Ariel Dvorkin, Author at NYLS News

Biden Administration Officials Honor NYLS and Other Law Schools

NYLS faculty and students were among those honored at the White House for answering the call to address the housing and eviction crisis and to help access to justice.

Meet Our Law Students: Humans of NYLS, May 2022

Meet the law students in our dynamic community through the Humans of NYLS series.

Fines & Fees Justice Center Receives Donation From Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

The Fines & Fees Justice Center, located at NYLS, has received a generation donation to support the organization’s efforts to restore integrity to the U.S. justice system by eliminating the harmful and unjust impacts of fines and fees.

Professor Arthur S. Leonard’s Work in Gay City News Wins Prestigious Prize

Gay City News, New York City’s weekly LGBTQ+ newspaper, won first prize in the New York Press Association Better Newspaper Contest for coverage of crime, policing, and courts. The award included Professor Emeritus Arthur S. Leonard’s article “Supreme Court Unanimously Rules for Catholic Social Services in Foster Care Policy Dispute” about the Fulton v. City of Philadelphia case.

The Future of the Evening Division: Professor Kirk D. Burkhalter ’04 on NYLS Pro

Professor Kirk Burkhalter reflects on the research that fueled the development of NYLS Pro to fit the needs of the busy 21st-century professional, as well as his own experiences with the Evening Division.

Madeleine Robinson 3L Wins Award for Family Law Writing

Madeleine Robinson 3L has won recognition for her legal writing in the 13th annual Hofstra Law and the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) Family Law Writing Competition.

Author: Ariel Dvorkin