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Wrongfully Imprisoned Texas Man Freed Through Innocence Project’s Efforts

Michael Morton was released from prison on October 4, 2011 after the introduction of new DNA evidence that led a Texas court to overturn his murder conviction. Morton had been serving nearly 25 years in prison for the murder of

Opinion

International Human Rights at Home: Occupy Wall Street

#Clinics #Human Rights #occupy wall street #Opinion #politics

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[The following Op-Ed was submitted to the Jurist by Daniel Stewart, an International Human Rights Clinical Teaching Fellow in Cardozo’s Human Rights & Genocide Clinic.]

The general perception of the human rights lawyer is one who is “out there” – focused

Community

Conviction Stresses Importance of Innocence Project

April 14, 2011 #Cardozo Events #Clinics #movie

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On the evening of March 2nd, 2011, Cardozo’s third floor student lounge turned into a movie theater, fully equipped with a popcorn machine, where Cardozo students, alumni, family and friends gathered to watch a screening of the film “Conviction.” The

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Tax Clinic on the Cusp of a Supreme Court Appearance

#Clinics #featured #Supreme Court #tax

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If the courts play out in Professor Carlton Smith’s favor, Cardozo may house the first tax clinic to ever appear before the Supreme Court. Next month, the supervising attorney of the Cardozo Tax Clinic will appear before the Second Circuit

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Credit Assignment: Art Not Science

December 7, 2010 #Clinics #credits #graduation #law school

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What does a mediation clinic, a Criminal Procedure class, a Law and Religion class, a teacher’s assistant position for Legal Writing, an Advanced Legal Research Class, and a Colloquium on Global Justice and Theory add up to? For us mathematically

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Criminal Defense Clinic Glimpses the Dark Side of Law Enforcement

March 3, 2010 #Clinics #criminal defense #ethics #law

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While other Cardozo students spent their snow day sleeping, watching movies and maybe even catching up on reading, Jonah Wexler, 3L, spent his at Manhattan Criminal Court. As snow quietly blanketed the streets the night of Tuesday, February 9th, and

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The Unemployment Action Center: An Unparalleled Legal Experience

September 4, 2009 #Clinics #training #UAC #unemployment

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The Unemployment Action Center (UAC) is a non-profit, student-run clinic in which law students represent claimants whose qualification for unemployment benefits is challenged by former employers. With branches in seven law schools across New York City and Long Island, UAC