CUNY School of Law
Location: Long Island City, New York
Website: http://www.law.cuny.edu
Type: Public
Federal Circuit: 2nd Circuit
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Student Handbook: CUNY Rules of Conduct 11-12
Speech Code Category: Other Speech Codes, Statement
Each member of the academic community or an invited
Last updated: June 15, 2004
guest has the right to advocate his position without having to
fear abuse--physical, verbal, or otherwise from others
supporting conflicting points of view. Members of the
academic community and other persons on the Law School
grounds shall not use language or take actions reasonably likely
to provoke or encourage physical violence by demonstrators,
those demonstrated against, or spectators.Student Handbook: Student Organizations 11-12
Speech Code Category: Other Speech Codes, Statement
no group, organization or student publication with a
Last updated: June 3, 2003
program against the religion, race, ethnic origin or
identification or sex of a particular group or which makes
systematic attacks against the religion, race, ethnic origin or sex
of a particular group shall receive support from any fees
collected by the law school or be permitted to organize or
continue at any law school or school.Student Handbook: Policy on Acceptable Use of Computer Resources 11-12
Speech Code Category: Internet Usage Policies, Statement
Users of CUNY
Last updated: October 28, 2013
computer resources may not employ a false identity, mask
the identity of an account or computer, or use computer
resources to engage in abuse of others, such as sending
harassing, obscene, threatening, abusive, deceptive, or
anonymous messages within or outside CUNY.Student Handbook: CUNY Board of Trustees Policy Against Sexual Harassment 11-12
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies, Statement
Other types of unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature can also
Last updated: December 15, 2013
constitute sexual harassment, if sufficiently severe or pervasive
that the target does find, and a reasonable person would find,
that an intimidating, hostile or abusive work or academic
environment has been created. Examples of this kind of sexual
harassment include, but are not limited to, the following:
- sexual comments, teasing, or jokes;
- sexual slurs, demeaning epithets, derogatory statements, or
other verbal abuse;
- graphic or sexually suggestive comments about an
individual's attire or body;
- inquiries or discussions about sexual activities;
- pressure to accept social invitations, to meet privately, to date,
or to have sexual relations;
- sexually suggestive letters or other written materials;
-
“Stop debating”: CUNY Law students disrupt speaker and his critic
April 12, 2018
In a stunning display of closed-mindedness and anti-intellectualism, a group of protesters at the City University of New York School of Law not only disrupted a speech by law professor and author Josh Blackman, but also disrupted a fellow student who was there, in his own words, to ask Blackman “some really hard questions.” Blackman was invited to speak by CUNY Law’s chapter of the Federalist Society on March 29. Federalist Society speeches and debates take place regularly at law schools around the country; I have participated in a number of them myself. Blackman suggested the topic of free speech […]
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