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A group of law students stand side by side holding scholarship certificates at an awards ceremony hosted by the Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County. Behind them, President Robert A. Miklos, Esq., and Scholarship Committee Chair Hon. Karina E. Alomar stand beneath red drapery and the association’s banner. The event celebrates the 2025 Salvador Cheda Jr., Esq. Bar Study Scholarship recipients, marking the organization’s largest scholarship distribution to date.

Five CUNY Law Students Recognized by Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County for Excellence and Commitment to Justice

Five CUNY School of Law students were among this year’s recipients of the Salvador Cheda Jr., Esq. Bar Study Scholarship, awarded by the Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County (LLAQC). […]

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CUNY Law Secures $6M Investment to Expand Community Space in Queens, Deepening Local Partnerships and Access to Justice

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CUNY Law Faculty to Present at UCLA Law’s Critical Race Theory 25th Anniversary Symposium

Public service isn't just about nonprofit jobs or courtroom advocacy it's about seeing law as a tool to serve people.

CUNY Law Ranked #1 in the Nation for Public Interest

Student Spotlights

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CUNY Law Student Daniela Robles Named Dominican Bar Association Scholarship Recipient

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CUNY Law Student Marianna Wells Awarded Judge Bernard S. Meyer Scholarship for Excellence in Legal Writing and Advocacy with Essay on Trans Rights

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Four CUNY Law Students Awarded 2025 Peggy Browning Fellowships for Workers’ Rights

Alumni Features

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As Chief Pro Bono Counsel, Harlene Katzman ’95 is Making the Legal System More Equitable and Fair

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From Law to Literature, Robin Newman ’96 Advances Legal Education Through Children’s Books

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Lenina C. Trinidad ’00 Has Spent Her Career Fighting Against Domestic Violence

Faculty Highlights

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CUNY Law Discusses Where Our Community Stands On The First Amendment, Censorship, and Higher Education

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CUNY Law Faculty to Present at UCLA Law’s Critical Race Theory 25th Anniversary Symposium

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Professor Deborah Zalesne’s New Collaborative Book Ending Isolation Demands an End to Solitary Confinement

Teaching and Learning

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Confronting True Crime: Defenders Clinic Client John J. Lennon Discusses Clemency from Sing Sing

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Inside the 2025 Youth Summer Institute with First Impressions Youth Legal Collaborative

The Frontlines: CUNY Law Faculty in Focus Summer 2025

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Confronting True Crime: Defenders Clinic Client John J. Lennon Discusses Clemency from Sing Sing

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Clinic Dean Lisa Davis Honored by NYS Appellate Division for LGBTQI+ Rights Advocacy

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CUNY Law Faculty Share Insight and Innovation at AALS Clinical Conference 2025

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30th Annual Moot Court Competition at CUNY Law

30th Annual Moot Court Competition at CUNY Law

Office of Career Planning Mentoring Pilot Program Celebration!

Office of Career Planning Kicks off Pilot Mentoring Program for Alumni and Students

Congresswomen Nydia M. Velázquez Immigration Strategy Roundtable event.

Photo Gallery: Immigration Roundtable Convened by Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez at CUNY Law

CUNY School of Law hosts the 2024 NCPILS information event with Berkeley Law, Lewis & Clark, Northeastern University, Roger Williams University, University of The District of Columbia, UC Irvine, University of Louisville and Vermont School of Law.

National Consortium of Public Interest Law Schools Information 2024

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