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Law and Social Justice: A Conversation with Cornell Law Professor Gerald Torres
Rocky 001
Monday, May 21st @ 6PM

Gerald Torres is a well-respected figure in federal Indian law, environmental law, and critical race theory. He is currently the Jane M.G. Foster Professor of Law at Cornell Law School. His positions have included serving as deputy assistant attorney general for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., and as counsel to then U.S. attorney general Janet Reno. Torres is also the co-author of the book: The Miner's Canary: Enlisting Race, Resisting Power, Transforming Democracy (Harvard University Press, 2002) with former Harvard law professor Lani Guinier.

He is currently Vice Chair of Earth Day Network and Board Chair of the Advancement Project as well as serving on the Board of the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Texas League of Conservation Voters. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Law Institute. Torres was honored with the 2004 Legal Service Award from the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) for his work to advance the legal rights of Latinos.

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