Justice Center News
The Justice Center News blog features our advocacy on issues affecting low-income New Yorkers today and the latest CBJC happenings. For press releases, click here. For publications, click here.
Focus on Immigration: The Youngest Clients
by CBJC StaffJuly 20, 2015
The New York Immigration Court, like most immigration courts around the country, continues to be inundated with young Respondents who have fled their home countries in Central America. As a result, the courts have chosen to prioritize newly arriving unaccompanied minors and adults with children through what has been dubbed the “surge docket.”
Read morePaying it Forward – High School Intern Partners on Stratford House Clothing Drive – by Ben Wojnar
by CBJC StaffJune 29, 2015
On the morning of Tuesday, June 25th, I drove down to the South Bronx from Westchester in my Honda Civic. In the car’s back seat, front seat, and trunk were clothes that I had gathered to drop off at the Stratford House with Kendra Oke, who is organizing a clothing drive in July for the tenants of the low-income housing development.<
Read moreNepal Designated for Temporary Protected Status – by Jennifer Kim & Danny Alicea
by CBJC StaffJune 26, 2015
The City Bar Justice Center welcomes yesterday’s announcement by Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson to designate Nepal for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) based on the conditions resulting from the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25, 2015, and continuing aftershocks.
Read moreJane C. Sherburne to Chair City Bar Fund; New Board Members Announced
by CBJC StaffJune 25, 2015
Jane C. Sherburne, principal of the legal consulting firm Sherburne PLLC, has been elected Chair of the City Bar Fund of the New York City Bar Association.
Read moreU.S. Eastern District Court and City Bar Justice Center Launch Innovative Pro Se Legal Clinic
by CBJC StaffJune 22, 2015
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and the City Bar Justice Center have collaborated to launch the Federal Pro Se Legal Assistance Project (FedPro), a pilot project to provide information, advice, and limited-scope legal assistance to people proceeding pro se in a variety of federal civil cases in the Eastern District of New York.
Read moreA Series of Small Wins Strengthens the Safety Net for Homeless Families – by Lisa Pearlstein
by CBJC StaffJune 17, 2015
More than 30 years ago, organizational theorist Karl Wieck observed that in the face of overwhelming social problems like homelessness, we can feel helpless to do anything. However, in Weick’s thought-provoking article “Small Wins: Redefining the Scale of Social Problems,” he suggests that we view massive issues as a series of smaller problems that can be affected by small wins. Once a small win has been accomplished, forces are set in motion that favor another small win; new allies suggest solutions and old opponents change their habits.
Read more