The new Emerging Needs Clinic is part of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and community-based organizations citywide in the launch of $5M Asylum Seeker Legal Assistance Network. The Law School, along with CUNY Citizenship Now!, will design and oversee information sessions, screenings, and application assistance clinics to train Law School students, as well as students throughout CUNY schools, to provide direct legal support.

Leading Black male legal scholars from across the nation gather at the Law School.

CUNY Law announces $1M First Impressions Youth Justice Initiative designed to change how young people and the justice system interact by offering a community-focused framework for mentorship, education, and civic leadership.

His work will explore social movement lawyering and the role that lawyers, activists, journalists, and artists play in mobilizing movements that advance racial, economic, and social justice.

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.

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.

In response to a call to action from student advocates, CUNY Law has expanded its access mission for justice-impacted people: application to the Law School will no longer ask students about any criminal history, making it the second law school in the country to do so.

On Friday, May 13, we welcome Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, author and Professor of African-American Studies at Princeton University, to receive an honorary degree and provide the 2022 Commencement Address. Elected faculty and student speakers will also deliver remarks to the crowd.

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.

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 Brooklyn to assist with TPS applications.