81ST ANNIVERSARY

FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2018 6-10PM

NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD City Chapter Honoring the 2018 Champions of Justice Honorees at Previous NLG/NYC Chapter Dinners: 1974 The Founders of the Guild (first 2006 Frank Big Black Smith and Elizabeth Chapter Dinner Journal) Fink 1975 Dorothy Shtob 2007 70th Anniversary – Honoring Past 1976 Marshall Perlin Presidents of the Chapter 1977 Arthur Kinoy 2008 Margaret Ratner Kunstler, Mary Kaufman, William Schaap, Sarah 1978 Victor Rabinowitz Kunstler, and Gideon Orion Oliver 1979 Martin Popper 2009 Daniel L. Alterman, Ann Fawcett 1980 John Abt Ambia, Susan Barrie, Arlene F. Boop, 1981 Ralph Shapiro Susan M. Cohen, Timothy L. Collins, Stephen Dobkin, Harvey Epstein, Polly 1982 Catherine Roraback, Eustis, Hillary Exter, Robyn D. Fisher, Rhonda Copelon, Judith Levin, Nancy James B. Fishman, William J. Gribben, Stearns Amy Hammersmith, Kenneth B. 1983 David Scribner Hawco, Samuel J. Himmelstein, Janet 1984 Haywood Burns Ray Kalson, Kent Karlsson, Robert A. Katz, Stuart W. Lawrence, Bill Leavitt, 1985 Jon Lilienthal, Seth A. Miller, Roberto 1986 The Guild’s 5 Decades of Work in Morrero, Martin S. Needelman, Paul , Peace & Justice, with Peloquin, Deborah Rand, Jessica Rose, special award to Nelson Mandela Ollie Rosengart, Kenneth Schaeffer, 1987 50th Anniversary – Celebrating Our Andrew Scherer, Mary E. Sheridan, Past, Building the Future Heidi Siegfried, Barbara Small, Gibb Surette, Susan D. Susman, Richard 1988 Bonnie Brower J. Wagner, Marti Weithman, Special 1989 Morton Stavis Recognition Robert Boyle 1990 The Guild’s Support of the Labor 2010 Myron Beldock, James I. Meyerson, Movement, 1937-1990 Lynne Stewart, Evelyn W. Warren, 1991 Quarter Century of Government- Michael Tarif Warren Funded Legal Services in NYC 2011 Heidi Boghosian and the activist spirit 1992 20th Anniversary of the Attica Uprising of the NLG 1993 The Advocates of Battered Women: 2012 Bina Ahmad, Cristina Lee, Meghan Betty Levinson, Holly Maguigan, Maurus, Martin R. Stolar, and the OWS Liz Schneider, Nadine Taub, Ellen work of the Chapter plus a Special Yaroshefsky & Carol Lefcourt Tribute to Emily Jane Goodman (posthumously) 2013 International Human Rights Lawyers of 1994 Lewis Steel the -New York City Chapter: Lamis Deek, Lennox 1995 Michael Ratner Hinds, Abdeen Jabara, Jeanne Mirer, 1996 The Mass Defense Committee, and Robert F. Van Lierop 1968-1996 Law Student Honoree: Jean Stevens 1997 60th Anniversary – Honoring Bob 2014 Honoring The Floyd Stop & Frisk Team Boehm, Ellen Chapnick, Emily Jane Jonathan Moore, Center for Goodman, Victor Rabinowitz, Bob Rose, Constitutional Rights Team: Franklin Siegel Baher Azmy, Darius Charney, Ian Head, 1998 Craig Kaplan Sunita Patel, Chauniqua Young Law Student Honoree: Alex Gorman 1999 Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW Local 2325, on its 30th Anniversary 2015 Honoring the 2015 Champions of Justice: Soffiyah Elijah, Daniel L. 2000 Kristin Booth Glen Meyers, Michael Steven Smith 2001 Danny Greenberg Law Student Honoree: Michelle Lewin 2002 Carlin Meyer 2017 Honoring the 2017 Champions of 2003 Steve Banks Justice: Hon. Lucy Billings, Alan Levine Law Student Honorees: Volunteers with 2004 Peter J. Neufeld and Barry Scheck the NLG Prison Law Project 2005 Ira Gollobin and Claudia Slovinsky National Lawyers Guild New York City Chapter

81st Anniversary Dinner NLG-NYC SPRING FLING 2018

HONORING THE 2018 CHAMPIONS OF JUSTICE Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan Nancy Stearns

LAW STUDENT RECOGNITION AWARD Kyle Barron

Friday, June 8, 2018 • 6-10PM

1 SPRING FLING COMMITTEE Elba Galvan Pooja Patel Susan Howard Ann Schneider Anna Joseph

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2 PROGRAM

WELCOME Elba Galvan President, New York City Chapter National Lawyers Guild

INTRODUCTION TO NATASHA LYCIA ORA BANNAN Hon. Jenny Rivera

INTRODUCTION TO NANCY STEARNS Hon. Joan Lobis, Ret.

