The Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development would like to congratulate Matthew Cleaver who was awarded the Justice Harold Birns Award of 2021. St. John’s University School of Law gives this award to the graduating student who published the best note in a student journal.

Matthew’s note, “Locked Out: SORA, SARA and the Need for Defense Counsel Advisals and Judicial Plea Colloquies on Sex Offense-Related Housing Consequences,” will be published by JCRED in the coming months. You can read Matthew’s blog post on the topic HERE.