This series preserves official news stories published by the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. It includes announcements, press releases, faculty highlights, institutional achievements, event recaps, and other updates that reflect the life and scholarship of the Cardozo community. By archiving these materials, the repository ensures continued access to the school's evolving impact on legal education, public discourse, and the broader legal profession.
News from 2024
Morrison Cohen Presents Award to Student at 14th Annual BALLSA Celebration, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Cardozo’s Race and the Law Course Offerings Give Students a Unique Chance to Learn About How to be an Anti-Racist Future Lawyer, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Designer Steve Madden Visits Cardozo To Discuss The Intersection Between Fashion and the Law With His General Counsel Lisa Keith, Cardozo FAME Center and Cardozo Fashion Law Society
Dr. Richard Haass to Receive 23rd International Advocate for Peace Award, Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution
Milbank and Cardozo’s Perlmutter Center Announce Partnership to Advance Criminal Justice Reform, Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo Law
Professor Rebecca Ingber Appointed to Serve on Venice Commission, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Cardozo Holds Two-Week January Intensive Courses Teaching Students Courtroom Litigation and Transactional Skills, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams To Be Keynote Speaker at Cardozo’s 46th Commencement, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Cardozo Mourns the Loss of Leon Wildes, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
News from 2023
Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic Protects Woman From Deportation, Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic
Cardozo Alumna Susan Cohen ’85 Pledges $250,000 to Support Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic, Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic
Rise Up Cardozo Campaign Hits $37 Million, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
A $53M Settlement That Will Improve Conditions in NY Prisons and Jails, Alexander A. Reinert
Civil Rights Clinic Wins Historic Louisiana Case Ending Solitary Confinement of Individuals Awaiting Death Sentences, Betsy Ginsberg and Cardozo Civil Rights Clinic
Clemency: A Tool for Extreme and Discriminatory Sentences, Kathryn Miller, Jonathan H. Oberman, and Cardozo Criminal Defense Clinic
Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice Wins Clemency Appeal for Its First Client, Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo Law
PCLJ at Cardozo Law Pens Letter to Gov. Hochul Urging Passage of Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act, Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo Law
Barbara Kolsun: A Career of the Spirit, Barbara Kolsun
Class of 2022 Achieves 93.7% Overall Employment Rate, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Cardozo Welcomes its Newest Students, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Civil Rights Clinic Reaches Settlement for Those Subjected to Polar Vortex Conditions in Federal Jail, Cardozo Civil Rights Clinic
Perlmutter Center Announces That Their Client Frans Sital Has Been Released From Prison, Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo Law
Cardozo Hosts 2023 Intellectual Property Scholars Conference, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Perlmutter Center Deputy Director Derrick Hamilton Pens Op-Ed in NY Daily News, Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo Law
Cardozo Mourns the Loss of Ryan Dorsett '21, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
A Message from Dean Leslie on the Recent Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling, Melanie B. Leslie
A Message from Dean Leslie on the Supreme Court LGBTQ+ Ruling, Melanie B. Leslie
Cardozo Celebrates LGTBQIA+ Community at Eighth Annual Pride Brunch, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Felix Wu Appointed Vice Dean, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
The Hon. Dianne T. Renwick Named Presiding Justice of First Department, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Cardozo Co-Hosts Annual Deans Leadership Academy Alongside Scalia Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Ukrainian Professor Dmytro Vovk Finds a Safe Haven at Cardozo, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Nargis Baran Flees Afghanistan and Starts a New Chapter at Cardozo, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Cardozo Celebrates the Class of 2023, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
The Class of 2023’s Achievements Celebrated at Pre-Commencement Awards Ceremony, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Cardozo Celebrates Public Service at 31st Annual Inspire! Awards, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Cardozo Welcomes the 2023 May-Entry Class, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Shelley Wu '23 and Ilona Ehrlich '23 Selected as 2023 Recipients of Mark Whitlock Scholarship, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Bruce Bryant, Released After 30 Years in Prison With the Help of the Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo Law, Visits and Thanks Cardozo Students, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Cardozo Hosts Annual Donors & Scholars Cocktail Reception, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo School of Law Celebrates Release of Bruce Bryant Following Clemency Victory, Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo Law
Cardozo’s Criminal Defense Clinic Wins Commuted Sentence for N.Y. Man Serving one of the Longest Prison Terms Under Rockefeller Drug Laws, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Heyman Center Panel Discusses Non-Compete Clauses, Heyman Center on Corporate Governance
Cardozo Mourns the Death of Benjamin B. Ferencz, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
BALLSA Honors Juan Otero ‘94, Raises $50,000 for Martinidez Scholarship, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Gloria Steinem Accepts the International Advocate for Peace Award at Cardozo, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Cardozo Students Participate in SEC Investor Advocacy Clinics Summit on Investor Justice, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Israeli Supreme Court Project at Cardozo Law Passes 10 Year Milestone, Cardozo Israeli Supreme Court Project
OUTLaw Sponsors Screening of Film about a Louisiana Law that Makes Gay Sex Work a Crime Against Nature, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law