Driving While Black and Latinx: Stops, Fines, Fees, and Unjust Debts

Statement by the NYLS Racial Justice Project on the State Legislature’s Passage of the Driver’s License Suspension Reform Act

In February 2020, the Racial Justice Project published an influential report on the stark racial disparities in traffic enforcement across New York.
The Venable-NYLS Summer Associate Simulation Program

New York Law School and Venable LLP Announce Innovative Summer Associate Simulation Program

This summer, NYLS and Venable LLP are partnering on an innovative simulation program to provide NYLS students with academic credits and opportunities to work through real-world legal challenges related to COVID-19.
Driving While Black and Latinx: Stops, Fines, Fees, and Unjust Debts

New Report Finds New York Has Severe Racial Disparities in Traffic Enforcement and Driver’s License Suspensions

A new report released today by the Racial Justice Project at New York Law School (NYLS) found that New Yorkers of color are disproportionately stopped, ticketed, arrested, charged, and convicted for traffic violations and driving on a suspended license.