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Cardozo Welcomes LL.M. Class of 2022
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Dean Val Myteberi, Associate Dean, Graduate, Online and International Programs, welcomed 45 new LL.M students to Cardozo on August 11. The group hails from 21 countries around the globe including Russia, Pakistan, Israel, Germany, Turkey, France, Canada, Dominican Republic, Albania, India, Brazil, Spain, Scotland, Poland, Egypt, Colombia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, United Kingdom, Italy and the United States.
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Dean Melanie Leslie Comments on Activision Blizzard Lawsuit on CNN.com
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Dean Melanie Leslie told CNN Business regarding the Activision Blizzard lawsuit, "Too often, investigations go awry. Victims are silenced and the bad behavior continues. Companies often use investigations to gather ammunition to defend against lawsuits or to 'whitewash the scandal' in the public forum. Even well-intentioned investigations can struggle to get at the truth because employees may be afraid to be candid with company-appointed lawyers. Most important, internal investigations do little to get at the real problem–the need to change a particular corporate culture. What's really needed is effective ethical leadership."
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Immigration Justice Clinic Teams up with Freedom for Immigrants and Immigrant Defense Project to Co-Author “Immigration Cyber Prisons: Ending the Use of Electronic Ankle Shackles”
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Cardozo’s Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic, together with Freedom for Immigrants, and Immigrant Defense Project have co-authored a new report titled “Immigration Cyber Prisons: Ending the Use of Electronic Ankle Shackles.”
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Cardozo Mourns the Loss of Judge Robert Katzmann, United States Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Judge Robert Katzmann, United States Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the former Chief Judge of that Court, passed away June 9. Dean Melanie Leslie said, "he was a giant of a jurist, a wonderful human being, and a great friend to the law school. This is a tremendous loss."
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Cardozo to Adopt Broader Approach to Teaching About Race, Racism and the Law: Changes Include a Required Upper-level Course and Expanded Curricular Offerings
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
The faculty of Cardozo Law School has adopted revisions to the curriculum designed to help our students examine and understand racism in the law and throughout the legal system. The changes include an upper-level requirement in race and the law; an expansion of class offerings covering issues related to race and the law; a new emphasis on racial context and impacts in courses not primarily about race; and required training workshops for students and faculty on implicit bias, cultural competency, and leading classroom discussions that involve race and racism.
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Dean Leslie Appoints Professor Peter Markowitz as Associate Dean of Equity in Curriculum and Teaching: New Position to Support Curriculum Changes and Faculty/Student Training on Race and the Law
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Dean Melanie Leslie has announced the creation of a new leadership position at Cardozo to support curricular changes adopted by the faculty earlier this year. Professor Peter Markowitz will become the inaugural Associate Dean of Equity in Curriculum and Teaching, starting the role this summer. Professor Markowitz will oversee the implementation of additions to the curriculum and faculty training on issues of race, implicit bias and cultural competency.
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CLIHHR Releases Reparations Module for Inclusion in Law Teaching Guides Project
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
As we mark the anniversary of the wave of racial justice protests that swept the country in 2020 and the Juneteenth holiday, Cardozo is working to respond to the urgent call to teach students more about race and racism.
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Joy, Hugs and Dedication to Society’s Needs Mark Cardozo’s Live Graduation Ceremony in Central Park
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Sunny skies appeared over New York City on Tuesday, June 1 just in time for Cardozo’s 43rd Commencement, as Dean Melanie Leslie told the class of 2021, “you are the bright light around which our community focuses today, in a spirit of celebration and pride.” It was an event like no other in the school’s history, marking the first time in 15 months that most students were able to see their classmates in-person, in an open-air ceremony in Central Park, where hugs, handshakes and laughter became moments of infectious joy. After over a year of virtual learning at the law school due to the COVID-19 pandemic, state and city regulations were lifted, allowing for a graduating class of 321 J.D. students, 52 LL.M. degree recipients, and one student, receiving a J.S.D., the legal equivalent of a Ph.D.
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Class of 2021 Students Recognized at Awards Night
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Congratulations to our Class of 2021 award winners!
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Professor Deborah Pearlstein Appointed to the U.S. State Department Historical Advisory Committee
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Professor Deborah Pearlstein, co-director of The Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy, has been appointed to the U.S. State Department Historical Advisory Committee, a 9-member group of historians, political scientists, and U.S. foreign relations law experts who help ensure the timely declassification and publication of government materials sufficient to establish a “thorough, accurate, and reliable record” of major U.S. foreign policy decisions.
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Cardozo Students Present to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Five Cardozo students presented virtually to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 20, on timely securities-related topics as part of the SEC’s Investor Advocacy Engagement Series: University Roundtables. The series, hosted by the Office of the Investor Advocate, allows students and professors from the academic community to provide input and feedback to the SEC on issues surrounding rulemaking and policy.