INTRODUCTION TO KYLE BARRON Ravi Ragbir & Amy Gottlieb

AWARDS PRESENTATION Susan C. Howard Executive Director

REMARKS Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan Nancy Stearns Kyle Barron

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GUILD ADVOCATES Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP Center for Constitutional Rights Collins Dobkin & Miller LLP Geoffrey Schotter, Law Offices Himmelstein, Mcconnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP Kent Karlsson Levy Ratner, PC Mirer, Mazzocchi, Schalet & Julien, PLLC Oliver & Oliver Law Outten & Golden LLP SEIU 32 BJ

GUILD ALLIES Alterman & Boop LLP Asian American Legal Defense & Education Fund Helen Baldassarre & Ken Norwick Robert Dembia Charles Horman Truth Foundation Joe Lipofsky Holly Maguigan & Abdeen Jabara Daniel Meyers and Joan Reinmuth Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky & Lieberman, P.C. Segal & Greenberg LLP Elaine Gail Suchman & Jerald Zimmerman Martin R. Stolar & Elsie Chandler HOST COMMITTEE

Cathy Albisa Alicia Kaplow Neysa Alsina Michael Krinsky Mary Lu Bilek Samuel Krinsky Rosa Borenstein David Lerner Oscar Chase Jose Perez Kristin Booth Glen Julissa Reynoso Natalie Gomez-Velez Elizabeth Schneider David Galarza Franklin Siegel Emily Jane Goodman Jan Susler Sara Gozalo Vincent Warren Barbara Handschu Peter and Cora Weiss Joyce Horman Dorothy Zellner Janice Hoseine 4 PRESIDENT’S WELCOME By Elba Galvan

his year, my big message is about small acts — about creating a movement, not through the large, but through the minor things Tthat we do. We are experiencing unique challenges in terms of leadership, and as is often the case in such times, teaching moments abound. We have an opportunity to determine what we want in our leaders, what it means to lead, and how much “leadership” comes from following others and responding to our own “inner leaders.” Although circumstances may sometimes feel bigger than us, NLG is well suited for the percolating change. Our culture is one of thoughtfulness and sharing. I can’t tell you how many committee meetings I’ve attended where we delayed a vote in favor of additional information, participation, or expertise. There ought to be a word that describes NLG’s considerate and deliberate “alt-democratic” process — a process that breaks from an increasingly efficient and impersonal world. It’s particularly inspiring when both our new and long-time members endeavor to bridge generational differences, inevitably resulting in richer exchanges and outcomes. Our common denominator is in the small things we do together and separately, and my pitch to you is to keep doing and sharing those things. Our mindful interactions inevitably lead to deeper trust, consciousness and connections, the foundation of any worthwhile membership. So please, continue to drop in on committee meetings, attend CLEs to help promote education on relevant topics, volunteer with our prison mail project, visit our new website where members can share job listings, connect with us on twitter and/or facebook, and share news, events, and information to cross-pollinate ideas. Even if you don’t have time to serve as a mentor, or mentee, come to one of our social events (the Mass Defense Committee is planning a new series with speakers) — I guarantee an eager audience on all sides. Thank you for allowing me to serve as your president and witness your spectacular generosity in all things, big and small.

5 NATASHA LYCIA ORA BANNAN By Hon. Jenny Rivera

atasha Lycia Ora Bannan, President of the National NLawyers Guild has worked tirelessly to develop community-based responses to human rights abuses, domestically and internationally. Natasha’s commitment to justice is grounded in her belief that entrenched inequality must be addressed through collaborative social movements of legal workers, nonlawyers, and other activists working in partnership. By rejecting a top down approach to lawyering, Natasha has led by example at every organization where she has worked, challenging her colleagues to place the community at the center of the struggle for justice. She has worked both on domestic and international Natasha, New York City, 2018 progressive causes to improve the lives of others. Few people have been so her work and created opportunities instrumental in such a short time and for community engagement and at such a young age in bringing about enlightened discourse on law reform positive change. efforts. For example, she initiated Natasha’s career trajectory reflects public programming, bringing New her dedication to defending the York’s then Chief Judge, Jonathan rights of all people and to creating Lippman, to the school to deliver sustainable solutions to exploitive legal a major policy address on access to and economic structures. Those who justice. She also was an editor of the have worked with Natasha have been Law Review, and led the charge to inspired by her words and deeds, and increase the journal’s visibility and the passion she brings to every project. impact within the legal community. Natasha began her work with the During her tenure at CUNY, Guild as a student at CUNY School of Natasha also served as a law student Law, where she was an active member fellow at the Law School’s Center of the Law School community. She for Latino/a Rights and Equality characteristically energized the (CLORE). She was instantly attracted classes she was enrolled in and led to CLORE’s interdisciplinary by example in multiple student approach to issues impacting the organizations. In a school populated Latino community and CLORE’s by activists, she stood out. She brought commitment to collaborative her progressive sensibilities to all of problem solving and public education

6 programs. As a CLORE Fellow, District Court of the Southern District Natasha worked on issues involving of New York (now retired). Judge Ellis gender and racial inequality, was a well-respected civil rights lawyer environmental justice, and economic before his appointment to the bench, empowerment, with a particular focus having directed the Fair Employment on decolonizing Puerto Rico and Program at the NAACP Legal Defense obtaining justice for the people of Fund. He describes Natasha as Vieques. “that rare talent who transforms the As CLORE founder and former institutions she encounters.” Indeed, Executive Director and Professor of Natasha exceeded all his expectations: Law, I was immediately impressed  “Not only did she have the by Natasha’s work and her ability to technical skills of a great advocate, deconstruct complex legal issues. but she was personally engaging. She Natasha was everything I was looking handled complex cases. She and her for in a CLORE Fellow. She’s smart, co-clerk supervised the largest number well versed on social justice issues of interns for any term. She planned facing the Latino community, parties and dinners for Chambers. resourceful, imaginative, naturally And she got it all done with style and grace. I’ve always told people that curious, intuitive, and willing to what I looked for in a was roll up her sleeves and work on someone who could see problems and all aspects of a task—no job is too find solutions. Not only is Natasha small. Her concern about our world the kind of person who would find a extends to global environmental solution, she would lead the charge. and antipoverty movements. She was Natasha is one of my “triple E” clerks: constantly making suggestions for high Expectations based on the CLORE projects and challenging the record before application; Excellence Law School faculty and students to be in carrying out the duties of a clerk; more vocal and connected to domestic Exemplary public service in her legal and international struggles for peace career. I’m looking forward to seeing and equality. She made all of us think her build on the third.” deeply about how the rule of law could After her clerkship, Natasha serve as a tool for liberation and how commenced a much-sought after it was incumbent upon lawyers to fellowship with the Center for work with communities to end legally- Reproductive Rights (CRR), the sanctioned injustice. She is personally first international human rights engaging, compassionate, and able organization focusing on reproductive to laugh in the face of adversity. Most rights, founded in 1992 by the late important, she is kind, a necessary Janet Benshoof. There, she partnered quality to withstand the emotional toll with the National Latina Institute for of social justice work. It is easy to see Reproductive Health and worked on how she has earned the respect of her access to women’s health care in Texas, peers and those who have benefited challenging a state law which severely from her work. restricted access to abortion. Natasha After graduation Natasha clerked eagerly embraced the opportunity for the Honorable Ronald L. Ellis, to work with Stephanie Toti on the Magistrate Judge of the federal district court trial in Whole Woman’s

