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Fred Rooney, Director of CLRN, Receives Fulbright

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).

CUNY Law Students Graduate May 18th

May 9, 2012

More than 140 CUNY School of Law students will receive their Juris Doctor degrees at a May 18th graduation ceremony. “We are confident our graduates will make a difference in the lives of the underprivileged and disempowered. As public interest lawyers, they follow proudly in the tradition of CUNY Law alums who serve the greater good,” said CUNY Law Dean Michelle J. Anderson. CUNY Law’s clinical education program continues to rank in the top five in the country.

CUNY Law Has 6th Lowest Tuition Increase Among Law Schools 2000-2010

April 5, 2012

PreLaw Magazine reports that CUNY School of Law has had the 6th lowest increase in tuition among law schools across the country from 2000 to 2010.

Brief from IWHR Students and Advocates Leads to Precedent-Setting Decision

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

Henry Louis Gates Jr. to be honored at City University of New York School of Law’s annual PILA Gala and Auction

March 7, 2012

Lauded legal scholar, best-selling author and Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. will be honored at the nation’s leading public interest law school’s annual Public Interest Law Association (PILA) Gala and Auction benefit March 23 at the historic Judson Memorial Church

CUNY Law Remembers Civil Rights Champion Hon. Robert L. Carter for Black History Month

February 14, 2012

CUNY Law salutes the courageous life of Robert L. Carter, who died on January 3, 2012 at the age of 94.

New IWHR Clinic Reports Focus on Haiti, the Philippines, and Guatemala

January 13, 2012

The International Women’s Human Rights Clinic and the Center for Reproductive Rights jointly submitted a report to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on issues related to the status of women’s reproductive rights in the Philippines

Rebecca Wallach (’12) Receives 2012 Skadden Fellowship

December 19, 2011

Rebecca Wallach (’12) has been selected to receive a 2012 Skadden Fellowship, a national fellowship program established by the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom to enable law graduates to pursue public interest work.

CUNY Law Named Among Top Schools for Public Interest

December 7, 2011

National Jurist magazine has named CUNY School of Law among the top law schools in the nation for public interest. The magazine is recognizing the top 15 schools

CUNY Law Helps Begin Incubator Program in India

December 2, 2011

The Symbiosis Law School, in Pune, India, has announced plans to begin, in cooperation with CUNY Law, an incubator to help new lawyers begin their own practices, especially in underserved areas.

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