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Professor Richard H. Weisberg Assuming Emeritus Status in Spring 2021
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Richard H. Weisberg, the Walter Floersheimer Professor of Constitutional Law at Cardozo School of Law, announced that he will retire from teaching at the end of this semester after a long and distinguished career as a professor of law, program director and world-renowned scholar. He is widely praised for his legal scholarship and litigation on behalf of victims of the Holocaust and their heirs, and for providing a measure of justice for World War II victims of Anti-Semitism.
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Commencement 2021 Will Take Place at SummerStage in Central Park
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Cardozo Law is delighted to announce that the 2021 commencement will take place at SummerStage in Central Park, rain or shine, on Tuesday, June 1 at 1:30 p.m.
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Commencement 2021 Will Take Place In-Person in New York City
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Last week, New York State issued new guidelines for live graduation ceremonies, which enabled Yeshiva University to determine that Cardozo School of Law can hold a live in-person commencement.
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Cardozo's Response to Derek Chauvin Conviction
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Yesterday, former police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd last summer. While this verdict brings closure to this particular case and offers necessary accountability for Mr. Floyd’s senseless death, that verdict alone cannot deliver justice. In a just world, Mr. Floyd would still be alive. In a just world, Ma’Khia Bryant would not have been shot and killed yesterday.
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Securities Arbitration Clinic Students Travel Virtually to the SEC and Present to SEC Commissioners
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Cardozo’s Securities Arbitration Clinic usually take a trip to the SEC in Washington, D.C. every spring, along with other law school securities clinics. This year, the trip needed to be a virtual visit, but was still a meaningful experience for the clinic students-Noelle Howard, Victor Wang and Jhaton White-who presented one of the cases they had worked on to over 150 SEC staff members, commissioners, and other law students. Clinic Director and Professor Elizabeth Goldman spoke on a panel of experts during the event.
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Cardozo Program Earn High Grades from PreLaw Magazine's Spring Issue
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
PreLaw Magazine gave Cardozo "A+" grades in their spring 2021 issue, for two categories: Intellectual Property Law and ADR. Cardozo also earned an A in Practical Training. The magazine noted the law school's Indie Film Clinic (now known as the Filmmakers Legal Clinic) which "helps underrepresented voices be heard" on page 43 of the spring issue.
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Andrea Barrientos and Sadie Casamenti Selected as Immigrant Justice Corps Fellows
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Andrea Barrientos and Sadie Casamenti, Cardozo 3L students, have been chosen along with 26 other graduates from top law schools from around the country, as Justice Fellows with the Immigrant Justice Corps program. Both students have been active in the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic during their time at Cardozo. The Corps program was founded by Judge Robert A. Katzmann, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
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Dean Melanie Leslie Announces New Faculty Appointments
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Dean Melanie Leslie has announced two new appointments to the Cardozo faculty: Pamela Foohey and Alma Magaña.
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President Joe Biden Names Professor Michelle Adams to Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the U.S.
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
President Joe Biden named Professor Michelle Adams to the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the U.S.
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Hallelujah Lewis-Flannory '20 Receives 2020 David Rudenstine Postgraduate Fellowship
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Cardozo’s Center for Public Service Law is pleased to announce that Hallelujah Lewis-Flannory ’20 is the recipient of the 2020 David Rudenstine Postgraduate Fellowship and will pursue her fellowship year working at the New York State Division of Human Rights (DHR).
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The Hon. Sandra Feuerstein '79, Senior U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of New York, Killed in a Hit-and-Run Accident
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Beloved Cardozo alumna U.S. District Court Judge Sandra Feuerstein, 75, who presided over federal cases in Central Islip for nearly 20 years, died after being struck in a hit-and-run car accident in Boca Raton, Florida on April 9.
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Ten Cardozo Alumni Make Billboard Magazine's 2021 List of Top Music Lawyers
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Billboard Magazine's list of 2021 Top Music Lawyers includes ten Cardozo alumni and lists Cardozo as one of the top music law schools in the country.
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Associate Dean Val Myteberi Quoted in LLM Guide on the Evolving Role of In-House Counsel
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Dean Val Myteberi spoke to LLM Guide on the role of the general counsel which has evolved: “They play a more sophisticated role in businesses, counseling executives in strategic meetings and preempting problems to inform decisions. This new scope offers enormous opportunities for lawyers to really have a seat at the table and be seen as creative leaders and business decision-makers at the highest levels.”
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Immigration Justice Clinic Students Write Brief for State v. Molchor, Leading to Significant Decision on Bail for Undocumented Immigrants
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
The Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic wrote a brief used by the judge this week in a significant immigration case in NJ Supreme Court. Clinic students, under the leadership of Cardozo Teaching Fellow Mauricio Noroña, drafted an amicus brief in the case-State v. Molchor-that became central to the reasoning in the Court’s ruling.
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