7 Health v. Hellerstedt. The case eventually She has similarly been instrumental was appealed to the in LatinoJustice’s revamped approach Supreme Court, which held that the to economic justice. Natasha was hired Texas statute requiring clinics to meet to work on economic exploitation of the same standards as ambulatory Latinas at the workplace in New York surgical centers was unconstitutional, City. She expanded that work statewide as it imposed an undue burden on and is helping guide efforts to stop women seeking abortion. similar exploitation of workers in the Upon completion of her fellowship hospitality industry and beyond the at CRR, Natasha joined the staff of labor market. Natasha similarly took LatinoJustice PRLDEF (formerly this work to another level in the area of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and human rights, helping to define a legal Education Fund, Inc.) where she analysis focused on systemic problems. continues to work on gender and racial Natasha’s interest and commitment justice issues, violence against women in to Puerto Rico are well known among conflict zones, and the economic crisis in her colleagues. She works both here Puerto Rico, as part of the organization’s and globally on behalf of the People economic justice platform. President and General Counsel Juan Cartagena says of Puerto Rico, through her work at of Natasha, “[i]t is an honor to join the LatinoJustice, and as a member of the NYC chapter of the Guild in praising, New York City Bar Association’s Task recognizing and celebrating the work of Force on Puerto Rico and the Inter- a human rights warrior, our own colega, American Affairs Committee. Natasha Bannan. She is principled, Her political vision has continued relentless, scholarly, and passionate. But to expand from the time she first met most of all she is making a difference.” Judith Berkan, the NLG civil rights Describing her overall contribution attorney who moved to San Juan to to LatinoJustice, Mr. Cartagena be on the staff of the NLG’s Puerto explains that “she elevated our Rico Legal Project. Natasha and collective work, consolidated our Judith quickly forged natural bonds analysis and broadened our reach.” over Natasha’s interest in Vieques, Specifically, she helped shape and and Judith introduced Natasha to expand what had been sporadic work key legal figures on the Island. These on Puerto Rico. Natasha brought to connections have remained vital to LatinoJustice a Vieques human rights the work Natasha does at LatinoJustice matter pending before the Inter today. Along with Judith and Jan American Commission on Human Susler, Natasha helped revive the Rights that LatinoJustice immediately Subcommittee on Puerto Rico, which adopted. She was instrumental in they co-chair. Natasha and Judith framing the organization’s approach were instrumental in hosting the to Puerto Rico’s fiscal crisis and 2013 Guild Convention in beautiful Hurricane Maria. According to Mr. San Juan. Their collaboration has Cartagena, “as a result of Natasha’s deepened as Natasha became a work and vision, LatinoJustice has mainland leader of Ayuda Legal developed a policy framework for Huracan Maria, the legal assistance all future Puerto Rico projects, all effort for victims of Hurricane Maria. centered on decolonization.” After the hurricane, Natasha

