CUNY Law leaders, elected officials, and the legal community celebrated the success of the 2024 First Impressions summer institute and announced the 2025 program plans, highlighting civic education, leadership, and social justice advocacy through law student-led instruction for high schoolers.

CUNY School of Law announced a partnership with Foodcellar Market to expand access to the student Food Pantry. This partnership reflects a community-centered approach to meeting students’ nutritional needs and ensuring equitable access to essential resources.

Reflecting on her recent Guggenheim Fellowship and admission into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Martha Jones ’87 shares her insights on historical truth telling as advocacy, how CUNY Law shaped her, and the future of her “Hard Histories” project.

Faculty accept national award and contribute to national conversations on the evolving role of law clinics in a time of crisis and change

Professor Nermeen Arastu wins 2025 Clinical Legal Education Association Award for Excellence for pioneering remote advocacy model

CUNY Law students win deportation relief for a Black trans woman facing persecution, affirming her right to safety and identity

For the first time, the U.S. News & World Report ranked law schools based on the percentage of graduates entering public interest law and CUNY Law was ranked #1.

The HRGJ Clinic, If/When/How, and Pregnancy Justice submitted a report to the United Nations exposing how criminal and civil laws in the United States are misused to punish people based on pregnancy outcomes, such as abortion, and those who help them access care. The report, endorsed by several organizations, urges the U.S. to end these practices, address structural discrimination, and ensure equitable access to reproductive healthcare ahead of its November 2025 Universal Periodic Review.

Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee, Executive Director of the Institute on Gender, Law, and Transformative Peace, spoke on peace and security during the 69th UN Commission on the Status of Women to inform accelerated policy action on global gender equality.

The Institute brought together movement leaders, policymakers, and advocates at the UN Commission on the Status of Women to discuss strategies and struggles for organizers globally.

The nationally recognized advocate for workers’ rights, equity in government, and legal system reform brings decades of public interest lawyering

On the Second Look Project: Beyond Guilt, which advocates for legislative and cultural change around clemency, resentencing, and parole