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Family Assistance

Letter to the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) urging OTDA to withdraw its proposal to amend section 350.4(a)(7) of 18 NYCRR which would require a family in receipt of Family Assistance ("FA") to wait a minimum of 45 days after their FA relief has expired before becoming eligible to receive Safety Net Assistance ("SNA") ( PDF format )

Family Court

Introductory Guide to the New York City Family Court ( PDF format )
Report on Family Court Services in New York City ( PDF format )

Family Court and Family Law

Letter to Governor Spitzer commenting on the recently released Executive budget and urging continued support for child welfare programs and the Family Court ( PDF format )

Family Court Judges

Letter regarding A.8957, which would increase the number of Family Court judges (October 2009) ( PDF format )
Letter urging an increase in the number of Family Court judges in New York City and New York State (June 2009) ( PDF format )
Report on A.10615/S.07587 which would increase the number of Family Court judges in New York City and State over the next two years (May 2008) ( PDF format )
Report on A.8957-A/S.5968-A which would increase the number of Family Court Judges(April 2010) ( PDF format )

Family Health Care Decisions Act

Report on S.3164/A.7729 the Family Health Care Decisions Act (January 2010) ( PDF format )

Family Law Curricula in Law Schools

Survey of Family Law Curricula in New York City and Long Island Law Schools (January 2010) ( PDF format )

Farm Animals

Report on S.619/H.R.1549, the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009 (PAMTA) (February 2010) ( PDF format )

Federal Courts

Letter to Congress regarding H.R.4764 (The Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill) that would provide a 5.9 percent increase in funding for the federal judiciary for the 2004-2005 fiscal year ( PDF format )
Letter to President George W. Bush Regarding the Volcker Commission Report ( PDF format )
Report on the Second Circuit’s Rule Regarding Citation of Summary Orders

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Proposals for the 2010 Duke Conference Regarding the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (April 2010) ( PDF format )

Fee Disputes

Recommendation Concerning Mandatory Arbitration of Fee Disputes in all Matters

Fiduciary Fees

Letter to the IRS commenting on Proposed Treas. Reg. Section 1.67-4 & Notice 2008-32 which addresses the exception to the 2-percent of adjusted gross income floor on miscellaneous itemized deductions for certain costs that are paid or incurred in connection with the administration of an estate or a trust and requests comments concerning certain aspects of the Proposed Regulations, including the use of safe harbors and reasonable estimates by fiduciaries for unbundling fiduciary fees. ( PDF format )

Filing fees

Proposal for a Filing Fee Alternative for Ballot Access (July 2010) ( PDF format )

Financial Assets

Letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board commenting on the revised exposure draft of proposed amendments to FASB Statement No. 140 relating to the transfer of financial assets ( PDF format )

Financial Reporting

Letter to the SEC commenting on the proposal to develop additional guidance for management regarding its evaluation and assessment of internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) ( PDF format )
Letter to the SEC providing comments on File #265-24, Report on Improvements to Financial Reporting (April 2008) ( PDF format )

Financial services

Statement to the Obama Administration's transition team regarding the regulation of financial services (December 2008) ( PDF format )

Financial statements

Letter to the SEC commenting on the proposal, Acceptance From Foreign Private Issuers of Financial Statements Prepared in Accordance With International Financial Reporting Standards Without Reconciliation to US. GAAP ( PDF format )

Firearms

Taking Aim: New York State?s Regulation of Firearms and Proposals for Reform ( PDF format )

First Amendment, Reporter’s Privilege

Letter to Congress Regarding "Free Flow of Information Act of 2005" (H.R. 581/S. 340) ( PDF format )
Remarks by Lee C. Bollinger, President of Columbia University, for the Benjamin N. Cardozo Lecture ( PDF format )
Statement of the Association of the Bar on the Need for a Federal Shield Law to Protect Reporters' Confidential Sources ( PDF format )
The Federal Common Law of Journalists' Privilege: A Position Paper ( PDF format )

Fishing

Report on the Shark Conservation Act of 2009 - S.850 (August 2009) ( PDF format )

Food Assistance Program

Report regarding A.7486/S.4349 and A.7639 which would extend and expand the New York State Food Assistance Program (FAP), which provides food assistance to hungry immigrants who are either elderly or victims of domestic violence ( PDF format )

Foreign Investment

Bilateral Investment Treaties - Evolution or Regression? ( PDF format )

Foreign Law, Proof of

Proof of Foreign Law after Four Decades with Rule 44.1 FRCP and CPLR 4511 ( PDF format )

Foreign Libel Judgments

Report is support of S.6687/A.9652, the Libel Terrorism Protection Act ( PDF format )

Foreign Private Issuers

Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) commenting on proposed amendments (File No. S7-04-08) by the Commission to amend Rule 12(g)under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 which relates to foreign private issuers. ( PDF format )
Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) commenting on proposed amendments (File No. S7-05-08) by the Commission to the rules relating to foreign private issuer reporting under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. ( PDF format )

Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act

Tiering and the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act After Dole ( PDF format )

Forming a Charitable Organization

Early Action Checklist for New and Smaller Charities ( PDF format )

Foster care

Letter to the New York State Office of Children and Family Services regarding the Standards for the Provision of Adolescent Services for Foster Care Youth (November 2009) ( PDF format )
The Permanency Legislation of 2005: An Unfunded Mandate — Critical Resource Needs for New York City’s Children and Families ( PDF format )

Fur Bearing animals

Report supporting A-4897 and S-3529 which would amend the Agriculture and Markets Law to penalize as a Class A misdemeanor the intentional killing or stunning of any fur-bearing animal by means of an electrical current ( PDF format )

Fur Labeling

Report on H.R.891/S.3610 which would amend the Dog and Cat Fur Prohibition Enforcement Act to require labeling of all fur products regardless of value. ( PDF format )

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