Juneteenth and the Struggle for Racial Equality – by Zamir Ben-Dan, Esq.

Zamir Ben-Dan, Esq, Acting Director of Lawyering Seminar for the day program, writes about the origin and meaning of Juneteenth.

Dr. Yvette Wilson-Barnes introduces Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, this year’s commencement speaker and recipient of the Doctor of Laws, honoris causa.

Ramzi Kassem has been named one of 12 Freedom Scholars by the Marguerite Casey Foundation and Group Health Foundation.

Join us in welcoming our new faculty, staff, and clinics to CUNY Law.

CUNY Law Professors Nermeen Arastu, Janet Calvo, Julie Goldscheid, and Talia Peleg along with students Andy Morrison, Isadora Jaffee, Erik Schlein, and Nikita Patel submit new comments in support of immigrants and asylum seekers.

Deans from all 15 NY law schools released a joint statement in response to the July 16 announcement of the Board of Law Examiners’ decision to cancel the September administration of the bar examination in New York.

Our colleagues of color have called us to recommit to our mission, to recapture its boldness, and to interrogate it through the lens of racial equity.

Our colleagues of color have called us to recommit to our mission, to recapture its boldness, and to interrogate it through the lens of racial equity.

Professor Allie Robbins published a new book entitled “Passing the Bar: A Quick Reference Guide For Today’s Law Student”, which is a welcome guide for public interest and social justice lawyers to be.