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News Stories

Minority Corporate Counsel Association's Diversity & the Bar Magazine on Success of Ronald H. Brown Prep Program for College Students (Spring 2013)

Journal for Civil Rights and Economic Development Hosts Criminal Justice Symposium (Spring 2013)

Law School Expands Partnership to Promote Peaceful Conflict Resolution in West Africa (Fall 2012)

Amanda Jaret ’13 and Courtney Morgan ’13 Reflect on their Visit to the United States Supreme Court and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Spring 2012)

St. John’s School of Law Professor Janai S. Nelson to Receive Derrick A. Bell Award (Winter 2012)

On Being A Black Lawyer names St. John's Professor Leonard Baynes One of the Most Influential Black Attorneys in the U.S. (Winter 2012)

Ronald H. Brown Center Hosts Symposium on Diversity in Legal Education and Holds Third Annual Diversity Day and Admissions Fair
(Winter 2012)

St. John’s Law School Names Associate Professor Janai Nelson First Granito Scholar (Winter 2012)

St. John’s Law Students Attend Arguments and Visit with Justice Thomas at the U.S. Supreme Court
(Fall 2011)

Ronald H. Brown Prep Program for College Students Celebrates Another Successful Year (Summer 2011)

Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development Marks its Official Relaunch (Summer 2011)

Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development Recognizes Writing Competition Winners (Spring 2011)

The Ronald H. Brown Prep Program for College Students Receives ABA’s Alexander Award (Spring 2011)

The Ronald H. Brown Center Holds Second Annual Diversity Day and Admissions Fair (Winter 2011)

The Ronald H. Brown Prep Program for College Students Welcomes 56 Participants to St. John's (Summer 2010)

Professor Leonard M. Baynes Honored by the New York State Bar Association
(Winter 2010)

St. John's Law Prof. Leonard Baynes Wins State Bar's Diversity Trailblazer Award (Winter 2010)

St. John’s School Of Law Hosts Symposium On Issues Regarding Racial, Social, And Economic Justice (Fall 2009)

The Ronald H. Brown Center's Journal of Legal Commentary Hosts 16th Annual Symposium (Spring 2009)

Media Mentions
 
Minority Corporate Counsel Association's Diversity & the Bar Magazine on Success of Ronald H. Brown Prep Program for College Students(Diversity & the Bar Magazine,
March/April 2013)

Janai S. Nelson Discusses Post-Sandy Voter Turnout on Today's Verdict with David Lesch '90

Janai S. Nelson on New York's New Pro Bono Requirement (The Associated Press, September 19, 2012)

Janai S. Nelson on Texas Voter ID Law

Janai Nelson on Bid to Block PA Voter ID Law (Philadelphia Inquirer, August 16, 2012)

Janai Nelson on Proposed Redrawing of New York’s Political Districts (Queens Chronicle, February 2, 2012)

Leonard M. Baynes Discusses Diversity in Law School Admissions
(The National Law Journal, November 28, 2011)

Regulating Wireless Company Billing Practices to Prevent Bill Shock (Jurist, October 24, 2011)

Updating the Way 'Parent' is Defined in New York Law
(Jurist, October 17, 2011)

Discriminatory Patient Choice and the Need for Legal Reforms
(Jurist, October 17, 2011)

Creating Pathways to Prosecute Cyber-Bullies (Jurist, October 10, 2011)

Financial Reform Position Limits Do More Harm Than Good (Jurist, October 3, 2011)

Exhibitionists Demanding Privacy: Facebook and the Constitution (Jurist, September 26, 2011)

Comparative Policies: DNA Collection and Retention in the US and UK
(Jurist, September 19, 2011)

Terrorism as Treason: US Citizens and Domestic Terror
(Jurist, September 11, 2011)

Prosecuting Terrorism: Maintaining a United Criminal Justice System
(Jurist, September 11, 2011)

The Necessity of Public Advocacy in the Law
(Jurist, September 6, 2011)

Centralized Exit Examinations and US Education Reform (Jurist, September 6, 2011)