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Professor Emeritus Michael B. Mushlin Honored with John R. Dunne Champion of Justice Award
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 男女操逼视频软件 Professor Emeritus Michael B. Mushlin was honored with the John R. Dunne Champion of Justice Award by Prisoners' Legal Services of New York (PLS) at a ceremony that celebrated his long and impactful career as a scholar, advocate, and defender of prisoners男女操逼视频软件 rights.
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A nationally recognized and leading authority in correctional law, Professor Mushlin joined Pace Haub Law in 1984, teaching courses in Civil Procedure, Evidence, Prisoners' Rights, Criminal Procedure, and Federal Courts. He is the author of a four-volume treatise entitled Rights of Prisoners (5th ed. Thomson Reuters). He currently serves on the Advisory Committee on Criminal Law and Procedure to the New York State Judiciary, where he chairs the subcommittee on judicial visits to prisons. Previously, he was staff attorney and project director of the Prisoners男女操逼视频软件 Rights Project of the Legal Aid Society, where he litigated complex class action cases on behalf of incarcerated persons in New York prisons and New York City jails. He was also the Associate Director of the Children男女操逼视频软件檚 Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, and was staff Attorney at Harlem Assertion of Rights, Inc. He served on the Board of the Correctional Association of New York and was its Chair and Vice Chair. He was also Chair of the Osborne Association, a program that provides services and programs for incarcerated people and their families, and Chair of the Corrections Committee of the New York City Bar Association, where he led an investigation into conditions on New York男女操逼视频软件檚 death row. He served as a member of the Task Force on The Legal Status of Prisoners of the American Bar Association, and as co-Chair of the ABA男女操逼视频软件檚 subcommittee on prison oversight.
In addition to his treatise, he is the author of book chapters and articles on a variety of subjects involving evidence, federal jurisdiction, civil procedure, children's rights, and prisoners' rights that have appeared in journals such as the Yale Law and Policy Review, UCLA Law Review, Harvard Civil Rights Civil Liberties Law Review, The Journal of Legal Education, Brooklyn Law Review, and the Fordham Urban Law Journal. He also is the author New York Evidence With Objections (5th ed National Institute of Trial Advocacy 2018) (with Lissa Griffin & Jo Ann Harris).
The John R. Dunne Champion of Justice Award honors individuals who have carried forward the mission and legacy of the late John R. Dunne (1930男女操逼视频软件2020), former New York State Senator and Assistant U.S. Attorney General for Civil Rights. In her introduction, Karen Murtagh, described John Dunne as a 男女操逼视频软件渞are public service, one who led with intellect, integrity, and heart,男女操逼视频软件 and someone who was a 男女操逼视频软件渕oral compass男女操逼视频软件 and 男女操逼视频软件渁 champion of the voiceless.男女操逼视频软件 The award emphasizes the importance of legal advocacy, institutional accountability, and bridging the gap between law and meaningful justice. Presenting the award to Professor Mushlin, she noted the fitting recognition of 男女操逼视频软件渁nother warrior for justice.男女操逼视频软件