This Executive Order targeting Perkins Coie is an “assault on the independence of the legal profession” and an “attack on constitutional democracy and the rule of law.” Oral arguments in the DC Circuit will be live streamed tomorrow morning 5/14 at 9:30am: www.youtube.com/live/YNcw0tb...

The New York Times on several federal prosecutors and other government officials withdrawing from next week's White Collar Crime Conference at the New York City Bar Association: bit.ly/4uSRhlh

The 2nd indictment of James Comey reinforces the perception that the machinery of federal criminal law is being deployed not in service of impartial justice, but as part of a broader campaign of retaliation. Read the City Bar's statement here: bit.ly/42FZYmA

The NYC Bar condemns the unlawful use of force, expresses grave concern over the escalating hostilities in the Gulf region and calls for immediate compliance with constitutional, statutory and international law governing the use of armed force. City Bar statement: bit.ly/3QpSxxh

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

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. youtu.be/KFDKlT5zHok?...

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

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.

MLK speech at @nycbarassociation.bsky.social in 1965 🗃️⬇️ www.nycbar.org/blogs/martin...

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." Read more here: www.nycbar.org/reports/join...

True.

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 City Bar has issued a statement on political prosecutions that "strike at the very core of our democratic system. They weaponize the criminal process to punish individuals who have run afoul of the President primarily for carrying out their lawful roles within our constitutional order."

"The undersigned firmly denounce the unacceptable delay by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in examining the urgent cases submitted concerning the mass trials of lawyers, human rights defenders in Turkey." Read the full joint statement here: www.nycbar.org/blogs/justic...

Terrific discussion between @nycbarassociation.bsky.social and @jonathanmoreno.bsky.social regarding his forthcoming @mitpress.bsky.social book ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL: Bioethics and the Rules-Based International Order. www.nycbar.org/podcasts/dr-...

The City Bar joins over 20 international legal and human rights non-governmental organizations to strongly condemn the arbitrary detention of lawyer Mehmet Pehlivan, defense counsel to detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, and the reprisals against members of the legal profession in Turkey.

The City Bar calls on all parties to the conflict in the Gaza Strip —including the Government of Israel, Hamas, and relevant international actors—to ensure immediate, unimpeded, and sustained access for humanitarian relief operations, and to prioritize the protection of civilian lives.

The City Bar adds its voice to a chorus of international legal institutions calling for support for exiled Turkish lawyer Günay Dağ. Mr. Dağ's asylum status in Greece has been arbitrarily revoked and he faces the threat of torture if he is returned to Türkiye. cagdashukukcular.org/basin/statem...

The wearing of masks by ICE agents appears to be an effort to evade accountability. Just as no democratic government should seek to avoid answering to its people, no law enforcement officer should seek to avoid the scrutiny required to ensure their actions comport with the law. bit.ly/3ZHNYjx

Voting in the NYC primaries? See the City Bar's ratings of judicial candidates here: bit.ly/4edHUp8

With early voting set to begin Saturday in NYC, the City Bar has prepared this brief guide on how to find information on judicial candidates, which judgeships are up for election, what those courts do, and what the election process is. bit.ly/45U3axQ

A coalition of international legal organizations has released a report documenting a systematic campaign of extrajudicial killings and other human rights violations against legal professionals in the Philippines. Read more and watch a short video on the "Caravana Filipina": bit.ly/43L2SGZ

This coming Sunday Mexico goes to the polls for an historic judicial election. These elections have been the source of tremendous concern, both throughout Mexico and internationally, over the potential politicization of the judiciary.

Great turnout -- over 2,000 -- in Foley Square NYC for the Rally for the Rule of Law on Law Day.

Another executive order, another amicus brief, this time for Susman Godfrey LLP by two dozen bar associations across the nation: bit.ly/42LpHtx

Speaking at the New York City Bar Association (@nycbarassociation.bsky.social)'s Manhattan Headquarters on a series of panels focused on judicial independence, Fordham Law Dean Emeritus Matthew Diller warned of deepening threats to the independence of the judicial branch of government. via amNY

Let's go! bit.ly/43YVdqh

Following the amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie, a group of bar associations has filed amicus briefs in support of Jenner & Block and WilmerHale in response to the Executive Orders directed at them. bit.ly/4jP7z9h

A group of bar Associations has filed an amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie, arguing the Executive Order against them is "blatantly illegal" and strikes "at the heart of the rule of law." Read more here: bit.ly/3EoLhMd

The New York City Bar Association Supports the Jenner and WilmerHale Lawsuits. "Now, more than ever, is the time for legal organizations to set aside political and policy differences to unequivocally stand up for the independence of the legal profession." Read the statement: bit.ly/3EeBMPB

Attacks on the rule of law, our courts and our profession show no signs of abating. Many have wondered where the lawyers are and how they are responding. The ABA hears the call to action. We do not stand alone: ambar.org/akz90o52

The City Bar is outraged by the 3/22 White House Memorandum’s sweeping accusations and insinuations, devoid of any legitimate factual basis, intended to undermine foundational principles of the legal profession and the rule of law. Read the City Bar statement here: bit.ly/41JmGuz