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Tuesday, July 28, 2020
News
Clinic Reaches Settlement Agreement in Bureau of Prisons COVID-19 Case
The parties in Martinez-Brooks v. Easter have reached an agreement to ensure that the Federal Bureau of Prisons takes speedy action in reviewing medically vulnerable individuals for release from the Federal Correctional Institution at Danbury, CT. The Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic represented the proposed class.
Tuesday, August 04, 2020
In The Press
How the President Became Deporter in Chief
Slate
Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez ’00 was interviewed in Slate about “The President and Immigration Law,” her new book co-authored with Adam Cox, a law professor at NYU School of Law.
Monday, August 03, 2020
In The Press
Changes to state parenting laws help fill gaps for same-sex couples
NBC News
Anne Urowsky Professor of Law Douglas NeJaime is quoted in an NBC News story about the ways in which states are addressing the legal rights of same sex parents.
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
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Tuesday, August 4, 2020
In The Press
How the President Became Deporter in Chief
Slate
Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law Cristina Rodríguez ’00 was interviewed in Slate about “The President and Immigration Law,” her new book co-authored with Adam Cox, a law professor at NYU School of Law.
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
In The Press
The murder spike in big US cities, explained
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor Tracey Meares is quoted in a Vox article about the spike in murders in large US cities.
Monday, August 3, 2020
In The Press
Changes to state parenting laws help fill gaps for same-sex couples
NBC News
Anne Urowsky Professor of Law Douglas NeJaime is quoted in an NBC News story about the ways in which states are addressing the legal rights of same sex parents.
Monday, August 3, 2020
In The Press
How the rise of anti-crime politics caused lasting harm to Black Americans
J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law James Forman was interviewed by City Metric about current crime trends, and the effect of policing policies on the Black community.
Monday, August 3, 2020
In The Press
How Police Compare in Different Democracies
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law Tracey L. Meares is quoted in an article in the Council on Foreign Relations that examines policing in America in comparison to other advanced democracies.
Friday, July 31, 2020
In The Press
We train police to be warriors — and then send them out to be social workers
Vox
Professors Tracey L. Meares and Tom Tyler, Founding Directors of The Justice Collaborator, are quoted in a Vox article about police training.
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