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CUNY Law Welcomes Alumna Clarissa M. Rodriguez ’07 to the Board of Directors
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Professor Steve Zeidman on CUNY TV: Rethinking Extreme Sentencing and the Possibility of Redemption
On the Second Look Project: Beyond Guilt, which advocates for legislative and cultural change around clemency, resentencing, and parole
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Paulina Leyva Hernandez and Salimah Khoja ’24 Win Prestigious Burton Award for Student Legal Writing
CUNY Law students win Burton Award for legal writing on Texas’ Operation Lone Star and S.B. 4, published in CUNY Law Review
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CUNY Law’s Family Defense Practicum Contributes to Groundbreaking Report on Family Policing
The report, published by Black Families Love and Unite, exposes the racialized harm embedded in the family regulation system
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Academic Dean David C. Baluarte Provides Expert Analysis in Historic Birthright Citizenship Case
Leading scholar on statelessness demonstrates far-reaching impact of proposed changes in expert declaration and CUNY TV interview
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Incarcerated Journalist Kwaneta Harris and Prof. Deborah Zalesne Expose Sexual Violence in Solitary Confinement
The exposé connects to Prof. Deborah Zalesne’s forthcoming book, Ending Isolation: The Case Against Solitary Confinement
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CUNY Law Professor Daniel Loehr Exposes Eugenic Roots of Modern Sentencing Laws
Published by The Sentencing Project, the report examines the historical development of habitual offender laws and their foundations
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CUNY Law Announces David H. Savidge ’99 Memorial Fund to Support Public Interest Law Students
New endowment to provide funding for students pursuing careers in prisoners’ rights advocacy and international human rights.
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CUNY Law Hosts Immigration Roundtable Convened by Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez
Elected Officials, Community Advocates, and Policymakers Join Forces at CUNY Law in Response to New Executive Orders
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Clinic Dean Lisa Davis Shapes Landmark ICC Gender Persecution Cases as Special Adviser
Davis’s expertise informs unprecedented warrants targeting systematic persecution of women, girls, and LGBTQI+ persons in Afghanistan
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Building on Excellence: CUNY Law’s Clinical Program Welcomes Lisa Davis as New Dean
International human rights advocate and alum to strengthen top-ranking experiential learning program
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Inaugural CUNY-wide Pre-Law Conference Expands Access to Legal Education
Nine law schools convene to meet future law students from across CUNY