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News Category
Campus News
Publication Date
1-29-2026
Description
The Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Foundation announced an additional $500,000 gift to the Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo School of Law, along with a four-year matching commitment of up to $2 million. The expanded support will strengthen the Center's work on wrongful convictions, clemency, resentencing, and experiential legal education while advancing criminal justice reform initiatives.
Keywords
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Foundation, Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice, PCLJ, philanthropy, charitable giving, criminal justice reform, wrongful convictions, clemency, resentencing, Freedom Clinic, Josh Dubin, Derrick Hamilton, Benjamin Burger, Karena Rahall, Melanie Leslie, Ari Berman, Milbank LLP, legal education, experiential learning, Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
Publisher
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Location
New York, New York
Recommended Citation
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, "The Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Foundation Expands Support for the Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo Law of Yeshiva University, Bringing Their Total Contribution to $16 Million, With up to an Additional $2 Million Committed" (2026). Cardozo Law News Archive. 55.
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozo-law-news/55
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