Category: Faculty (page 13)

Celebrating the appointment of Lenni B. Benson as the Distinguished Chair of Immigration and Human Rights Law

Professor Lenni B. Benson Appointed Distinguished Chair in Immigration and Human Rights Law

New York, NY (November 8, 2019) – Lenni B. Benson has been appointed the Distinguished Chair in Immigration and Human Rights Law at New York Law School (NYLS), Dean Anthony W. Crowell announced today. Professor Benson is an internationally recognized advocate who has taught at NYLS for 25 years and established NYLS’s Immigration Law and Litigation Clinic.

In Honor of Wrongful Conviction Day, Learn About NYLS’s Post-Conviction Innocence Clinic

NYLS’s Post-Conviction Innocence Clinic seeks to right these wrongs while providing NYLS students with valuable investigative and criminal procedure skills training.

NYLS to Host Regional Convening of American Constitution Society

On October 4, NYLS will host the all-day 2019 Northeast Regional Convening of the American Constitution Society (ACS).

Professor Lisa Grumet’s Research on State Attorneys General and “Hidden Nondefense” Featured in New York Law Journal

A new piece of commentary by the Public Rights Project spotlights Professor Lisa Grumet’s research on state attorneys general and a practice she calls “hidden nondefense.”

Professor Lenni Benson Featured in Video Exhibit on Child Detainees at the Southern Border

Professor Lenni Benson, one of the country’s top experts on child immigration, is featured in a new video project with a powerful mission: advocating for children detained at the U.S.-Mexico Border.

Lenni Benson, Alvin Bragg, Kirk Burkhalter ’04, Rebecca Roiphe, Nadine Strossen

In the News: Faculty Members Weigh in on Headline Stories

NYLS faculty members are frequently quoted in the media on high-profile topics.

Professor Claire Thomas, Amin Fernandez '19, Olivia Kaplan '19

NYLS Team Wins Asylum for Client Escaping Persecution in Ghana

NYLS’s Asylum Clinic has succeeded in securing asylum for M.A., a man who fled Ghana seeking safety in the United States.

preLaw, top school for family law 2019, top school for human rights 2019

NYLS Named a “Top Law School” in Family Law, Human Rights Law

NYLS earned A’s from preLaw magazine in both Family Law and Human Rights Law.

Professor Lenni Benson and Safe Passage Project

“If You’re Like Me, You Can’t Sit By”: The New York Times Spotlights Professor Benson and the Safe Passage Project

A recent New York Times column spotlights Professor Lenni Benson and the Safe Passage Project, the nonprofit she founded at NYLS.

Five Ways the Cyberharassment Clinic Is Protecting New Yorkers

NYLS’s Cyberharassment Clinic, led by Adjunct Professor Andrew Santa Ana, is the only law school clinic exclusively dedicated to helping victims of online harassment obtain justice.