The Sorensen Center for International Peace and Justice recently received a second $300,000 multi-year grant from the Jerome L. Greene Foundation, enabling the Center to fortify its Fellowship Program and support CUNY Law students to address global challenges at home in all five boroughs of New York City.
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Sorensen Center Strengthens Local Impact with Jerome L. Greene Foundation Support
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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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Advocate & Law Professor John Delaney Remembered
We celebrate the life of Professor Delaney, whose love of educating CUNY Law students leaves a legacy of learning now honored through the John Delaney Memorial Fund, created by his friends and family to champion need-based student support
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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 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.
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Groundbreaking Study Shows Forensic Medical Evaluations Can Substantially Impact Immigration Relief Claims
INRC co-director Professor Nermeen Arastu collaborated with colleagues at the CUNY School of Medicine and CUNY School of Public Health, along with Physicians for Human Rights, to complete a first-of-its-kind, cross-disciplinary study that shows great promise for people seeking humanitarian relief.
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Cesar Vargas ’11 Awarded the David Prize to Support Immigrants and Families in Military
Cesar and a coalition of lawyers, non-profit organizations, academic institutions, and representatives of local and state government will empower military immigrants and their families as they navigate law.
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CUNY Law Unites with Community Orgs. and City Partners to Form TPS Clinic For Haitian New Yorkers
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.
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Queens Daily Eagle: Call for Submissions
The Queens Daily Eagle is seeking CUNY Law students and professors to write stories about local legal, courthouse and judicial news issues from a legal perspective.
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CUNY Law Review Seeks Submissions at the Intersection of Environmental Justice and Critical Race Theory
CUNY Law Review seeks submissions on a variety of topics at the intersection of environmental justice and critical race theory. Deadline for submissions: October 8, 2021
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Coming Soon: Troops Run — Book 3 of the Environmental Justice Chronicles
Professor Rebecca Bratspies and artist Charlie LaGreca Velasco are again teaming up to produce a new comic book.
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Clemency Granted for Seven Defender Clinic Clients
Clemency Granted for Seven Defender Clinic Clients