Cardozo News 2023

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Sarah Chu, Director of Policy and Reform at PCLJ Joined Advocates Calling on Gov. Hochul to Sign the Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act

Sarah Chu

Sarah Chu, Director of Policy and Reform at Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo Law, joined advocates on Thursday, December 21, at Governor Kathy Hochul's NYC office, calling on the Governor to sign the Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act.
Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic Protects Woman From Deportation

Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic

Cardozo’s Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic has protected a woman from deportation to Haiti, where she faced torture.
Cardozo Alumna Susan Cohen ’85 Pledges $250,000 to Support Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic

Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic

Cardozo School of Law alumna Susan Cohen ’85 has pledged $250,000 to establish the Susan J. Cohen Immigration Justice Clinic Case Fund for the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic, the school has announced.
Rise Up Cardozo Campaign Hits $37 Million

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

As we stand at the halfway point of Cardozo School of Law's transformative comprehensive campaign, Rise Up for Cardozo, the generous support of our alumni community has been both humbling and inspirational. To date, we have raised more than $37 million toward our goal to raise $50 million by our 50th Anniversary in 2026. This achievement is a testament to the dedication of our alumni community, whose invaluable contributions propel Cardozo forward.
Civil Rights Clinic Wins Historic Louisiana Case Ending Solitary Confinement of Individuals Awaiting Death Sentences

Betsy Ginsberg and Cardozo Civil Rights Clinic

This article appeared in the 2023 edition of Cardozo Life magazine.

Should an incarcerated person who has been sentenced to death be required to live out the rest of his or her life in solitary confinement? Not according to the Cardozo Civil Rights Clinic, which recently won a historic settlement changing policy in Louisiana prisons.
Clemency: A Tool for Extreme and Discriminatory Sentences

Kathryn Miller, Jonathan H. Oberman, and Cardozo Criminal Defense Clinic

This article appeared in the 2023 edition of Cardozo Life magazine.

For Joaquin Winfield, April 7, 2023, will forever be a day to remember. That is when he was granted clemency by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul after serving 26 years in prison for possession of 4.6 ounces of crack. The disparity in sentences given to people from different races for similar crimes has been widely written about in recent years. Winfield was sentenced under the now-repealed Rockefeller Drug Laws of the 1970s and 1980s. He was sentenced to 37.5 years to life, one of the longest prison sentences in the state for a non-violent drug-related conviction. He was not eligible for parole until 2034. Now, thanks to the Criminal Defense Clinic’s clemency appeal to Hochul, Winfield will be eligible for parole in the fall of 2023.
Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice Wins Clemency Appeal for Its First Client

Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo Law

This article appeared in the 2023 edition of Cardozo Life magazine.

Just two days after his release from decades in prison, Bruce Bryan visited Cardozo students to thank them for their efforts in aiding his clemency case.
A $53M Settlement That Will Improve Conditions in NY Prisons and Jails

Alexander A. Reinert

This article appeared in the 2023 edition of Cardozo Life magazine.

Professor Alexander Reinert has seen his work bring about major changes in prison and jail conditions in New York City and New York State many times. In April 2023, he was co-counsel with lawyers of Cuti Hecker Wang LLP in a historic settlement in Miller v. City of New York, which involved detainees held in restrictive isolation at two jails on Rikers Island and one unit at what was then the Manhattan Detention Complex.
PCLJ at Cardozo Law Pens Letter to Gov. Hochul Urging Passage of Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act

Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo Law

Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice (PCLJ) at Cardozo Law Executive Director Joshua Dubin and the PCLJ team wrote New York Governor Kathy Hochul on October 25, urging her to pass Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act (S.7548).
Barbara Kolsun: A Career of the Spirit

Barbara Kolsun

The following excerpt is from a keynote speech by Professor Barbara Kolsun, director of The FAME Center for Fashion, Arts, Media & Entertainment, to the Federal Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section.
Class of 2022 Achieves 93.7% Overall Employment Rate

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

The graduates of the Class of 2022 didn't just get post-graduate jobs, they are forging forward in their careers.
Cardozo Welcomes its Newest Students