8 personally travelled several times Puerto Rico in 2010 that her passion to Puerto Rico to deliver basic for the Guild led her to take on essentials, medical supplies, and greater responsibility and leadership: messages from relatives on the “As she travels, teaches and writes, mainland. Ariadna Godreau-Aubert, she promotes the NLG’s progressive the San Juan-based staff attorney and agenda of human rights over property coordinator of Ayuda Legal Huracan interests.” Simply put, Jeanne adds, Maria, describes Natasha’s immediate “Natasha is a force of nature.” response to the crisis: Since taking the helm of the  “Natasha was one of the first voices Guild in 2015 as national President, I heard hours after the hurricane. Natasha has brought this same energy I remember calling her, almost and commitment to her leadership crying, that night and telling her that initiatives. She is an indefatigable everything was destroyed and that we organizer. In 2016, she participated needed to do something, anything. I in a Guild delegation as follow up remember that she simply said, “estoy to the International Tribunal of contigo, vamos a hacerlo” (I am with Conscience for People in Movement you and we are going to get it done) (which the Guild co-hosted) in and everything has been possible Mexico, including visiting the Migrant since then. In addition to all her work Center in Southern Mexico. She and her fierceness, Natasha’s energy organizes the twice-yearly Guild inspires, heals and most important: trip to and will be leading the acompaña (accompanies). Y eso es la vida (and that’s life).” delegation scheduled for September 1-8, 2018, with Elena Cohen, NLG International issues continue to National’s incoming president. Past be the center of Natasha’s work. She delegations have explored Cuban has worked with the International labor law, family law, criminal defense, Committee’s Task Force on the economic regulation, and LGBTQ Americas as an intern and eventually rights. Natasha has also traveled became its co-chair. As Jeanne Mirer several times to Venezuela, including points out, it was after attending the last month for the national elections, International Committee Retreat in and to Argentina for the Latin America Workers Conference and the International Labor Justice working group, an inter-Guild committee. Former Guild President Marjorie Cohn notes:  “Natasha’s anti-imperialist work is exemplary. When we were in Cuba together, she won the hearts of the Cuban lawyers for her passion and solidarity with the Cuban revolution. Natasha made an important academic contribution in her law review article analyzing Puerto Rico’s illegitimate odious debt imposed on it in the Natasha with Judith Berkan, at RebLaw 2018. context of colonialism. She has used 9 international legal mechanisms to  “Our work for social justice is address human rights violations, stronger, in communities here in the including a complaint to the Inter- United States and globally, thanks to American Commission on Human Natasha. As a member of the MADRE Rights on behalf of the residents of Board, she brings her deep and Vieques.” strategic thinking, clarity of vision Suzanne Adely, who took part in the and warm heart to every aspect of the May Justice Delegation to Palestine, work that she touches. She embodies echoes this sense of Natasha’s ability to the principle that the law must be mobilized in the service of people’s connect progressive work globally: needs, and I’ve seen her bring that  “Natasha is committed to principle to life—from traveling to supporting the path of decolonization rural, Indigenous communities to and liberation for all people. After provide human rights trainings to her return from Palestine, she shared advancing legal strategies to protect all with us the words of someone she was people.” moved by at Dheisheh Refugee Camp, to wit, “The intensity of the colonial project As her achievements and work is so strong, that your existence must be demonstrate, Natasha is staunchly about resistance.” In her work inside and devoted to the pursuit of justice and outside the NLG, Natasha succeeds in most deserving of this recognition building lasting solidarity and support from the Guild, as we are all better for for resistance movements from Puerto her tenacity and commitment to social Rico to Palestine.” justice lawyering. Natasha seamlessly integrates her For this “mujer poderosa” social justice values with her work on (powerful woman), only one phrase behalf of various advocacy and legal embodies her determined spirit: organizations. Vincent Warren, the !P’alante siempre! Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), first met Natasha when she was a CCR intern from CUNY Law School. Even then she impressed him as exceedingly smart, knowing, and caring. Natasha is now a member of the Board of Trustees of CCR. As Warren describes, “[w]e couldn’t ask for a better person to help blaze the trail for justice as we move forward.” Natasha is also a board member of MADRE, the grass-roots international women’s human rights group, in which she lends her leadership skills to empower women throughout the world. The Executive Director, Yifat Susskind, credits Natasha for her “bold, creative and thoughtful Natasha at the NLG Convention in Washington leadership”: DC, 2017 10 NANCY STEARNS By Franklin Siegel ©danny lyon/magnum photos lyon/magnum ©danny

As the March on Washington ends, SNCC staff gather to sing. Nancy (center) wearing sunglasses. ancy was a master’s degree of the notorious House Un-American student at UC-Berkeley when a Activities Committee (HUAC), who Nfriend was driving South to was represented by Arthur Kinoy. In volunteer with the Student Nonviolent the course of assembling a historical Coordinating Committee (SNCC). appendix for Stamler’s challenge to Nancy went along and volunteered with his HUAC subpoena, Nancy worked SNCC’s Atlanta office for the summer. It with dozens of NLG lawyers who had was the summer of 1963 as SNCC was fought HUAC, among them, Catherine mobilizing for the March on Roraback of Griswold v. Connecticut fame. Washington. By summer’s end, Nancy was on the SNCC staff, working with Women’s Liberation Movement Lawyering Dottie Zellner, Jim Forman, Bob Moses, Arthur Kinoy, William Kunstler, John Lewis and a corps of organizers Ben Smith and Morton Stavis, all NLG who were out to change the world. lawyers, founded the Civil Rights Legal While at SNCC, Nancy met NLG lawyers Defense Fund in September 1966, Arthur Kinoy and Catherine Roraback. (now the Center for Constitutional Seeing NAACP-LDF attorney Constance Rights-CCR). Nancy joined CCR’s staff Baker Motley trying a case set Nancy on in February 1969. CCR was modeled a course to become a shaper of feminist on the NLG’s Jackson, and movement lawyering. civil rights office, designed to foster a Nancy enrolled in NYU Law School, culture of “movement” lawyering. In where as a summer fellow of the Law that setting, Nancy began to think of Students Civil Rights and Research challenging New York’s law outlawing Council (LSCRRC), she worked at abortion. Working with a group of Kunstler, Kunstler & Kinoy. women’s health organizers, Nancy Following law school, Nancy spent a used the approach she had seen year working for the NY Civil Liberties NLG lawyers use in the South where Union and the defense fund of noted massive numbers of people stood up to cardiologist Jeremiah Stamler, a target challenge unjust laws. Applying feminist 11 theory to legal doctrine, Nancy posited as part of a multi-disciplinary working that criminalizing abortion did not just group to draft the first guidelines hurt pregnant women, but all women. to prevent sterilization abuse. The In 1969 with four other NLG guidelines later became the model for women’s rights lawyers, Carol Lefcourt, NY State and federal guidelines. Ann Garfinkle, Diane Schulder and Florynce Kennedy, Nancy filed the “We Did So Many Different Things” at CCR first feminist challenge to New York’s Nancy was part of a group of lawyer/ law prohibiting abortion, Abramowicz organizers who energized CCR and v. Lefkowitz. Women filled U.S. Judge the NLG in the 1970’s. In fall 1970, the Edward Weinfeld’s courtroom on the patronizing hand of patriarchy had a motion for a three-judge court, argued reckoning with Nancy. Jane Monell, by Nancy. After they defeated the state’s a social worker who directed a small motion to dismiss, the legislature saw shelter for neglected and abused the writing on the wall, and repealed adolescent girls in , was told the law before the court ruled on the that she would have to go on unpaid merits. leave from the NYC Department of Nancy filed cases modeled on Social Services because city policy Abramowicz in with Nadine required mandatory leave when a Taub; in Connecticut with Katie pregnant woman reached the end of Roraback, both NLG lawyers; and in her fifth month. Her husband, Oscar Rhode Island. When Roe v. Wade was Chase, a former legal services lawyer and decided, the U.S. Supreme Court cited then a nascent law professor, contacted the cases Nancy and her colleagues Nancy, who thought the policy both litigated. unconstitutional and outrageous. Nancy Soon after the victory in New York, proposed that she and Oscar bring poor women started to be pressured a class action with Monell and three to agree to voluntary sterilization as a teachers as class plaintiffs. condition of receiving an abortion. Esta Judge Constance Baker Motley, the Armstrong, head of Quality Assurance first African-American woman federal at the New York Health and Hospitals judge, rejected the city’s dismissal Corporation (HHC), enlisted Nancy motion and certified the class, ruling “…equal rights for women is an idea whose time has come.”1 The city got the message and abandoned the mandatory leave policy. The issue of remediation for hundreds of City employees who had lost pay under the sexist policies remained to be resolved. The U.S. Supreme Court ultimately ruled in its historic Monell decision2, that municipalities can be liable for violations under federal civil rights laws, making possible claims against cities and local governments for police and other official misconduct. Speaking about their experiences in Monell, Jane comments that Nancy “didn’t demand

