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Absentee Voting

Instituting No-Excuse Absentee Voting in New York (May 2010) ( PDF format )

Abuse and Neglect Proceedings

Letter to the ABA Section on Litigation commenting on the draft Model Act Governing Representation of Children in Abuse and Neglect Proceedings (March 2009) ( PDF format )

Abused Animals

Report on A.9975B/S.6942B which would eliminate the requirement that the impounding organization petition the court to obtain reimbursement for the expense of caring for an abused or neglected animal ( PDF format )

Accessibility

Ensuring Accessibility for People with Disabilities in the Wake of Katrina and of Other Natural and Man-Made Disasters ( PDF format )

Accounting

Disclosure in Management's Discussion and Analysis About the Application of Critical Accounting Policies ( PDF format )

Accounting and Disclosure Requirements

Letter to the SEC commenting on proposed rules to revise the accelerated filer definition and accelerated deadlines for filing periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( PDF format )

Accounting Standards

Letter to the SEC in response to Release No. 33-8982, Roadmap for the Potential Use of Financial Statements Prepared in Accordance wit International Financial Reporting Standards by U.S. Issuers (April 2009) ( PDF format )

Administrative Adjudications, Right of Access

"If It Walks, Talks and Squawks . . ." The First Amendment Right of Access to Administrative Adjudications: A Position Paper ( PDF format )

Administrative Procedure - NYC

Report on Ballot Proposals of the 2005 New York City Charter Revision Commission. One proposal would incorporate features of State law with respect to fiscal management and borrowing restrictions. A second proposal relates to the City's administrative justice system ( PDF format )

Testimony to NYC Charter Commission re: Creating Civil Legal Justice Coordinator Position ( PDF format )

Advisory Fees

Letter to the SEC urging them to file an amicus brief in the case of J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated v. Eliot Spitzer in order to articulate the scope of state regulators' authority under the ICA and the National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996 (NSMIA)to investigate and litigate advisory fee issues. ( PDF format )

Affordable Housing

Letter to Congress regarding the Manager's Amendment to H.R. 1461 disqualifing certain non-profit organizations from participating in a federal grant program designed to increase the supply of affordable housing for low-income families ( PDF format )

Afghanistan

Letter to President George W. Bush Regarding Human Rights and Security of Women and Girls in Afghanistan ( PDF format )

AIDS/HIV

Letter to Congress regarding the HIV Nondiscrimination in Travel and Immigration Act of 2007 - S.2486 ( PDF format )

Letter to Governor Spitzer urging his administration to consider a number of issues that are of major concern to New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS ( PDF format )

Letter to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services regarding the proposed removal of HIV from the list of â€œcommunicable diseases of public health significanceâ€ (August 2009) ( PDF format )

AIDS/HIV Testing

Report on A.7757-A/S.4484.A, A.7610/S.3293, A.7892-A/S.5660 and S.6734 regarding mandatory HIV testing in New York State (Reissued March 2010) ( PDF format )

Air Pollution

Letter to Congress urging ratification of the 1997 Protocol (Annex VI) relating to the treaty known as the International Convention on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships which would establish certain limits on air emissions from large ocean-going vessels ( PDF format )

Alcoholism and Substance Abuse

Report on A.11273-A/S.7833-A concerning the adjudicating of a child (Person in Need of Supervision) to undergo alcohol and drug detoxification (June 2010) ( PDF format )

Report on A.9523-B/S.6361-B concerning youth drug and alcohol detoxification (April 2010) ( PDF format )

Alien Tort Statute

The Alien Tort Statute: Does it Authorize Federal District Courts to Entertain Claims by Aliens Alleging Torts in Violation of International Law Without Explicit Authorization of a "Cause of Action" in Another Federal Statute? ( PDF format )

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Composition of WTO Dispute Settlement Panels ( PDF format )

Mediation Standards Checklist

Alternative Minimum Tax

Letter to Congress regarding the 2007 Reform of the Alternative Minimum Tax ( PDF format )

Americans with Disabilities Act

Letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission commenting on the Commissionâ€™s Proposed Rulemaking to revise its Americans with Disabilities Act (â€œADAâ€) regulations and interpretive guidance â€“ RIN 3046-AA85 (November 2009) ( PDF format )