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Cardozo welcomed the J.D. Class of 2026 and the largest LL.M. class in its history during a busy and festive Orientation that concluded this week. Students came from all over the country and around the globe, including South Korea, Ghana, France and Israel, to study in New York.
Civil Rights Clinic Reaches Settlement for Those Subjected to Polar Vortex Conditions in Federal Jail

Cardozo Civil Rights Clinic

Professor Betsy Ginsberg and her Civil Rights Clinic worked with Professor Alexander Reinert and the law firm Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel to come to a settlement with the federal government after people incarcerated at Metropolitan Detention Center, a Brooklyn federal jail, were subjected to a week without heat or electricity during a 2019 polar vortex.
Perlmutter Center Announces That Their Client Frans Sital Has Been Released From Prison

Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo Law

The Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo Law (PCLJ) is pleased to announce that their client Frans Sital, who has served over 30 years in prison, has been released from prison after his sentence was reduced to time served.
Cardozo Hosts 2023 Intellectual Property Scholars Conference

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Featuring nearly 200 professors, lawyers from private practice and industry, and government and public policy professionals, Cardozo School of Law hosted the 2023 Intellectual Property Scholars Conference (IPSC) on August 3-4.
Perlmutter Center Deputy Director Derrick Hamilton Pens Op-Ed in NY Daily News

Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo Law

Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice Deputy Director Derrick Hamilton wrote an op-ed in the New York Daily News on Sunday, August 13 urging Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the Wrongful Conviction Act into law, stating, "the Wrongful Conviction Act will reduce crime, not increase it."
Cardozo Mourns the Loss of Ryan Dorsett '21

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

It is with deep sadness that we share the news that Ryan Dorsett, a distinguished member of the Cardozo Class of 2021, died on July 10. Ryan, 26, was a fellow at the New York State Department of Financial Services, where he conducted investigations of insurance, banking and financial services violations and performed other critical services.
A Message from Dean Leslie on the Recent Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling

Melanie B. Leslie

Cardozo Law School has an unyielding commitment to equal opportunity for all, and we strive to recruit and prepare for practice a student body that reflects the full measure of diversity in our nation.
A Message from Dean Leslie on the Supreme Court LGBTQ+ Ruling

Melanie B. Leslie

I write to you again in light of more news from the Supreme Court. As many of you know, the Court held today in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis that businesses have a First Amendment free speech right to refuse to provide some creative and artistic services to LGBTQ+ individuals. it is an important moment to reaffirm that Cardozo’s commitment to protecting LGBTQ+ people’s rights is steadfast and unwavering.
Cardozo Celebrates LGTBQIA+ Community at Eighth Annual Pride Brunch

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Gray, gloomy skies did not deter students and alumni from having a colorful celebration during the eighth annual Pride Brunch as they cheered on the NYC Pride Parade from the Ruth & H. Bert Mack Pavilion in the Cardozo Lobby on Sunday.
Felix Wu Appointed Vice Dean

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Felix Wu, Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Cardozo Data Law Initiative (CDLI), has been named Vice Dean of Cardozo School of Law.
The Hon. Dianne T. Renwick Named Presiding Justice of First Department

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Alumna Justice Dianne T. Renwick ’86 was named by Gov. Kathy Hochul yesterday as Presiding Justice of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department. She will be the first woman of color to lead the court.
Cardozo Co-Hosts Annual Deans Leadership Academy Alongside Scalia Law

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Cardozo School of Law Dean Melanie Leslie and Scalia Law School Dean Ken Randall welcomed 90 attendees to the third annual Deans Leadership Academy on June 15-16.
Ukrainian Professor Dmytro Vovk Finds a Safe Haven at Cardozo

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

When Dmytro Vovk taught The Rule of Law in Context this spring, Cardozo students heard his firsthand account of how he and his family witnessed the Russian invasion of Ukraine from his home just 30 miles from the Russian border. When the war broke out, he had to quickly decide how to protect his family.
Nargis Baran Flees Afghanistan and Starts a New Chapter at Cardozo

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

After a harrowing escape from her war-torn homeland, Nargis Baran, an Afghan legal professional, started a new journey this spring with help from Cardozo, Brooklyn Law School and Fordham Law School.