Former N.Y. Court of Appeals Judge Robert Smith
By Steven M. Edwards, with Andrew Leff
I always thought Bob Smith would be a good judge. Many years ago, our families would get together every Memorial Day for a softball game at Max Gitter’s farm in Columbia County. The teams (called the Hotdogs and the Hamburgers) were comprised of players of all ages, and the game was very[…]
Tom Dewey in the Second Circuit
Tom Dewey in the
Second Circuit
By C. Evan Stewart
For most lawyers active today in the Second Circuit, Thomas E. Dewey is a faint memory. He was, of course, almost President of the United States (twice nominated by the Republicans, first in 1944 and then in 1948), a three-term Governor of New York State[…]
Council Launches New IP Committee
Council Launches New IP Committee
By Peter S. Sloane
As one of his accomplishments as president of the Federal Bar Council, Robert Anello launched the Intellectual Property Committee before completing his tenure. As chair of the new committee, along with my vice chair, Michael F. Buchanan, I would like to invite those members[…]
Is the Bombing of ISIS in Syria Legal?
Is the Bombing of ISIS in Syria Legal?
By Steven M. Edwards
I used to think that if I was anywhere in the world and the bad guys were trying to harm me, the U.S. Cavalry would come to the rescue. The events in the Middle East have caused me to doubt that proposition. For a period of time, ISIS appeared to be[…]
Return to Grenada
Return to Grenada
By Pete Eikenberry
As depicted in the movie Selma, in May 1965, in Selma, Alabama, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (“SNCC”) President John Lewis and Southern Christian Leadership Conference (“SCLC”) leader Hosea Williams led a civil rights march across
From the President
The More We Grow, the More Our
Community Receives
By Robert J. Anello
In 1932, the Federal Bar Council – then known as the Federal Bar Association of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut – separated from the national Federal Bar Association over that association’s then-restrictive racial policies and established itself as an organization designed to encourage inclusion and fellowship among practitioners.[…]
From the Editor
My Life on Trains
By Bennette D. Kramer
After the death of my father last year I started thinking about train travel. My father and I shared a love of trains. His arose from his years as a director of, and legal counsel to, two railroads and mine from much train travel beginning at an early age. My father became the director of the St. Louis/San Francisco Railroad when I was quite young and we were living in Chicago. He went on the board […]
Southern District of New York Celebrates Its 225th Anniversary
Southern District of New York Celebrates Its 225th Anniversary
By Magistrate Judge Lisa
Margaret Smith
On Tuesday, November 4, 2014, the Southern District of New York held a celebratory Special Session in its Ceremonial Courtroom at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse in lower Manhattan in honor of the 225th anniversary of “the Mother Court.” The First Session of a United States […]
FBC Foundation Celebrates 50th Anniversary
FBC Foundation
Celebrates 50th
Anniversary
By Margie Berman
The majestic Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House was the glorious site of the 50th anniversary celebration of the Federal Bar Foundation and the inaugural presentation of the Justice Thurgood Marshall Award for […]
P.T. Barnum, Justice Harlan, and Connecticut’s Role in the Development of the Right to Privacy
P.T. Barnum, Justice Harlan, and
Connecticut’s Role in the Development of the Right to Privacy
By James I. Glasser and
Benjamin M. Daniels
Next year marks the 50th anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (1965), the landmark case that recognized a constitutional right to privacy. Although the case is well known, the history leading to this important decision is […]