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Archive for September, 2011


2011 CUNY Moot Court Summer Competition a Great Success

September 25, 2011

The 2011 Moot Court Summer Competition was a great success. Following the preparation and submission of briefs over the summer, the Summer Competition culminated in the presentation of oral arguments on Saturday September 17th, 2011.

CLORE Features Discussion on Supreme Court Term’s Impact on Latinos

September 21, 2011

The City University of New York School of Law’s Center on Latino and Latina Rights and Equality (CLORE), the Hispanic National Bar Association–New York Region, and the

CLRN Recognized as Best Practice

September 16, 2011

Fred Rooney, director of CUNY Law’s Community Legal Resource Network, discussed CLRN, its Launchpad and Incubator programs, and the idea of a “longitudinal law school” at the National Institute for Teaching Ethics

Samar, co-edited by Beena Ahmad (’10), Publishes Prof. Kassem’s Op-Ed on the Consequences of Counterterrorism Practices

September 12, 2011

Professor Ramzi Kassem, Director of CUNY Law’s Immigrant and Refugee Rights Clinic, provides a close look at the impact of post 9/11 counterterrorism policies

Yogi Patel (’06) and CLRN Incubator Featured in National Law Journal

September 9, 2011

Yogi Patel (’06) was featured in a National Law Journal article highlighting the work of the Community Legal Resource Network’s (CLRN) Incubator for Justice program. CUNY Law’s incubator supports graduates

Alum Martha Rayner on Guantanamo Lawyer’s Panel

September 9, 2011

Martha Rayner (’86), professor at Fordham School of Law, presented on a Guantanamo Lawyer’s Panel at John Jay College of Criminal Justice as part of the Art of Justice: 9/11 Performance Project.

IWHR Clinic Weighs in on International Sexual Orientation Discrimination Case

September 9, 2011

The Inter-American Court on Human Rights recently heard the case of Karen Atala Riffo, a lesbian mother and judge who was stripped of custody of her two daughters by the Supreme Court of Chile in 2003 because of her sexual orientation.

Distinguished Professor Robson on Alabama Immigration Law

September 8, 2011

Distinguished Professor Ruthann Robson spoke on the SiriusXM program “The Morning Briefing” about a new law in Alabama that allows police to detain people who are stopped for traffic violations who they suspect are undocumented.