The winning team of Ramona Miller and Michael Quintman from the annual National Legal Innovation Tournament are applying for patent protection of their winning app design. “Help Decide” is the 2022 winning design in the competition co-hosted by the New York State Bar Association and the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra. It … Continued

The White House on Tuesday announced it plans to extend until as late as June a pandemic-era pause in student loan repayments. Payments now set to resume Jan. 1 won’t be required again until June 30 or until 60 days after legal challenges to President Biden’s plan for loan forgiveness are settled by the courts.  … Continued

The Empire Justice Center is honoring immediate past NYSBA President T. Andrew Brown tonight with its 2022 Leadership Award. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Cornerstone at the Plaza restaurant in Albany. It’s an annual tradition at the Empire Justice Center to recognize leadership in the legal community in providing access to justice … Continued

Picture it: A stranger jumps out from behind a bush, attacks a woman walking alone on campus and rapes her at knife-point in the dark of night. That is what most people envision when they hear the term “rape.” However, the majority of rapes and sexual assaults are committed by acquaintances or former intimate partners … Continued

Sherry Levin Wallach, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement on the retirement of Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks: “Judge Marks has been the ultimate public servant for more than 30 years, culminating in his elevation to chief administrative judge in 2015. The leaders of the New York State … Continued

If you tuned in to the Super Bowl last year, then you probably saw Coinbase’s 60-second commercial featuring a colorful QR code bouncing around on your screen. If you are a normal person, you might have rushed to your phone to scan the QR code and look up what Coinbase is. If you are like … Continued