Cardozo News 2022

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  Professor Alex Reinert Co-Authors Op-ed in USA Today

  Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

  Professor Alex Reinert co-authored an op-ed, with Johanna C. Schwartz of UCLA School of Law and James E. Pfander of Northwestern Law, about police reform and the action states can take to make changes.

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  Professor Aaron Wright '05 and Flamingo DAO Profiled

  Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

  Professor Aaron Wright and COO Priyanka Desai '17 lead Tribute Labs, founded by Wright in 2017 to advise companies on how to embed legal contracts into the blockchain.

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  Cardozo Law Review and Floersheimer Center Co-Host Symposium: "The Aftermath of the 2020 Election"

  Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

  Voter suppression, gerrymandering and electoral reform were the main topics of discussion at “The Aftermath of the 2020 Election,” a daylong symposium co-sponsored by Cardozo Law Review and the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy. The CLE event was held virtually on January 27 and included three panels, each one moderated by a Cardozo faculty member.

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  P*LAW Week 2022: Focus on Public Interest

  Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

  The Center for Public Service Law's annual Public Interest Law Advocacy Week (P*LAW), held January 24-27, was a virtual event series, with the P*LAW Student Planning Team offering a robust schedule that included 14 informative panels focusing on a range of topics that engaged students in the practice of public interest law.

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  Bet Tzedek Clinic Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of Deaf Student who was Denied a Sign Language Interpreter in School

  Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

  On January 18, the Bet Tzedek Civil Litigation Clinic, co-directed by Professors Rebekah Diller and Leslie Salzman, filed a U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief in support of certiorari in the case of a deaf student who suffered 12 years of isolation and distress because his school refused to provide him with a qualified sign language interpreter (Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools). The clinic filed on behalf of 23 law professors who argued that the Court’s intervention was needed to ensure that disabled students can pursue damage claims when their rights are violated in school settings.

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  Eddie Pruette '21 Receives the 2021 David Rudenstine Postgraduate

  Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

  Cardozo’s Center for Public Service Law is pleased to announce that Eddie Pruette ‘21 is the recipient of the 2021 David Rudenstine Postgraduate Fellowship and is pursuing his fellowship year working at Equal Justice Under Law in Washington, D.C.

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  Cardozo Hosts Annual Immersion Courses in Courtroom Litigation, Mediation and Transactional Skills as Part of Suite of January Intensive Offerings

  Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

  Experiential learning is a cornerstone of the Cardozo legal education, and a major portion of the program includes opportunities for practical experience. This month, the Law School hosted several simulation courses as part of the practical experience curriculum, including the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program (ITAP), the Intensive Mediation Advocacy Program (IMAP) and the Intensive Transactional Lawyering Program (ITRANS). These rigorous, pioneering simulation courses allow students to gain real casework and courtroom experience under the supervision of top practitioners. Seventy students participated in the three intensive offerings this year.

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  Dean Melanie Leslie Appoints Emmanuel Arnaud to the Faculty as an Assistant Professor

  Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

  Dean Melanie Leslie is pleased to announce that Emmanuel Hiram Arnaud will join the Cardozo faculty this summer as an assistant professor on the tenure track.

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  Cardozo's 44th Commencement Will be Held May 31; Judge Eunice C. Lee to be the Keynote Speaker

  Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

  This year's Keynote Speaker will be Judge Eunice C. Lee, United States Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. On May 12, 2021, President Biden nominated Lee to serve as a United States Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to the seat vacated by the late Judge Robert Katzmann.

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  Dean Melanie Leslie Appoints Saurabh Vishnubhakat to the Cardozo Faculty

  Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

  Dean Melanie Leslie is pleased to announce the appointment of Saurabh Vishnubhakat as Professor of Law. He has been a Professor of Law and Professor of Engineering at Texas A&M University since 2015. He is also a Research Fellow at the Duke Law Center for Innovation Policy.

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  Cardozo Welcomes Jane-Roberte Sampeur as the New Director of the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program

  Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

  Cardozo is pleased to announce Jane-Roberte Sampeur is the law school’s new Director of ITAP (Intensive Trial Advocacy Program). ITAP is a cornerstone of Cardozo's practical skills curriculum. In this two-week immersion course held each January, students learn cutting-edge strategies for courtroom litigation under the instruction of leading jurists and lawyers from across the country.