• Safe Passage Immigration Project (6/7/2006)  
• Third Annual Adoption Policy Conference (5/18/2006)
• LEL Happy Hour (4/9/2006)
• Storming the Court (3/23/2006)
• Fighting Wal-Mart (3/2/2006)
• Assemblywoman John: Labor Issues in the NYS Assembly (2/2/2006)  

SAFE PASSAGE IMMIGRATION PROJECT 

The Justice Action Center presented a continuing legal education program on Wednesday, June 7, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at New York Law School.

The program focused on the representation of juveniles who are in removal proceedings. Increasing numbers of these children enter the U.S., and many are eligible for asylum. Others may qualify for Special Juvenile Immigrant status, which allows unaccompanied minors to become permanent residents. The June 7 CLE program focused on the needs of these special clients and those who represent them. We encourage interested students and attorneys to join our growing network of volunteers.

Click here for full details on the program, or to join the project.    

THIRD ANNUAL ADOPTION POLICY CONFERENCE

On May 18, 2006, the Justice Action Center and the Center for Adoption Policy cosponsored the Annual Adoption Policy Conference.  The conference, Science, Technology, and Adoption, covered groundbreaking issues in adoption policy, including the legal and political ramifications of continuing technological developments.  For more information, please visit the conference web page.  

LEL HAPPY HOUR

On Thursday, April 9, at 8 p.m., the Labor and Employment Law Program sponsored a happy hour for NYLS students and professors at Sugar.  Besides free drinks and appetizers, the LEL happy hour gave students an opportunity to speak with Professor Harris and other LEL professor about LEL course opportunities, summer jobs, current classes, or whatever else was on their minds.  

The Justice Action Center and the American Constitution Society presented: STORMING THE COURT  How Law Students Shut Down the First Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp Brandt Goldstein, author of the much acclaimed nonfiction legal drama, Storming the Court, will be speaking at New York Law School on March 23 in room A900 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.  His book tells the story of how a band of idealistic law students and their professor successfully fought for the freedom of 300 innocent Haitian refugees detained indefinitely at the U.S. Guantanamo Bay Naval Station in the early 1990s. Storming the Court by Brandt Goldstein One of the Ten Best Nonfiction Books of 2005—Kirkus Reviews Currently under development by Warner Bros. to become a major motion picture More information about the book is available at: www.stormingthecourt.com

CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION

New York Law School has been certified by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board as an Accredited Provider of Continuing Legal Education in the State of New York. This CLE program was approved for newly admitted and experienced attorneys for a maximum of one credit in professional practice. The cost of attendance with CLE credit was $40.

New York Law School offers financial assistance to attorneys who wish to attend CLE courses but who find it difficult to attend due to cost considerations. For more information, please visit the law school's continuing legal education tuition assistance page.  

 FIGHTING WAL-MART

On Thursday, March 2, at 12:50 p.m., the Labor and Employment Law Program presented Fighting Wal-Mart: Strategies for Organizing, Legislating and Litigating.  Jennifer Sung, Associate Counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice, Rachel Geman, partner in Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP who represents workers in a class action suit against Wal-Mart, Pat Purcell, Organizing Director of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1500, and Assemblymember Daniel J. O'Donnell, with Professor Seth Harris as moderator, discussed current strategies for organizing against Wal-Mart.

The various legislative attempts designed to curtail Wal-Mart’s abusive treatment of its employees and class action lawsuits brought against Wal-Mart by its employees were also discussed.  Food and drinks were served.

More information on Wal-Mart:

• What Do We Know About Wal-Mart? An Overview of Facts and Studies for New Yorkers
• Have Wal-Mart Plaintiffs Lawyers Found a 'Smoking Gun'?    

The Honorable Susan V. John, Chair NYS Assembly Labor Committee:
CURRENT LABOR ISSUES IN THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY

Presented by the Labor and Employment Law Program on Thursday, February 2, at 12:45 p.m.  

Assemblywoman John discussed important labor and employment law issues facing New York State Assembly Labor Committee.  Food and drinks were served.   Assemblywoman John has been a New York State Assemblywoman for over 10 years and recently became Chairperson of the Assembly Labor Committee. Assemblywoman John's Website

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