CUNY School of Law

Milbank and Cardozo's Perlmutter Center Announce Partnership to Advance Criminal Justice Reform

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Milbank LLP and the Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo Law are excited to announce a comprehensive, four-year partnership to combat inequities in the US criminal justice system with a focus on wrongful conviction, excessive sentencing and clemency. To kick off this partnership, Milbank and the Perlmutter Center have already begun work on four cases.

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  • NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Milbank LLP and the Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo Law are excited to announce a comprehensive, four-year partnership to combat inequities in the US criminal justice system with a focus on wrongful conviction, excessive sentencing and clemency.
  • To kick off this partnership, Milbank and the Perlmutter Center have already begun work on four cases.
  • Milbank has pledged $1 million to establish the Milbank Exoneration and Resentencing Review Unit at the Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo Law, which will enable the Center to grow its staff and expand its ability to review the high volume of requests it receives.
  • The Perlmutter Center is also involved with criminal justice policy reform work on every level.

Mondragon University, Mondragon Team Academy, and CUNY Law School's Community & Economic Development Clinic join forces on team entrepreneurship and innovative shared ownership models with a commitment to democratic governance and socioeconomic justice

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Monday, October 30, 2023

So I hope that the MTA presence in NYC moves the way forward for collaboration and shared work and development."

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  • So I hope that the MTA presence in NYC moves the way forward for collaboration and shared work and development."
  • The agreement also will generate opportunities for student and teaching staff exchanges, and support for international learning expeditions design and implementation.
  • We are most pleased with the possibilities that this agreement will generate between Mondragon and New York to reinforce social economy and entrepreneurship."
  • "CUNY Law's CED Clinic is excited to announce a transformative partnership with Mondragon Team Academy (MTA), merging academic rigor with socially conscious entrepreneurship.

A Celebration of "HUMANITY@WORK&LIFE", CUNY School of Law

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Monday, October 30, 2023

In their remarks, NY State Senators Kevin Parker and Jamal Bailey seamlessly connected challenges and hope, weaving a narrative to encapsulate the power of collective action, academic excellence, and social responsibility.

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  • In their remarks, NY State Senators Kevin Parker and Jamal Bailey seamlessly connected challenges and hope, weaving a narrative to encapsulate the power of collective action, academic excellence, and social responsibility.
  • Iñigo Albizuri: "For years we have welcomed thousands of people from all over the world who wanted to replicate the MONDRAGON cooperative experience.
  • We always responded that ours was an experience that was difficult to replicate even if inspiring to ourselves and others.
  • "Humanity@Work&Life" Publisher, Brian O'Kane, flew in from County Cork, Ireland, to mark the event.

National News Literacy Campaign Launches to Fight Misinformation and Empower the Public

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

PACIFICA, Calif., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This morning, the Trust Project, a global consortium of news organizations responding to the crisis of trust and misinformation through the 8 Trust Indicators®, the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) and the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public (CIP) and Accelerating Social Transformation (AST) leadership program jointly announced a powerful new national news literacy campaign supported by Microsoft. The nonpartisan campaign leverages the Trust Project's 8 Trust Indicators® to strengthen democracy by empowering the public to easily assess the trustworthiness of news.

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  • The nonpartisan campaign leverages the Trust Project's 8 Trust Indicatorsto strengthen democracy by empowering the public to easily assess the trustworthiness of news.
  • "Thanks to Microsoft and our wonderful partners at the University of Washington and RTDNA, millions of Americans will learn about our Trust Indicators.
  • Our goal is to build the public's capacity to resistmisinformation and strengthen informed public participation in civic life."
  • The Trust Indicators are based in robust user-centered design research and respond to public needs and wants.