Condemning the Attack on Zimbabwean Human Rights Lawyer Douglas Coltart
Silencing Mr. Coltart and other supporters, his violent removal from the venue, and subsequent threats constitute a violation of his personal and professional right to freedom of expression, to bodily integrity and to carry out his professional duties without intimidation or reprisal. bit.ly/4sKs8rm
▶️ Judge Marcy Kahn (ret.) and Stephen Kass of the City Bar's Rule of Law Task Force spoke with Albany Law Professor Ray Brescia on MeidasTouch's Legal AF podcast about the Task Force's recent reports on the abuse of executive power. Watch now at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebo7mBhjD6Q
The City Bar, as part of a Coalition for the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer, expresses grave concern at the renewed arrest of Nasrin Sotoudeh and the continuing detention of Reza Khandan. Read the full joint statement at bit.ly/47Y128H.
The New York City Bar Association has submitted formal comments on the DOJ's proposed rule undermining states' ability to hold DOJ lawyers accountable. Read the City Bar's statement here: bit.ly/4mhaHx0 and formal comments here: bit.ly/41jItb9
Minneapolis. Undermining international relations. Undermining voting rights and free and fair elections. Once again, and with mounting urgency, the City Bar calls on Congress to exercise its Article I duty to hold the administration accountable. bit.ly/3NrKD5e
The New York City Bar Association is a voluntary bar association and is not involved in the licensing or disciplining of lawyers. These matters are handled by New York’s court system.
President Donald Trump’s personal attacks on Justices of the United States Supreme Court constitute a calculated and dangerous assault on the independence of the judiciary and on our constitutional system of separated powers. Read the City Bar's statement here: bit.ly/3OwhvKe
The New York City Bar Association condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the ongoing threats by President Donald J. Trump to use armed force against Iran without legal authority. Full statement: bit.ly/4tOKfhv
Watch Judge J. Michael Luttig receive Honorary Membership from the NYC Bar. Then, Ali Velshi interviews Judge Luttig, followed by a panel on “The Rule of Law and the American Judiciary in 2026,” with Jennifer Rodgers, Asha Rangappa, John Gleeson and Dr. William M. Treanor.
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On the Events in Minneapolis: We are witnessing, in real time, the strain placed on democratic norms when government power is exercised without sufficient transparency, restraint, or regard for fundamental civil liberties. Read the City Bar's full statement here: bit.ly/4ahLApj
Our program on "Endangered Lawyers? Attorney Independence in the Department of Justice" is now available on video. Hear former DOJ attorneys who have been fired or forced out tell it like it is, and how it ought to be. bit.ly/4be7E5a
Posner and Gerson served in administrations from opposite ends of the political party spectrum, yet they agree that the actions of the current administration place American lawyers under threat and that the bedrock of our system of governance is at stake. #DayOfTheEndangeredLawyer #NewYorkCityBar
The Rule of Law is an American ideal that runs deeper than party or politics. The differing political perspectives that Society for the Rule of Law and @aclu.org represent do not divide these two when it comes to evaluating the dangers that the legal profession faces today. #DayOfTheEndangeredLawyer
If our leaders get to decide that some people are unworthy of legal counsel, if those leaders punish lawyers for doing their duty in the legal system, then we have no Rule of Law. And if the Rule of Law crumbles, so will our democracy. #DayOfTheEndangeredLawyer #NewYorkCityBar @ccrjustice.org
Professor Meg Satterthwaite serves as the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers. She monitors situations of lawyer persecution around the world. She and her human rights colleagues have a clear message: it’s happening here, and it’s happening now. #DayOfTheEndangeredLawyer
Check back each day to see UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Lawyers & Judges, the ED of @ccrjustice.org, and others. They all agree: the independence of our legal profession is being tested like never before, and our entire democracy is at stake. #DayOfTheEndangeredLawyer #NewYorkCityBar
With the international Day of the Endangered Lawyer coming up this Saturday, January 24, and the US selected as the focus country, the City Bar is devoting the whole week to highlighting the unprecedented threats that lawyers face from the current administration.
Our groups @citizensunionny.bsky.social @hfny.bsky.social @lwvny.bsky.social @nycbarassociation.bsky.social @nypirg.bsky.social call on Gov. Hochul to promptly fill the ethics commission vacancy to uphold the relevance and importance of COELIG. Read our letter here: buff.ly/0Hlf1bF
Congress Must Act to Halt the President’s Violations of U.S. And International Law in Venezuela. Read the City Bar's statement here: bit.ly/4jrLChb
The City Bar has released a report examining a broad pattern of conduct by President Trump and his Administration that reflects an ongoing abuse of presidential power and a grave breach of the public trust, and calls on Congress to reclaim its power as a co-equal branch: bit.ly/49jfeKj
We join 27 other international bar associations and lawyers' organizations in expressing our deep concern over "the arrest of lawyer Naim Eminoğlu, a board member of the Progressive Lawyers’ Association – (ÇHD) Istanbul Branch."
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The City Bar condemns recent remarks by the Deputy Attorney General in which he described the Administration as being at “war” with the federal judiciary and invited young lawyers to “join the fight” against purported “activist judges.” Read the statement here: bit.ly/4nWdoDd
The City Bar has released its evaluations of candidates running in general elections on November 4 for Civil Court, Supreme Court and District Attorney in NYC: bit.ly/3L4WhS8
An op-ed in today's NY Daily News by a former NYC Corporation Counsel, a former member of two mayors' judiciary committees, and a former NYPD deputy commissioner-trials urges next mayor to only appoint judges approved by the mayor's committee and the NYC Bar Association. bit.ly/4qn7Wf8
The City Bar has issued a statement on the indictment of NY AG Letitia James, in defense of our independent justice system, and calling on all members of the legal community and the public at large to stand up for our legal systems and institutions. Read it here: bit.ly/4oik2ED
Only by acting promptly can Congress bring our nation into compliance with the Constitution and international law, reduce the risk of hostilities with neighboring countries and assure that similar abuses of Presidential power do not expand to American shores. bit.ly/3KVqX84
"The justice system must never be used as a weapon of politics. Speaking out now is not optional. It is our collective duty." Read the full statement here: bit.ly/3KrCAU3
"The indictment of James Comey—and the threat of 'others' to come—is a stark warning. The protections we too often take for granted—fairness, impartiality, independence—are under sustained assault. If we fail to defend them now, they may not be there when we most need them.
