A Manhattan federal judge declined to dismiss claims that the union representing New York City-area legal aid attorneys violated the law by taking disciplinary action against members who spoke out against a resolution they viewed as antisemitic.
The lawsuit, filed by three Legal Aid Society of Nassau County attorneys, “adequately pleads conduct” on the part of the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys and its Amalgamated Council that could constitute wrongful use of union power that deprives union members of their right to sue, Judge J. Paul Oetken of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ...
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