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Second semester of law school: done

I finished my second semester of law school a few weeks ago, only seven more semesters to go! I'm not yet technically done with my first year since we're required to take two summer classes this year (future summers we'll have off). This past semester was contracts (officially "Law and…

Exclusive: Justice Sotomayor on AI, taxes and more

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor visited CUNY Law earlier today, for an event titled “My time as a law student.” Two students, one full-time and one part-time, asked her questions submitted by other students. My reporting may read as quite critical of her. Broadly, I don’t think Supreme Court…

One semester of law school done

I just finished my first semester of law school Tuesday evening...only eight more to go! People say that the first year of law school is the worst, and I certainly hope that's true. I don't think I've ever had so much information dumped into my brain in such a short…

A small change in plans

A small change in plans: I'm starting law school in the fall. I'll be attending the CUNY School of Law right here in Queens to become a public interest-focused lawyer. I plan to continue working full time at the Freedom of the Press Foundation and go to school in the…