1 357 F.Supp. at 1053. Nancy, Liz Schneider and Yvonne Wanrow, 2 436 U.S. 658 (1978). 1977 12 the spotlight.” Oscar says that Nancy was was an FBI informer, and FBI agents “a powerhouse in court.” were found eavesdropping on the At the same time that Monell was defense lawyers as they consulted with filed, Nancy filed a federal case for Ross their clients in the courthouse during Danielson, who was denied parental the trial. Ultimately the Gainesville 8 leave by the New York Board of Higher were acquitted by the jury. Education when he sought to stay home In 1975, a rape victim came to Nancy to take care of his newborn child so his and her CCR colleague Elizabeth wife could return to her teaching job. Schneider asking for help defending That case, also before Judge Motley, New York’s new Rape Shield law. resulted in a change of policy by the Nancy and Liz assisted the Queens Board of Higher Education permitting District Attorney develop model legal parental leave for men. submissions in People v. Mandel to bar Nancy represented Shirley Wheeler evidence of the victim’s prior sexual in an appeal of her 1971 Florida conduct. The Court of Appeals upheld conviction for having an abortion. 21 the new statute. year-old Wheeler was indicted because In October 1977, Nancy, Peter she refused to identify who performed Weiss, Rhonda Copelon and John the abortion, and faced 20 years in Corwin filedHorman v. Kissinger against prison on the manslaughter charge. President Nixon’s Secretary of State With Jim Reif and other CCR and for U.S. government complicity in NLG colleagues, Nancy represented the detention and death of American Vietnam Veterans Against the War journalist Charles Horman in the days (VVAW) members subpoenaed to after the 1973 coup d’etat in Chile. a political grand jury in Tallahassee U.S. complicity in Horman’s death before the 1972 Republican National was exposed in a State Department Convention. She was one of the memo describing Horman’s detention defense counsel in the “Gainesville as “negligence on our part, or worse, 8” trial when VVAW members were complicity in Horman’s death.” indicted for conspiracy to disrupt the Proceedings in U.S. courts on behalf RNC. During the trial it was disclosed of the Horman family were thwarted that one of Nancy’s grand jury clients by the invocation of national security,

13 but the case brought public attention jury consider her “perceptions of the to the falsity of claims that the U.S. was situation, including those perceptions not involved. “Nancy was the perfect which were the product of our nation’s collaborator for Joyce Horman’s legal long and unfortunate history of sex team,” Peter Weiss recalls. “Over four discrimination.” The ruling was the decades Nancy brought legal acumen, first recognizing the right of women to tactical smarts, a passion for justice and defend themselves from male attackers. sisterly support for Joyce.” The Academy “I learned so much from her,” Liz Award winning motion picture “Missing” Schneider comments. “She is a brilliant depicts Charlie’s capture and death lawyer and strategist, a pioneer on issues and the efforts by his wife Joyce and of women’s reproductive justice and his father Edmund to find him after he women’s rights, is very warm, has a great disappeared. sense of humor and is a great teacher. I Nancy and Elizabeth Schneider can’t think of any woman lawyer of our established groundbreaking feminist generation who has contributed more to jurisprudence in representing Yvonne the development of this work.” Wanrow. Wanrow, a Native American Nancy sued adoption agencies (Colville), was convicted by an all-white and the government when the U.S. jury in Washington State in 1973 for undertook a “Babylift” to evacuate killing a known child molester who had orphanages as the end neared to the broken into her babysitter’s home and Vietnam War, but which had included tried to attack the children. Nancy and children who were not orphans and Liz represented Wanrow in the appeal had been separated from their parents. of her 20 year prison sentence, attacking Nancy and her co-counsel Neil Gotanda the sex stereotyped jury instructions of the Asian Law Caucus, Mort Cohen on self-defense, arguing that the trial and Tom Miller were fiercely opposed judge’s failure to consider Wanrow’s by the American adoption agencies who perspective as a woman defending had facilitated the placements. herself and her family was prejudicial Nancy argued twice in the U.S. to all women claiming self-defense. Supreme Court. In 1974 she co-argued The Washington with the NYCLU’s Jeremiah Gutman ruled Wanrow was entitled to have a to quash a subpoena from the

