Jennie Miller and Jillian Fitzpatrick Win JCRED's 2019 Best Notes Award

Last night, the Journal of Civil Rights and Ecomonic Development held its eleventh annual Best Notes Ceremony, a celebration to recognize two students for their extraordinary notes within the Journal. This year’s winner was Jennie Miller for her note Save a Friend’s Life or Risk Your Freedom: The Dilemma Too Many People Face When Witnessing an Overdose. This year’s runner-up was Jillian Fitzpatrick for her note Reframing the Monuments: How to Address Confederate Statues in the United States.

Awards are provided by of the generous donations made by our JCRED alums. Both Jennie’s and Jillian’s notes will be published in an upcoming Journal collection. You can read more about the Best Notes Ceremony on the law school’s website.

Congratulations to Ralph Carter on Winning the Harold Birns Prize

A much deserved congratulations to Ralph Carter, Executive Notes and Comments Editor, who was awarded the prestigious Harold Birns Prize for best note at graduation for his note entitled, “Too Much Information!: The Need for Stronger Privacy Protection for the Online Activities of Employees and Applicants”.

Ralph’s note was chosen  from the numerous submissions from all four academic journals (JCRED, Law Review, American Bankruptcy Institute, and the Journal of International and Comparative Law). This is the first time in the last five years that a JCRED member has won the award.

This is not the first honor that Ralph’s note has acquired. Last year, Ralph won the 2013 Best JCRED Student Note. Then, at the JCRED Spring Symposium, Ralph was awarded the inaugural Edwards Wildman Palmer award presented to the St. John’s Law student who submits the best essay discussing an issue of civil rights in the workplace.

The note will be published by JCRED in the coming months (28.1 J. Civ. Rts. & Econ. Dev.).

Once again, from the entire staff at JCRED, congratulations Ralph!

Congratulations to Ralph Carter for Best JCRED Student Note of 2013

On October 30, 2013, we honored Ralph Carter for his note titled ”Too Much Information!: The Need for Stronger Privacy Protection for the Online Activities of Employees and Applicants.” Along with second place winner Nicole Megale, with her note ”Executing the Innocent: How to Remedy a State’s Wrong,” Mr. Carter and Ms. Megale both have presentations regarding their topic. The presentations were preceded by an opening by Melinda Katz ’90, Queens Borough President.