Lawyering Seminar III Takes the New Trial Courtroom For a Spin

Professor Sennett takes you inside the case her students tried at the end of the semester

Two students share how their client won asylum after a seven-year wait and lifetime of organizing and activism

Law, Media and Public Discourse students hear from a journalist, an attorney, and an exonerated man

The Defenders Clinic, along with individuals it has helped win clemency, explores what needs to change in politics and public understanding in the fight to expand clemency.

Students are partnering with the Immigrant Defense Project to launch a new initiative using policy papers and litigation of individual cases to change the conversation and influence national policy formation for immigrants.

CUNY Law is excited to announce the return of the W. Haywood Burns Chair in Human & Civil Rights and is seeking nominations and applications for the distinguished visiting faculty position.

Go inside the Sorensen Center’s partnership with the CUNY-wide LGBTQI+ Consortium, and meet Fellows providing vital legal services to trans/non-binary, queer, and HIV+ communities across New York City.

Please join us in congratulating six CUNY Law students — Xhoana Ahmeti, Amanda Jimenez, Nicolette Moore, Elizabeth Pudel, Heather L. Ramirez, and Hugh Schlesinger — who are awarded 2022 Peggy Browning Fellowships for their commitment to workers’ rights through their previous educational, work, volunteer, and personal experiences.

The Sorensen Center for International Peace and Justice recently received a second $300,000 multi-year grant from the Jerome L. Greene Foundation, enabling the Center to fortify its Fellowship Program and support CUNY Law students to address global challenges at home in all five boroughs of New York City.

Go inside the Office of Career Planning’s annual Speed Mock Interview Night (SPIN), where alumni help prepare students for summer internship interviews and public interest law school career fairs.