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Using the New York Constitution to Protect and Enforce Civil

Using the New York Constitution to Protect and Enforce Civil Rights
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Online Registration is now closed. Walk In Registrations will be accepted!
Format: In-Person 

Program Fee:
Free for Members | $15 for Non-Members

Description:
Join us for a discussion of the opportunities and potential pitfalls in bringing claims based in the New York State Constitution. Our panel of experienced litigators will address a number of questions, including: should plaintiffs be looking to the State Constitution as a source of rights; which provisions have a private right of action, and which do not; how can litigants use the provisions unique to the State Constitution, like the right to an education, to advance their goals; what changes to State law would increase the efficacy and the scope of State constitutional provisions; and what new opportunities does the Equal Rights Amendment create for civil rights plaintiffs. 

Speakers:
JP Perry, Senior Staff Attorney, New York Civil Liberties Union
Kasia Szymborski Wolfkot, Senior Counsel, Judiciary Program, Brennan Center for Justice
Lindsey Smith, Staff Attorney, Special Litigation Unit, The Legal Aid Society
Sarah Camiscoli, Attorney, Co-Founder, Peer Defense Project

Moderator:
Justice Rosalyn Richter (Ret.)

Sponsoring Committee:
Civil Rights, Evan Henley & Molly Thomas-Jensen, Co-Chairs

Co-Sponsoring Committees:
Litigation, Cassandra L. Porsch, Chair 
Sex & Law, Natalie R. Birnbaum & Susan E. Cersovsky, Co-Chairs 
 


Where
New York City Bar Association 42 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036

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