May 16, 2012
In one of the first Occupy Wall Street protest cases to go to trial, alum Paul Keefe (’07), along with Gideon Oliver, represented Alexander Arbuckle, who was taking photos at January 1 march and was arrested for disorderly conduct. Arbuckle was found not guilty, mostly due to the photographs and video taken by Arbuckle and others that contradicted testimony from police officers. “What’s happening is very similar to what happened in 2004 with the Republican National Convention,” Keefe said. “It’s just a symptom of how the NYPD treats dissent. But what has changed is that there is more prevalence of video. it really makes our job a lot easier to have that video.”
May 16, 2012
The National Law Journal features Fred Rooney (’86), director of CUNY Law’s Community Legal Resource Network, and his efforts to help Thomas Jefferson School of Law launch an incubator for solo practitioners. Rooney, who in 2007 launched CUNY’s Incubator for Justice, the first of its kind in the nation, traveled to Thomas Jefferson in San Diego to help the faculty there develop the program. “As more solo incubators are conceptualized by law schools, each one is going to be unique,” Rooney said. “I think the Thomas Jefferson model is going to emphasize cross-border matters.”
May 15, 2012
In a column in the New York Post, alum Eli Federman (’10) discusses his concerns with charging fees for “faith healing” in treating physical ailments.
May 14, 2012
Tonya Gonnella Frichner (’87), president and founder of the American Indian Law Alliance, will receive an honorary degree from Colby College at its upcoming commencement ceremony.
May 11, 2012
On April 11, 2012, CUNY Law’s Career Planning Office held a networking reception for students and recent graduates at Macaulay Honors College in Manhattan. This was the fourth networking event of its kind, and the turnout from students, alumni, and friends of CUNY Law School was tremendous. Thank you to those of you who joined us.
May 10, 2012
Fred Rooney, Director of CUNY School of Law’s Community Legal Resource Network (CLRN) and Office of External Relations, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to work at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo Law School (UASD) in the Dominican Republic during the 2012-2013 academic year, according to the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. USAD was the first university established in the Western Hemisphere (Americas).
April 27, 2012
Distinguished professor and constitutional law expert Ruthann Robson weighs in on ABC.com on the parameters of free speech in a case centering on threats made online between classmates.
April 23, 2012
On his recent visit to the Law School on April 12, New York State Assembly Member and alum Daniel O’Donnell (’87) inspired students with his work on championing key legislation that legalized same-sex marriage in New York State
April 5, 2012
In a Huffington Post blog entry, Eli Federman (’10) argues that it was Trayvon Martin, rather than George Zimmerman – who killed Martin – who had the right to defend himself under Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law.
April 3, 2012
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has found that the government of Chile violated the rights of Karen Atala, a lesbian mother, when it stripped her of custody of her daughters because of their “unique family.” The ruling affirms
