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		<title>City Bar Announces 2012 Diversity &amp; Inclusion Champion Award Winners</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The New York City Bar Association will present its 2012 Diversity &#038; Inclusion Champion Awards at a ceremony and luncheon on June 5, 2012.< <a href="http://www.nycbar.org/44th-street-blog/2012/05/08/city-bar-announces-2012-diversity-inclusion-champion-award-winners/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nycbar.org/44th-street-blog/2012/05/08/city-bar-announces-2012-diversity-inclusion-champion-award-winners/</link>
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		<title>Statement of New York City Bar Association President Samuel W. Seymour Calling for End of China’s Abuse of Chen Guangcheng and Other Lawyers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The shocking and unacceptable treatment of Chen Guangcheng, a well-known legal advocate, and his family by Chinese authorities reflects the broader problem of harassment of dozens of lawyers in China who represent unpopular clients and causes disfavored by the government.< <a href="http://www.nycbar.org/44th-street-blog/2012/05/04/statement-of-new-york-city-bar-association-president-samuel-w-seymour-calling-for-end-of-china%e2%80%99s-abuse-of-chen-guangcheng-and-other-lawyers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nycbar.org/44th-street-blog/2012/05/04/statement-of-new-york-city-bar-association-president-samuel-w-seymour-calling-for-end-of-china%e2%80%99s-abuse-of-chen-guangcheng-and-other-lawyers/</link>
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		<title>City Bar Formal Ethics Opinion: Obligations Upon Receiving a Document Not Intended for the Recipient</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A lawyer who receives a letter, fax, e-mail or other communication that the lawyer knows or reasonably should know was transmitted by mistake must promptly notify the sender, pursuant to Rule 4.4(b) of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct, and follow any other applicable law.< <a href="http://www.nycbar.org/44th-street-blog/2012/04/30/city-bar-formal-ethics-opinion-obligations-upon-receiving-a-document-not-intended-for-the-recipient/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nycbar.org/44th-street-blog/2012/04/30/city-bar-formal-ethics-opinion-obligations-upon-receiving-a-document-not-intended-for-the-recipient/</link>
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		<title>New York City Bar Goes to Washington</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The New York City Bar Association participated in the 2102 ABA Lobby Day in Washington, D.C. on April 18 and 19. City Bar representatives met with the New York Congressional delegation, as well as with representatives of Senators Schumer and Gillibrand.< <a href="http://www.nycbar.org/44th-street-blog/2012/04/30/new-york-city-bar-goes-to-washington/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nycbar.org/44th-street-blog/2012/04/30/new-york-city-bar-goes-to-washington/</link>
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		<title>New York City Bar Association Hosts Public Forum on LGBT Rights in Africa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On April 23rd, the New York City Bar Association hosted a public forum called “LGBT Rights as Human Rights: Recent Legal Developments in Africa,” which considered developments in LGBT rights in relation to legislation in Africa that criminalizes same-sex activity or organizing on behalf of LGBT people.< <a href="http://www.nycbar.org/44th-street-blog/2012/04/25/new-york-city-bar-association-hosts-public-forum-on-lgbt-rights-in-africa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nycbar.org/44th-street-blog/2012/04/25/new-york-city-bar-association-hosts-public-forum-on-lgbt-rights-in-africa/</link>
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		<title>Vance Center and City Bar File Amicus Brief on Freedom of Information in Chile</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Vance Center for International Justice and the New York City Bar Association have submitted an amicus brief to the Constitutional Tribunal of the Republic of Chile – Chile’s highest constitutional court – summarizing U.S. federal and state freedom of information laws.< <a href="http://www.nycbar.org/44th-street-blog/2012/04/17/vance-center-and-city-bar-file-amicus-brief-on-freedom-of-information-in-chile/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nycbar.org/44th-street-blog/2012/04/17/vance-center-and-city-bar-file-amicus-brief-on-freedom-of-information-in-chile/</link>
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		<title>State of the City Bar &#8211; by Samuel W. Seymour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I look back on my two-year term as President of the New York City Bar Association, I’m grateful to those who have made my tenure personally and professionally satisfying, namely the Association’s extraordinary membership, staff, and Executive Committee.< <a href="http://www.nycbar.org/44th-street-blog/2012/04/16/state-of-the-city-bar-by-samuel-w-seymour/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nycbar.org/44th-street-blog/2012/04/16/state-of-the-city-bar-by-samuel-w-seymour/</link>
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		<title>2012–2013 New York State Budget</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On March 30th, Governor Cuomo and the leaders of the Legislature announced passage of the 2012-2013 New York State budget. The City Bar supported a number of aspects of the budget, which are highlighted below.< <a href="http://www.nycbar.org/44th-street-blog/2012/04/06/2012%e2%80%932013-new-york-state-budget/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nycbar.org/44th-street-blog/2012/04/06/2012%e2%80%932013-new-york-state-budget/</link>
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		<title>Ruling in Karen Atala v. Chile</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The government of Chile must pay damages to a judge who was denied custody of her children because she is a lesbian, ruled the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in a case in which the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice coordinated the drafting and submission of an amicus curiae brief signed by the New York City Bar Association and over a dozen other organizations.<  <a href="http://www.nycbar.org/44th-street-blog/2012/03/23/ruling-in-karen-atala-v-chile/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nycbar.org/44th-street-blog/2012/03/23/ruling-in-karen-atala-v-chile/</link>
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		<title>Criminal Justice &#8212; by Samuel W. Seymour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The New York City Bar Association was established in 1870 to press for improvements in our justice system, and since then it has been dedicated to ensuring that we have a justice system that is accessible to all. In no instance is the effectiveness and integrity of our system more important than in criminal matters, where the stakes are so high for individuals and communities. < <a href="http://www.nycbar.org/44th-street-blog/2012/03/19/criminal-justice-by-samuel-w-seymour/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nycbar.org/44th-street-blog/2012/03/19/criminal-justice-by-samuel-w-seymour/</link>
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