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FOURTH ANNUAL ADOPTION POLICY CONFERENCE On May 18, 2007, the Justice Action Center and the Center for Adoption Policy cosponsored the Annual Adoption Policy Conference. The conference, The Hague Convention, the United States, and Intercountry Adoption, covered the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption and its effects on adoption policy and practice in the United States. For more information, please visit the conference web page. DENISE MORGAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP SYMPOSIUM On Monday, April 9, 2007, the Law School honored the work and memory of Professor Denise C. Morgan, a leading member of the New York Law School Community. Faculty members and collogues discussed Professor Morgan's contributions as a scholar, a professor, a mentor, and a friend. Information on the event Information on Professor Morgan IMMIGRATION AWARENESS MONTH AT NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL
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presumptive citizens rather than visitors who had to earn rights over time. This was done by conferring additional rights and benefits upon lawful permanent residents until they became citizens, but withdrawing those rights and benefits if they chose not to pursue citizenship when the opportunity was available to them. Prof. Motomura suggests that a return to this historical practice could both strengthen the U.S. immigration legal system and create a more unified society. Americans in Waiting won the 2006 PSP Award for Excellence in the Law and Legal Studies category by the Association of American Publishers. Prof. Motomura is the Kenan Distinguished Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at the University of North Carolina School of Law. He is one of the co-founders of the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN), which helps indigent noncitizens by conducting legal orientation presentations, and by recruiting, training and mentoring volunteer lawyers to represent them in immigration court. Cyrus D. Mehta is the founder and managing attorney of Cyrus D. Mehta & Associates, PLLC, where he represents corporations and individuals in various immigration matters ranging from business immigration to removal defense. His firm also runs a monthly pro bono clinic for the Council of Peoples Organization in Brooklyn, NY. Mr. Mehta regularly is currently the Secretary and member of the Executive Committee of the New York City Bar Association and also on the Board of the City. He was the Chairman of the American Immigration Law Foundation from 2004 to 2006 and the Chair of the Committee on Immigration and Nationality Law of the New York City Bar from 2000 to 2003. THIRD ANNUAL TONY COELHO LECTURE IN DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT LAW & POLICY Presented by
CITIZENSHIP DAY JUSTICE SPEAKS: BACK TO BASICS: LABOR UNIONS & IMMIGRANTS On Wednesday, March 21, 2007, the Justice Action Center presented the final Justice Speaks Lunch of the semester, Back to Basics: Labor Unions & Immigrants. For more information, please click here. CAREERS IN IMMIGRATION LAW: BEYOND VISAS AND DEPORTATION On Wednesday, March 7, 2007, the Justice Action Center and the Office of Professional Development presented Careers in Immigration Law: Beyond Visas and Deportation. NYLS alumni discussed careers in immigration law. The panelists, Lori Adams '04, Filomena Lepore '04, Ramin Restegar '95, and Matilde Roman '98, have worked or are currently working for the US Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Human Rights First, NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, the Immigrant Initiatives at the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development, New York Immigration Court, and in law firms specializing in immigration. Lori Adams ’04, Staff Attorney of the Refugee Protection Program at Human Rights First, oversees the organization’s pro bono representation program for indigent asylum seekers. Prior to joining Human Rights First, Ms. Adams was an Attorney Advisor for the U.S. Executive Office of Immigration Review. Filomena Lepore ’04, Associate at Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty, LLP, where she assists individuals and employers with immigrant and non-immigrant visa petitions, naturalization applications, removal defense, asylum applications and visa petitions for victims Ramin Rastegar ’95, Assistant Chief Counsel of the United States Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Matilde Roman '98, General Counsel for the New York City Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, where she advises the Mayor's Office and other key government officials on policy directives and initiatives affecting immigrants residing in the City of New York JUSTICE SPEAKS: NEW ORLEANS POST-KATRINA: REBUILDING CRIMINAL DEFENSE On Thursday, February 15, 2007, the Justice Action Center presented New Orleans Post-Katrina: Rebuilding Criminal Defense. David Utter, Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana; Stephen Singer, Loyola Law School; and Leonard Noisette, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, discussed the state of the New Orleans criminal justice system post-Katrina. Mr. Noisette discussed his research for a report prepared by the National Legal Aid & Defender Association that set forth a plan to ensure accountability and protect fairness in Louisiana's criminal courts. Mr. Singer discussed the difficult reform environment and what has and has not happened within the system since Katrina. Mr. Utter contrasted the different responses to the storm and the recovery by stakeholders in the criminal justice system and in the juvenile justice system. For additional information on any JAC event, please contact the Center by e-mail at jac@nyls.edu or at 212-431-2314. |
