The HRGJ Clinic, If/When/How, and Pregnancy Justice submitted a report to the United Nations exposing how criminal and civil laws in the United States are misused to punish people based on pregnancy outcomes, such as abortion, and those who help them access care. The report, endorsed by several organizations, urges the U.S. to end these practices, address structural discrimination, and ensure equitable access to reproductive healthcare ahead of its November 2025 Universal Periodic Review.
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HRGJ Clinic Report to UN Highlights the Misuse of Laws to Criminalize Abortion and Punish Pregnant People
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Professor Steve Zeidman on CUNY TV: Rethinking Extreme Sentencing and the Possibility of Redemption
On the Second Look Project: Beyond Guilt, which advocates for legislative and cultural change around clemency, resentencing, and parole
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CUNY Law’s Family Defense Practicum Contributes to Groundbreaking Report on Family Policing
The report, published by Black Families Love and Unite, exposes the racialized harm embedded in the family regulation system
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Academic Dean David C. Baluarte Provides Expert Analysis in Historic Birthright Citizenship Case
Leading scholar on statelessness demonstrates far-reaching impact of proposed changes in expert declaration and CUNY TV interview
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CUNY Law Professor Daniel Loehr Exposes Eugenic Roots of Modern Sentencing Laws
Published by The Sentencing Project, the report examines the historical development of habitual offender laws and their foundations
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Clinic Dean Lisa Davis Shapes Landmark ICC Gender Persecution Cases as Special Adviser
Davis’s expertise informs unprecedented warrants targeting systematic persecution of women, girls, and LGBTQI+ persons in Afghanistan
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Building on Excellence: CUNY Law’s Clinical Program Welcomes Lisa Davis as New Dean
International human rights advocate and alum to strengthen top-ranking experiential learning program
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Academic Dean David C. Baluarte Expands Innovative Legal Education and Practice with U.S.-Mexico Clinical Collaboration
The Fulbright Scholar leads binational webinar series on refugee and migrant protection amid shifting immigration policies
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CUNY Law Student Named Skadden Fellow for Immigration and Disability Rights Project
Parima Kadikar named to the Skadden Foundation’s class of 2025 Skadden Fellows
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CUNY Law Takes Top Diversity Ranking Three Years Running
The nation’s most diverse law school fosters inclusivity and legitimacy in the legal system
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CUNY Institute on Gender, Law, and Transformative Peace Hosts Multinational Forum in Ghana: “Election Campaigns as Collective Care”
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CUNY Law Clinic Releases Report on Gender Persecution in Russian Invasion of Ukraine