CUNY Law nixes criminal history box from app
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The path is about to get clearer for formerly incarcerated and justice-involved students looking for J.D. from Queens’ public law school.
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Advocates call for reform to ‘exclusionary’ bar exam question
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They say the practice is an antiquated remnant that upholds white supremacist ideals.
Read MoreState bar calls for change to ‘unlawful’ bar admission question
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The New York State Bar Association is recommending a revision to the bar admission application, criticizing the legality of a question about juvenile delinquency and criminal records.
Read MoreCUNY, NYU Law team up to publish formerly incarcerated writers
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“If we're going to say lived experience and perspective has value, we have to acknowledge a mismatch between format and people who own that lived experience.”
Read MoreQueens judge offers ‘supreme’ advice to Richmond Hill High students
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Queens Supreme Court Justice Lourdes Ventura spoke to a group of Richmond Hill High School students
Read MoreCUNY Law group opens doors for formerly incarcerated students
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FILSAA works to promote equity in the legal profession
Read MoreCUNY Law kicks off year with slate of new events
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CUNY Law will host a Public Interest Symposium on Sept. 7, bringing together students and legal and social justice advocates for an afternoon of panels and education.
Read MoreQueens County Bar Association connects with CUNY Law students
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The QCBA’s presence was part of a series of tablings intended to promote the bar association and encourage student participation.
Read MoreAOC and Constantinides support a ‘renewable Rikers Island’
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“If you put solar panels on 25 percent of Rikers Island, we will be able to close every toxic power plant that has been opened in the last two decades in New York City.”
Read MoreWestern Queens leaders will host ‘renewable Rikers’ panel
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Astoria Councilmember Costa Constantinides announced the proposal during his state of the district address earlier this year.
Read More4 of Queens’ 5 CUNYs are searching for new presidents
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York College on Monday became the fourth Queens CUNY school seeking a new president, after Marcia Keizs announced that she will step down.
Read MoreIn Queens DA race, a spectrum of perspectives on city jails plan
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Each candidate agrees that the Rikers Island jails, as currently constructed, are outdated and dangerous and need to be close. They differ on what to do next.
Read MoreCUNY Law offers free citizenship clinic
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CUNY Law students and immigration lawyers from Citizenship Now! Will guide permanent residents through the process of applying for full citizenship.
Read MoreRacial Gaps in Queens DA’s Office Merit More Attention, Say Prosecutors of Color
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‘The office needs to go out and spend more energy trying to recruit and then work on the culture in the office once they get there.'
Read MoreDA Candidates Stake Out Positions on Sex Work Decriminalization
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Candidates’ responses ranged: from a willingness to consider the issue, to a call for limited prosecution and diversion alternatives, to support for decriminalization.
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