Animal Confinement Methods

Report on A.8163 regarding the method of confinement of animals raised for food (May 2009) ( PDF format )

Animal Cruelty

Report in support of S.2439 which would require the case tracking database relied on by the FBI to include all animal cruelty offenses ( PDF format )

Report on Legislation to Prohibit the Display of Wild and Exotic Animals for Public Entertainment ( PDF format )

Report regarding S.5144/A.6077-A which would expand the existing definition of aggravated cruelty to animals (April 2010) ( PDF format )

Animal Population Control

A.6158-A/S.4278 Animal population control program (June 2009) ( PDF format )

Animal Rights

Letter to Congress regarding The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, 18 U.S.C. Â§ 43 (July 2009) ( PDF format )

Animal Shelters

Report on A.9449-D/S.6412-D requiring the release of a shelter animal to a rescue group upon request of the rescue group prior to euthanasia of the animal (April 2010) ( PDF format )

Animal Testing

Report expressing support for A.7402/S.3528 which would prohibit manufacturers and contract testing facilities from using traditional animal test methods for product safety testing when an alternative has been validated (May 2008) ( PDF format )

Animal Trapping

Report supporting A.1835/S.2142 which would amend the environmental conservation law to allow each county in New York State by local law or ordinance to restrict, limit or prohibit trapping within its municipal limits ( PDF format )

Animal Welfare

Letter on proposed Ground-Based Studies in Neurobehavioral Biology ("Bergman Protocol") (March 2010) ( PDF format )

Animals

Comments on Intro. No. 380, amending the Administrative Code of the City of New York, to clarify the rights of guardians and their companion animals in multiple dwellings; and to grant senior citizens residing in multiple dwellings the automatic right, regardless of three months elapsing, to have companion animals in their apartments ( PDF format )

Letter to Governor Pataki urging him to sign S. 7616 which would prohibit the knowing possession, sale, barter, transfer, exchange or import of certain wild animals as pets ( PDF format )

Letter to Governor Spitzer expressing concern over proposed budget cuts in two animal welfare laws, the Animal Population Program and the Pet Dealer Licensing Law ( PDF format )

Letter to New York City Office of Emergency Management Regarding the need for Emergency Procedures for the Benefit of Animals in Times of Crisis ( PDF format )

Letter to the Department of Agriculture offering recommendations on a variety of topics the Department should consider as it develops policies relating to non-human animals (February 2009) ( PDF format )

Memorandum opposing S. 3330-A/A. 6212-A which would amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to making it unlawful to force feed birds under certain circumstances unless it is modified to make the unreasonably long implementation period of 11 years shorter ( PDF format )

Memorandum supporting S.2539/A.1641 which would amend the Agriculture and Markets Law to make it a class A misdemeanor to abandon an animal, whether such abandonment occurs in a public or a private place. This amendment is necessary because the current law only prohibits the abandonment of animals in public places ( PDF format )

Report is support of New York City Council Resolution 497 which calls for the increased compliance with Section 809 of the New York State Education Law, which requires instruction on the humane treatment and protection of animals ( PDF format )

Report regarding S.4808/A.1163 which would amend the Public Health Law to prohibit manufacturers and contract testing facilities from using traditional animal test methods for product safety testing when an alternative has been validated and recommended by the ICCVAM (Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods) and subsequently adopted by the relevant federal agency ( PDF format )

Report supporting S.7691/A.10767 which would amend the Family Court Act and Criminal Procedure Law, in relation to animals being protected under the provisions of a court order of protection ( PDF format )

Report to Governor Spitzer offering suggested actions by regarding important policy decisions facing the incoming administration that will have a substantial effect on the lives of New Yorkâ€™s animals ( PDF format )

Anti Manipulation Rule

Letter to the Federal Trade Commission commenting on the proposals concerning the prohibitions on market manipulation and false information in Subtitle B of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( PDF format )

Letter to the Federal Trade Commission commenting on the revised proposals concerning the prohibitions on market manipulation and false information in Subtitle B of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (May 2009) ( PDF format )

Anti-Human Trafficking

Letter to Governor Spitzer urging he sign into law with modifications A.8679/S.5902 anti-human trafficking legislation ( PDF format )