14 Senate Internal Security Committee seeking bank records of an anti-war organization in United Servicemen’s Fund. v. Eastland, and in 1981 she represented a peace group seeking to bar the storage of nuclear weapons near an airport runway in Weinberger v. Catholic Action of Hawaii. Tackling Toxics After twelve years at CCR, Nancy joined the New York State Attorney General’s Environmental Protection founded by Ginsburg, and in 2008 was Bureau in late 1981. She became head an honoree in the “Salute to Feminist of the AG’s Toxic’s Unit just as the Lawyers 1963-1975” presented by Reagan Administration withdrew the Veteran Feminists of America. Nancy federal government from enforcing also taught Women and the Law environmental protection laws. Nancy at Northeastern University and the helped make New York State a national University of Hawaii Law Schools. leader filling the regulatory void. There Nancy has a parallel career as a she was in charge of enforcing New cabaret singer, and will be presenting York’s newly enacted workers’ “right to a new show this fall. Nancy sat on the know” law; was one of the negotiators NYC Chapter board in the early 1970’s, for the state in securing remediation where she met Alicia Kaplow, who of an oil spill by an Exxon barge in worked in the NLG National Office. New York harbor; and argued in the They were part of new leadership who New York Court of Appeals to defend helped make the Guild welcoming to New York’s successful prosecution of a legal workers and law students. corporation that exposed its workers to deadly hazards cleaning up spilled mercury from broken thermometers. The Age of Trump She sued Con Edison to enforce The week after the 2017 presidential the duty to train its workers in safety inauguration, Nancy, Kris Glen, Emily issues, and was involved in the wave of Jane Goodman and Danny Alterman legal efforts to prevent environmental spoke on a panel at the NLG/CUNY/ violators from avoiding liability through SALT CLE. That afternoon, Nancy the bankruptcy process. said she was thinking about what Nancy now works in state Supreme had sustained the NLG lawyers who Court in . ”I was thrilled endured political repression during anytime we could work on the same the 1940’s and 1950’s. Recently she case,” retired Justice Emily Jane Goodman recalled with optimism, the activism remarks. “Of course Nancy was always that began to unfold that evening, correct, even when she warned me that when lawyers battled to stop the First we’d be reversed. She is my hero!” Muslim Ban, and continued with the Nancy taught seminars at Rutgers women’s demonstrations, the fight for Law School for 20 years, taking over immigrants’ rights in the courts, and Women and the Law when Ruth the actions of the high school students Bader Ginsburg left Rutgers, and in Parkland, reminding Nancy of what later teaching a Toxics seminar. She set her on her way. “Once you’ve been was an inaugural board member of bitten by the Movement bug, it doesn’t the Women’s Rights Law Reporter, go away. It changes who you are.”

15 LAW STUDENT RECOGNITION AWARD: KYLE BARRON By Christina Licata yle Elizabeth Barron has worked at the intersection of immigration Kand human rights for over two decades in New York, Arizona, and Colorado. Currently a second-year Law student at New York University and Ph.D. candidate in Politics at the New School, Kyle’s connection to immigrant rights began at an early age. Hailing from Alamosa, Colorado, she grew up with classmates whose parents were migrant workers. She became acutely aware of her classmates’ hardships as they were uprooted and relocated after just a few short months, unable to truly put down roots or form community, based largely on their immigration status. Those that Kyle, Havana, Cuba, December 2016 were able to stay in Alamosa struggled to continue their education and earn certificate in Latin American studies in high school degrees. As a high school 2007. After undergrad, Kyle toured the freshman, Kyle began volunteering for U.S., Canada, and Europe as a bassist Alamosa’s local radio station, KRZA in a gogo Detroit garage band before (KRaza), a station dedicated to the settling in New York City to pursue an Chicanx movement and providing M.A. in Politics at New York University. Spanish language programming to During her time in the NYU Master’s the larger migrant farmer network in program, Kyle worked as an editor southern Colorado. for the publication the North For college, Kyle relocated to Arizona, American Congress on Latin America at the heart of the immigration fight (NACLA), contributing articles on in the United States. During her U.S. and Latin American policy and undergraduate studies at Arizona producing podcasts for NACLA State University, Kyle’s immigration Radio. Upon completion of her advocacy work continued when she Master’s in 2013, Kyle began working founded the ASU chapter of No More with the New Sanctuary Coalition, Deaths. At a critical time in the U.S. where she coordinated legal services militarization of the border, Kyle and advocated for families facing organized groups of volunteers on the deportation in New York City. There, Arizona-Mexico border to provide food, she coordinated the accompaniment water, and medical assistance to people program, matching volunteers with in need. Through this work, Kyle was people facing deportation to ensure introduced to the critical role that law community support for immigration has in supporting social movements hearings and check-ins. Along with the and protecting the rights of activists. Executive Director Ravi Ragbir, she She graduated from ASU with degrees also launched the pro se asylum clinics, in Spanish and Political science with a which organizes teams of community

16 volunteers to work with people facing deportation to file asylum applications. This program has grown and now serves up to 100 people facing deportation each week. Organizing legal trainings for attorneys and advocates at the New Sanctuary Coalition further intensified Kyle’s desire to make significant change within the legal system in regards to immigration policy and her resolve to abolish ICE. This led to her decision to attend Law School at New York University. As Kyle pursues her J.D., she has continued to work for the immigrant community in NYC. She worked with people in immigrant detention with the Bronx Defenders in the summer of 2017. In 2017, Kyle founded the Sanctuary Defense Committee at Kyle at NYU Law, May 2018 the NYC National Lawyers’ Guild, where she coordinates civil rights and fight to be free from immigration criminal/federal defense attorneys detention. As a student with the the and law students in developing know NYU Law Immigrant Rights Clinic, she your rights presentations and litigation and her classmate Gerardo Romo will strategies for communities standing be arguing a case in front of the Second against deportation and considering Circuit in the summer of 2018. providing physical sanctuary to people She anticipates receiving her J.D. facing deportation. Through a Guild in May 2019 from NYU Law and Grant awarded in 2017, Kyle helped Ph.D. in Politics the following year. launch a partnership between the Upon completion of her studies, Kyle NYU chapter of NLG and the New hopes to continue to participate in Sanctuary Coalition to support people movement lawyering to build a more in immigration detention. As part of this initiative, in the Spring of 2018, the just system for immigrants in New (anti)Detention Committee began a York City and beyond. She currently pro se habeas petition clinic to organize lives in Brooklyn, New York with her volunteers to work with people in their partner and two dogs.

