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Exhibition: Faces of Resilience: Portraits of Afghan Women Human Rights Defenders
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Professor Lisa Davis Brings HRGJ Clinic Expertise as Special Advisor on Gender Persecution to Prosecutor of International Criminal Court
Professor Lisa Davis, Co-Director of the Human Rights and Gender Justice Clinic, served as Special Advisor on Gender Persecution to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
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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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CUNY Law hosts University LGBTQIA+ Consortium
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Professor Ramzi Kassem Joins White House as Senior Policy Advisor for Immigration
Professor Kassem, a national expert on immigration and national security issues, brings years of academic and practical experience to his post as a Senior Policy Advisor for Immigration at the White House Domestic Policy Council.
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Long Time CUNY Law Supporter Brian O’Dwyer Appointed to Commission on Presidential Scholars
Brian is a steadfast supporter of CUNY Law volunteering his time for 25 years, first as a member of the Board of Visitors and then the CUNY Law Foundation Board.
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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 for their commitment to workers’ rights through their previous educational, work, volunteer, and personal experiences.
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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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CUNY Names Sudha Setty as Dean of School of Law, Nation’s Leading Public Interest Law School
Known as an exceptional legal educator, collaborative leader, and successful litigator with a commitment to social justice, Setty is thrilled to join the community and its mission. She will be the first person of South Asian descent appointed to lead a CUNY school.
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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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Professor Nicole Smith Futrell Named Writing as Activism Fellow by NYC Literary Action Coalition and PEN America
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Professor Lisa Davis appointed Special Adviser on Gender Persecution by Prosecutor of ICC
Lisa is one of 17 advisers appointed by the prosecutor to provide advice within their respective mandates and may assist in training initiatives of the Office.