Document Type
Newsletter
Publication Date
4-17-2026
Abstract
Highlights from the April 17, 2026 Cardozo Law News Brief include:
- Professor Jessica Roth spoke to NPR about why no arrests have resulted from the Epstein files, noting the lack of context surrounding released materials.
- Professor Zalman Rothschild authored an op-ed in The Washington Post arguing that the Supreme Court should uphold childhood vaccination mandates and warning against expansive interpretations of parental rights.
- Professor Rebecca Ingber was quoted in The Washington Post on the Senate’s war powers vote, emphasizing the legal realities of U.S. involvement in Iran.
- Professor Saurabh Vishnubhakat spoke to Law.com about the Supreme Court’s Cox decision and the likelihood of future legislative action on copyright liability.
- Professor Alexander Reinert spoke to Gothamist about constitutional limits on government responsibility to protect individuals.
- Professor Jacob Noti-Victor spoke to Law360 about the implications of the Cox decision for online copyright enforcement.
- Professor Gabor Rona published an op-ed in Opinio Juris examining whether a U.S. strike on an Iranian school could constitute a war crime.
Faculty news includes:
- Professor Wilfred Codrington III participated in major conferences on constitutional law and election law.
- Professor Lindsay Nash’s article “Resurrecting Immigration Releases” was published in The Yale Law Journal, and she presented at the Liman Colloquium.
- Professor Gabor Rona joined over 100 international law experts in a letter on the legality of U.S. strikes on Iran and appeared in multiple media outlets.
- University Professor Michel Rosenfeld’s co-authored book Politicized Religion and The Reframing Of Fundamental Rights was published by Oxford University Press.
- Professor Anthony Sebok spoke at the NYU Law Review Symposium on law firm ownership and finance.
- Professor Zalman Rothschild’s op-ed was featured in The New York Times’ The Docket newsletter.
Recommended Citation
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, "Cardozo Law News Brief: April 17, 2026" (2026). Cardozo Law News Briefs. 25.
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozo-law-news-briefs/25