Kyle on the Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, NY, Summer 2016

17 Statement of Purpose The National Lawyers Guild is an association dedicated to the need for basic change in the structure of our political and economic system. We seek to unite the lawyers, law students, legal workers and jailhouse lawyers of America in an organization which shall function as an effective political and social force in the service of the people, to the end that human rights shall be regarded as more sacred than property interests. —From the Preamble to the Constitution of the National Lawyers Guild, originally adopted on February 22, 1937, at Washington, D.C., and amended in July of 1971 at Boulder, Colorado.

SAFER SPACES POLICY The Spring Fling committee recognizes that issues of privilege and oppression exist in society both socially and institutionally. In tonight’s gala, as in all of the Chapter’s work, we hope to create a safe space that fosters common understanding and solidarity among Guild members, guests and allies. We strive to make the Spring Fling welcoming, engaging and supportive to everyone. While we understand that not all oppressive behaviors are intentional, we ask our attendees to be mindful of their words and actions while enjoying tonight’s event. We abhor all forms of oppressive conduct, including those based on one’s age, gender, sexual identity, religion, race, ethnicity, or disability. In accordance with this safer space policy, if anyone in attendance feels that the group space is unsafe or oppressive, please contact an NLG-NYC volunteer at the registration table for assistance. If efforts to address the problem fail, the offending person(s) may be asked to leave.

18 We salute “First, this year’s honorees— we kill all the stalwart all in lawyers!” our common Except the members of struggle for the NLG! Justice!

Abdeen Jabara & Holly Maguigan Robert

Congratulations to all of tonight’s outstanding Honorees

∞ Workers’ Compensation • Social Security Disability Employment Discrimination • Civil Rights ∞

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19 CONGRATULATIONS TO KYLE With Our Love & Admiration

Your Krinsky-Meyerson & Other Relations Michael ~ Ann ~ Josh Samantha ~ Sam ~ Laura Martin ~ Naomi ~ Amara

20 The Center for Constitutional Rights congratulate this year’s NLG-NYC honorees,

and sends special appreciation and love to Nancy Stearns Former CCR staff attorney, advisor, and mentor, and a groundbreaking lawyer fighting early on at the intersection of racial, gender, and economic justic and whose creative and brilliant litigation made real difference in the lives of her clients, colleagues and countless others, and inspired succeeding generations of social justice lawyers. Nancy is a shining example of movement lawyering in the U.S. and abroad. Natasha Lycia Ora Bannon CCR board member and former Ella Baker Intern is at the forefront of this generation of social justice lawyers. Through her extraordinary work at LatinoJustice, her inspirational work on behalf of Puerto Rico, and her NLG leadership, Natasha personifies the excellent lawyer and movement partner that we need more of. It is a privilege to join with others in honoring you both and the deep work for liberation you pursue so fiercely.

Congratulations to honorees Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan, Kyle Barron, and Nancy Stearns from Lew and Gideon Oliver

Lewis B. Oliver, Jr. Gideon Orion Oliver Oliver Law Office Attorney at Law 156 Madison Avenue [email protected] Albany, New York 12202 www.GideonLaw.com (518) 463-7962 (718) 783-3682

Please join Molly Knefel and Gideon Oliver in welcoming

Alfreda “Freddie” Attica Oliver

Due June 8, but born May 4, 2018, at 5:55pm, in Brooklyn, weighing 4 lbs. 5 oz.

“Alfreda” means “counselor to elves” and “Attica” means “fight back”

Also in memory of Elizabeth M. Fink – live like her

21 In Honor of Nancy Stearns and In Memory of Rhonda Copelon

c Danny Greenberg Karen Nelson

22 Viva Nancy! Our Friend of Many Years

Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky & Lieberman, P.C.

New York, New York

Nancy Stearns was one of the original lawyers in the Horman suit against to find the truth about US support of Charles Horman’s murder at the hands of Pinochet forces in the aftermath of the coup against democracy in Chile in 1973. Our Foundation mission is to seek truth, inform broadly, and encourage the prosecution of human rights crimes.

23 THANKS TO THE GUILD

THE BEST THING TO HAPPEN IN LAW =

Kent Karlsson

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We who are sworn to uphold the constitutions of the United States and the State of New York are pleased to renew that commitment publicly.

Carol Arber (ret.) Joan Madden Maggie Cammer Andrea Masley Marc Finkelstein Rita Mella Kristin Booth Glen William Mogulescu (ret.) Ann O’Shea Ellen Gesmer Jenny Rivera Emily Jane Goodman Wayne Saitta (ret.) Michelle Schrieber Debra James Marcia Sikowitz Doris Ling-Cohen Margarita Lopez Torres Joan Lobis (ret.)

25 YOU MAKE THE GUILD WORK Your generous support; from making a contribution to giving back through a donation of legal fees, to including the chapter foundation in your estate and the countless hours volunteering – you and the Guild community make all the programs and projects of the NYC Chapter possible. Thank you!

