W. 44th Street New York, NY 10036 Hearing Date: October 31, 2022 Testimony by: Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York Presented by: Deborah G. Rosenthal, President Good morning. Thank you for the opportunity to testify before this Commission today. Thank you to the ... Read More
WBASNY Statement on Access to Abortion Medication Through Telehealth
(New York, NY, Friday, October 14, 2022) – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) supports A.10663, introduced by New York State Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, authorizing telehealth providers to offer reproductive health services, including emergency contraception and abortion, to a patient regardless of such patient’s physical location. WBASNY also commends Member of ... Read More
WBASNY Steadfastly Supports the New York State Equal Rights Amendment as Adopted by the Legislature
(New York, NY, Wednesday, July 6, 2022) – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) commends the Legislature on the passage of the New York State Equal Rights Amendment (“ERA”), A.41002/S.51002, sponsored by Assemblymember Rebecca Seawright and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins. It has been a longstanding legislative priority of WBASNY and WBASNY has unwaveringly ... Read More
WBASNY Congratulates Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Being Sworn in as the First Female African American Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
(New York, NY, Tuesday, July 5, 2022) – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) celebrates and congratulates the monumental achievement of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on becoming the first female African American Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. This historically defining moment will have an immense impact on equality, society, and our ... Read More