Lectures & Panels

The CUNY Law community came together for this informative presentation presented by our Faculty Professional Development Committee and vital dialogue with faculty, students, and staff.

The Defenders Clinic hosted a powerful conversation with incarcerated journalist John J. Lennon on true crime, mass incarceration, and his new book, The Tragedy of True Crime. The event spotlighted the clinic’s clemency work and challenged prevailing narratives about justice and redemption.

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.

We invited CUNY Law alum, Jose Abrigo ‘13 to speak to David Mixner to hear first-hand about his activism, career, movement building, and his hopes for the future.

This year, CUNY Law’s Latin American Law Students Association raised funds to award four grants to support students’ unpaid public interest summer internships. Learn more about the recipients here.

On October 8th, Professor Carmen Huertas-Noble will be inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame. Read more about her path-breaking advocacy and lawyering strategies, as well as how she found her way into this work.

The decision is a victory for Dreamers, young people who were brought to the U.S. as children and under DACA received temporary relief from deportation and work authorization among other important benefits.

Inside the panel discussion de-briefing the SCOTUS Nov. 12, 2019, oral argument in Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California, the case challenging the Trump Administration’s decision to rescind DACA.