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Please join our panel of distinguished leaders who have effected transformative change at the intersection of the rule of law, equity, and justice. Moderated by Cinnamon P. Carlarne, the discussion will engage the panelists in a conversation about how they have embraced leadership roles, how their notions of leadership have evolved, and what they see as some of the greatest challenges and opportunities facing future lawyers and leaders.

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Legal experts and government officials will discuss the possibilities and challenges of implementing statewide sustainable development initiatives at the municipal level.

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Albany Law School is proud to announce that it remains on the cutting edge of legal education and technology with the launch of its new Flex Juris Doctor program. The law school is currently accepting applications with the first class scheduled to begin in August 2024. Overall, the program allows students to pursue a career-changing law degree from wherever they wish, primarily online, and with the flexibility and convenience to accommodate their schedule, without moving or disrupting professional and personal responsibilities.

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New Yorkers will vote on a pair of state constitutional amendment this November the first of which could eliminate constitutional debt limits for smaller, city school districts allowing them to borrow more to improve aging infrastructure, asbestos abatement, and classroom technology upgrades. The Government Law Center (GLC) at Albany Law School analyzes the first amendment鈥檚 potential impact on these historically underfunded schools in its newest explainer, 鈥�2023 Statewide Ballot Proposal 1: Constitutional Amendment Removing the Debt Limit on Small City School Districts.鈥�

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Professor Ray Brescia Named Associate Dean for Research and Intellectual Life

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A new report from the Government Law Center (GLC) at Albany Law School compiles the various and diverse independent government ethics commissions across the United States and its territories into a single succinct volume that is available to lawmakers across the country.

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With conversations and claims about elections continuing, The Government Law Center (GLC) at Albany Law School examines the upcoming case of Moore v. Harper before the Supreme Court of the United States on Dec. 7 in its latest explainer, 鈥淢oore v. Harper: May State Laws Concerning Federal Elections Be Subject to State Judicial Review?鈥�

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According to the Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association, over 30 million Americans play daily fantasy sports (DFS). With the National Football League season starting, and Major League Baseball still in full swing, the Government Law Center (GLC) at Albany Law School explores, 鈥淲hite v. Cuomo: What Comes Next After Daily Fantasy Sports Gambling in New York?鈥� in its latest explainer.

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Since 1954, ethics enforcement in New York has been tenuous. In July, the New York Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government became the State鈥檚 latest ethics oversight agency. The Government Law Center (GLC) at Albany Law School examines the structure and responsibilities of the new commission鈥攁nd the 2022 law that created it鈥攊n its latest explainer, 鈥淓xplaining the Ethics Commission Reform Act of 2022.鈥�

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With President Joe Biden鈥檚 $80 billion Inflation Reduction Plan directing funds to the Internal Revenue Service ($45.6 billion chiefly for enforcement) and taxing cryptocurrencies, a relatively new area for the IRS, Albany Law School Professor Danshera Cords is available to share her insight and deep knowledge of tax law.

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The latest explainer from the Government Law Center at Albany Law School explores Supported Decision-Making and Supported Decision-Making Agreements, one of the recent developments in New York鈥檚 legislature.

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The final Warren M. Anderson Seminar of 2022 will focus on a growing wave of state laws designed to target constitutional rights while limiting judicial review. The United States Supreme Court left the first of these kinds of laws 鈥� Texas S.B.8, an anti-abortion statute 鈥� in place last December. Now, the legal mechanism S.B.8 used to avoid early judicial review can and may be applied to a wide range of individual rights and areas subject to federal preemption. The Government Law Center at Albany Law School will host the virtual seminar, 鈥淒esigning Statutes to Evade Judicial Review: The Future After Texas' S.B.8,鈥� on Tuesday, May 17 from noon-1 p.m.

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Held monthly from February through May, the Warren M. Anderson programs feature experts who address major legal and policy issues pending before New York State government.

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Since the election of 2020, issues of legal and judicial ethics have dominated the news.

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