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Our mission is to foster the highest ethical and professional standards for all attorneys in the NDNY by providing continuing legal education and a liaison between the Federal Bench and Bar, monitoring and proposing changes as needed to the Local and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and performing such other acts as to enhance the standards of federal practice in the District.
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A Fulfilling Law Day Experience
By Christina Cagnina The theme of Law Day 2026, “The Rule of Law and the American Dream,” was incredibly topical, important and well-chosen. As a long-time defense attorney, I was very excited to have had the opportunity to join Judge Katz on April 16, 2026, to...
Gen-AI Functions as an Interlocutor: Why United States v. Heppner Seems to Get Privilege Right
By Michael Langan, Mia Herrera, and Tara Nugent[1] Courts and commentators have both begun to grapple with whether the use of generative artificial intelligence (“gen-AI”) waives attorney-client privilege and/or work product protection. So far this year, federal...
When Telling the Truth Was a Crime: NDNY Reenacts the Zenger Trial
A newspaper publisher repeatedly prints biting commentary critical of the Governor. Incensed, the Governor instigates a grand jury investigation. The grand jury refuses to indict. Undeterred, the Governor’s ally – the Attorney General – files misdemeanor charges...