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26 Tremendous thanks to the National Lawyers Guild and to its extraordinary​ honorees​ for leading the way. From FACULTY: Elizabeth Emmens, Brett Dignam, Carol Liebman, Lance Liebman, Mavis Fowler, Eben Moglen, Harold Edgar, Conrad Johnson, Susan Kraham, Mary Marsh Zulack, Edward Lloyd,Ellen​ Chapnick, Philip​ Genty, Katherine Franke, and others….

The Parole Preparation Project of the National Lawyers Guild-New York City Chapter wishes to congratulate: NLG President Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan, Nancy Stearns and law student Kyle Barron. Thank you for your tireless work in the struggle for justice!

The Parole Preparation Project collaborates with and advocates for people serving life sentences in New York State prisons. You can reach us at: Parole Preparation Project 168 Canal Street, 6th Floor New York, NY 10013 347-620-5906

27 We congratulate the 2018 Champions of Justice Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan Nancy Stearns Kyle Barron for their extraordinary work on behalf of the civil rights and liberties of the People Aaron Amaral Bruce K. Bentley Joan L. Beranbaum Michael Fahey Abe Greene William Whalen Past and present lawyers with District Council 37 Municipal Employees Legal Services

We Salute our Amazing Danny Meyers Honorees: 50 years married Past, present and future trailblazers in the to the Guild: struggle for Justice Salutes Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan Nancy Stearns Kyle Barron and welcomes: Freddie Attica Oliver. With appreciation and love. Joan Marty Stolar & Max Reinmuth Elsie Chandler Daniel Meyers

28 SCOTUS has RBG….and we’ve got NJS (Nancy Judith Stearns).

A toast to you, Nancy, our own women’s rights pathbreaker!!!!! THE RUTGERS TEAM: Nancy Biberman Marci Seville Richard Feldman Loren Siegel Louise Halper (in memoriam) Jane Sufian & Fred Halper Elizabeth St.Clair Peggy Hayden Joan Vermeulen Judy Levin Phyllis Warren Donna Lieberman Barbara Wolvovitz Joan Lobis Ellen Yaroshefsky Carlin Meyer James Yates Deborah Rand

29 To Natasha, Nancy and Kyle: “Well behaved Women Seldom Make History.” —Laurel Thatcher Urich

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31 MATRIMONIAL LITIGATION Nancy – This honor is so PAUL LEAVIN justly earned. Attorney at Law

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32 WE SALUTE THE HONOREES FOR THEIR TIRELESS WORK IN THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE.

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33 Bob and Decca Treuhaft on the Woman Question, San Francisco Bay Guardian February 26, 1971 interview: Decca: Bob gave me the Book of Housekeeping, on everything, like How to Clean Bedsprings. I’d curl up and read this fascinating stuff and the house would just – Bob: I’d come home and the floor would be covered with dirty diapers. Bob: Over the sink we had a sign, a quotation from a letter Lenin had written to Rosa Luxembourg. Something like, “Of all tasks, housework is the most barbaric, degrading and menial.“ Interviewer; Do you feel, as some people say, that having a successful wife is castrating? (He looked down pensively at his crotch): No, 1 don’t think so.

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Thank you to the Fordham Law School’s New York City Chapter of Clinical Faculty the National Lawyers Guild for all you do. Congratulate the Liz Cooper 2018 Champions of Justice Paolo Galizzi Brian Glick Leah Hill Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan Ron Lazebnik Mike Martin Nancy Stearns Paul Radvany Martha Rayner Kyle Barron Beth Schwartz Marcella Silverman Gemma Solimene Ian Weinstein

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40 Standing shoulder to shoulder with those who take to the streets to protest oppression, the Mass Defense Committee proudly salutes tonight’s Champions of Justice!

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Bruce Bentley Ben Meyers Marc A. Cannan Daniel Meyers Gillian Cassell-Stiga Paul Mills Elena Cohen Jonathan C. Moore Karen L. Dippold Gideon Oliver Luna Droubi David B. Rankin Michael Fahey Nina Reznick Susan Howard Andew Sawtelle Nan Kripke Franklin Siegel Joel Kupferman Martin Stolar Holly Maguigan & Keith M. Szczepanski Abdeen Jabara John Upton Meg Maurus

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43 The Puerto Rico Subcommittee of the National Lawyers Guild joins the NLG NYC Chapter in celebrating our sister co-chair NATASHA for her wonderful internationalist work

and also celebrating the other honorees

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BUSTED IN THE PARK RAID? Please invite former OWS clients arrested in Zuccotti Park salutes our friends at the 11/15/11 to participate National Lawyers Guild in a pending federal in our shared struggle for social justice. civil rights class action. Contact: Law Office of 100 William St., NY, NY 10038 Paul L. Mills, www.mobilizationforjustice.org [email protected].

In celebration of Harold Cammer, a Guild Founder, and Nancy Stearns, a courageous groundbreaking lawyer...and fabulous singer.

MAGGIE CAMMER

44 45 The NLG-NYC Executive Committee is delighted to honor the 2018 Champions of Justice, NLG President Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan, Nancy Stearns and Kyle Barron.

May your tireless dedication in the service of the people continue to be an inspiration to all.

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46 GREETINGS Kent Karlsson Deborah Rand Linden Miller Jeff Senter Marty Needleman Lanny Walters

With abiding admiration Nancy, You are my hero! NANCY STEARNS Emily Heidi Boghosian

Nancy – This honor is so CONGRATULATIONS justly earned. NANCY— Enjoy! (“LEFTY” TO US) Aloha, Sylvia Law

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National Lawyers Guild – New York City Chapter for its commitment to racial justice, civil rights and workers’ rights.

congratulations to,

2018 Champions of Justice Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan ● Nancy Stearns

Law Student Recognition Award Kyle Barron

Héctor J. Figueroa President

Larry Engelstein Kyle Bragg Executive Vice President Secretary-Treasurer

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