Antitrust

ANTITRUST "MARKET POWER" AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: WHY FTC AND DOJ ACTION IS NECESSARY ( PDF format )

Ape Protection

Report commenting on the Great Ape Protection Act (H.R. 5852) (July 2008) ( PDF format )

Arbitration

Recommendations Regarding the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, H.R. 1020 (July 2010) ( PDF format )

Statement Regarding the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, H.R.1020/S.931 (October 2009) ( PDF format )

Arbitration Equitable Remedies

Lack of Jurisdiction and Forum Non Conveniens as Defenses to the Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards ( PDF format )

Arbitration ¡V Equitable Remedies

Amendment of New York Civil Practice Law and Rules Section 7502(c) to Permit Attachments and Preliminary Injunctions in Connection with National and International Arbitrations ( PDF format )

Arizona statute

Report on the Constitutionality of Arizona Immigration Law S.B. 1070 (July 2010) ( PDF format )

Arraignment

Letters to the New York City District Attorneys expressing support for New York Cityâ€™s e-arraignment program ( PDF format )

Asset Backed Securities

Letter to the SEC Regarding Proposed Rule: Asset Backed Securities ( PDF format )

Asylum

Gender-Related Asylum Claims and the Social Group Calculus: Recognizing Women as a "Particular Social Group" Per Se ( PDF format )

Letter to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services commenting on the proposed changes to the affirmation asylum application procedures ( PDF format )

Letter to the US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, expressing concern with a new procedure which would place all appeals that include an asylum, withholding of removal or Convention against Torture claim on a Non Argument Calendar ( PDF format )

Letter to U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey requesting review of the Board of Immigration Appeals decision in the Matter of A-T- (female genital mutilation) ( PDF format )

Attorney Accreditation

Letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs commenting on the proposed rules for Accreditation of Agents and Attorneys; Agent and Attorney Fees ( PDF format )

Attorney Conduct

Comments on the NY State Bar Association's Proposed Amendments to the New York Code of Professional Responsibility Rules 1.1-1.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.5-3.9 and 8.1-8.4 (May 2006) ( PDF format )

Comments on the NY State Bar Associationâ€™s Proposed Amendments to the New York Code of Professional Responsibility Rules 1.11, 1.12, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, and 6.1 â€“ 6.5 (January 2007) ( PDF format )

Format Change for Standards of Attorney Conduct in New York ( PDF format )

Attorney-legislators

Reforming NYS's Financial Disclosure Requirements for Attorney Legislators (January 2010) ( PDF format )

Attorney/Client Confidentiality

Proposed Amendment to the Rule of Professional Conduct 1.6 - Authorizing Disclosure of Confidential Information of Deceased Clients (June 2010) ( PDF format )

Attorney/Client Privilege

Amicus Brief: Hepting v. AT & T Corp. (U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, April 2007) ( PDF format )

Letter to Congress regarding the Proposed Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007 (S.186) ( PDF format )

Statement Regarding the US Department of Justice Final Rule Allowing Eaves Dropping on Lawyer/Client Conversations ( PDF format )

Attorneys fees

Report on legislation amending Judiciary Law Sections 475 and 475-a (collectively, the â€œLien Lawâ€)(Reissued June 2010) ( PDF format )

Report proposing amendments to the Judiciary Law Sections 475 and 475-a (collectively, the â€œLien Lawâ€) (November 2008) ( PDF format )

Auditors

Letter to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants commenting on their draft report on Auditor Attendance at Due Diligence Meetings with Underwriters ( PDF format )

Second letter to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants commenting on their revised draft report on Auditor Attendance at Due Diligence Meetings with Underwriters ( PDF format )

Audits

Comments to PCOAB re: Proposed Auditing Standard ¡V Reporting on the Elimination of a Material Weakness ( PDF format )

Letter to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Commenting on PCAOB Release No. 2003-17; Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 008 Proposed Auditing Standard - An Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Performed in Conjunction with an Audit of Financial Statements ( PDF format )

Letter to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Commenting on Release No. 2003-17, Proposed Auditing Standards ( PDF format )

Aviation Safety

Report on Aviation Safety

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