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.
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Defenders Clinic on the Need for More Clemency and the Power of Video
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INRC Evening Students Expand National Conversation: Marijuana legalization is an immigrant justice issue
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.
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Nominations Open for the W. Haywood Burns Chair in Human & Civil Rights
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.
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Through Expanding CUNY Consortium, Sorensen Center Builds Momentum in Service to LGBT2QIA+ Clients
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.
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Six Students Awarded Peggy Browning Fellowships
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…
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Speed Mock Interview Night 2022: Year 9 of Success
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.
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FILSAA & Unlock the Bar Tackle Character & Fitness Barrier to Bar Entry in Week of Action
Explore the impetus behind CUNY’s Formerly Incarcerated Law Student Advocacy Association (FILSAA) and Unlock the Bar’s call to abolish the Character and Fitness portion of the Bar admission process.
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Human Rights & Gender Justice Clinic and Collaborators Help Decriminalize Abortion in Colombian Constitutional Court Ruling
Students and faculty of the HRGJ Clinic submitted amicus briefs central to the landmark human rights and reproductive justice victory
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Eight 2021 Alum Awarded a LaunchPad for Justice Fellowship
Meet the 2021-2022 LaunchPad Student Fellows. Their collective bios tell our CUNY Law story and give us a glimpse of where we are going. And it’s inspiring!
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3L Kat Gafycz on the Intersection of Environmental Justice and Child Advocacy
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Cesar Vargas ’11 Awarded the David Prize to Support Immigrants and Families in Military
Cesar and a coalition of lawyers, non-profit organizations, academic institutions, and representatives of local and state government will empower military immigrants and their families as they navigate law.
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CUNY Law Unites with Community Orgs. and City Partners to Form TPS Clinic For Haitian New Yorkers
Life of Hope, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, the Office of the Public Advocate, and CUNY Law’s Community Legal Resource Network (CLRN) are hosting a weekly clinic in…