This collection showcases articles and notes authored by students of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. These works reflect the depth of research, critical analysis, and innovative thinking contributed by our student community across a wide range of legal topics. Many of these pieces originate from student-run journals and reflect the authors’ engagement with current legal debates, emerging areas of law, and scholarly discourse. By preserving these works in our institutional repository, we ensure that student scholarship remains accessible to future researchers, practitioners, and the broader legal community.
Submissions from 2024
The Death of the GID Exclusion: Williams v. Kincaid Revitalizes the ADA for Trans Litigants, Alexandra Newman
The U Visa: A Remedy for Vulnerable Immigrants Scammed by Unscrupulous Attorneys, Jennifer Piñeros
Is Grammar Religious Exercise? Addressing Transgender Students and the Limits of the Complicity Doctrine, Saul R. Thorkelson
Speaking Authorship: Honoring Indigenous Language Sovereignty in Joint Authorship Doctrines, Nancy Fu
Bound to Misfortune: Protecting Juvenile Abortion Through the Right to Travel, John H.C. Hughes
Who Gets to Reap What They Sow? Addressing the Exclusion of Undocumented Immigrants from Income Tax Benefits and Designing a Solution, Gabriela Amaral
It Takes a Special Person to Raise a Special Needs Child: How New York's Existing Family Regulation Systems Are Not Equipped for Children with Autism, Alexandra DeBenedictis
The Need for Fentanyl-Specific Drug Education in Schools, Emma Guggenheimer
No Child Left Online: Influencer “Sharenting” as a Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Caroline Harrod
All for One, One for None: Arrington v. Burger King Worldwide and the Single-Entity Defense for Franchises, Tyler Nappo
Unconscionability & Involuntary Arbitration Agreements: The Systemic Exploitation of Immigrant Labor in the United States, Isabel Ortega-Romero
Whither Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing in New York? The AFFH Mandate in an Era of Land Use Reform, Timothy Gentles
“Swifties” or Swift Suppression? How Police Officers Exploit Copyright Law and Practice Online to Evade Public Accountability, Jeremy Lamstein
Meaningful or Meaningless? The Temporal Scope of the Constitutional Right of Access to Courts for Incarcerated Litigants, Alison Aimers
The Use of Mediation to Reduce Medical Malpractice Claims, Unnecessary Antimicrobial Therapy, and Resistance Rates in Patients across the Nation, Shifra Ben-Jacob
Monitoring France's Performance Under the Strategic Action Plan for Roma and Traveller Inclusion (2020-2025), Sarah Brody
Beat It: A Proposal to End Masturbation Bans in Prisons, Madison Dougherty
Death at the Door of Relief: The Criminalization of Humanitarian Work and Asylum, William Fox
Professional Norms at a Crossroads: Farhane and Its Implications for Legal Counsel, Hayley Sandoval
Justice over Finality: Compassionate Release as a Mechanism to Correct Sentencing Errors, Eliza Stup
Submissions from 2023
In Satan We Trust: The Satanic Temple’s Ongoing Crusade to Protect Abortion Rights, Bradley Koberg
No Bullying Allowed Here: Adopting a Misuse Doctrine to Defeat Trademark Bullies, Jessica Shechtman
Navigating Campaign Finance Reform Through Publicly Funded Elections on the Local Level, Emily Bernstein
A Rights-Based Approach to Determining Venue for Immigration Removal Hearings, Maleah Bradley
Wrong Search at the Wrong Time: Keyword Search Warrants and the Fourth Amendment, Nicole Chan
Arguing Arbitration Waiver After Morgan v. Sundance A Path to Hold Debt Buyers Accountable for Abusive Collection Litigation, Noa Gutow-Ellis
Juvenile Genetic Privacy in New York: DNA Collection and Maintenance Post-Francis O., Cassidy Moon
Bolstering New York’s Tenant Protection Law: Ensuring Retroactive Application Under the Heightened Regina Standard, Abigail Strange
Growth Beyond Its Limits - How Much Growth Is Too Much for the Purpose of the Local Government Antitrust Act of 1984?, Katherine Stern
The Drug Policy Reform Act: Analyzing the Potential Future of United States Federal Drug Policy, Justin Danziger
Pretrial Release, Risk Assessment, and the Failing Movement Towards a Cashless Bail System: The Need to Target the Source, Brooke Hodgins
People Over Profits: Why a Private Right of Action in the Occupational Safety and Health Act is Necessary During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Olivia Nevola
How to Alleviate the Repercussions of Wrongful Convictions: Holistically Righting the Wrongs of Inadequate Compensation Statutes, Marissa Cohen
Beyond Offense: Why the First Amendment Does Not Protect Deliberate Misgendering, Molly Dower
A No Man’s Land of Fair Use: Marano v. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sarah Landry
Battling Batson: State v. Andujar and New Jersey's Efforts to Fix a Broken Doctrine, Eli Shahar
Mission Impossible? The Case for Municipal Tort Liability Reform in a Post-Valdez World, Shelley Wu
The Art World of Digital Assets: How Non-Fungible Tokens Create a Loophole in Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, Sofia Aizenman
Bond Conditions as Fourth Amendment Seizures, Rebecca Laden
A Portrait of the Artist’s Heirs in Mediation: ADR Techniques to Prevent and Resolve Disputes Following an Author’s Death, Nicholas Beudert
Making Justice Available for Victims of Sexual Misconduct Within the Prison System, Emma L. Bruder
Digital Purgatory and the Rights of the Dead: Protecting Against Digital Disinterment in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Greyson Cohen
Arbitrating Social Media Content: A Framework for Banning High-Profile Users through Third-Party Arbitration, Rachel Gershengoren
Fight for Your Life: A Study of Fairness in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Anti-Doping Policy Appeals Process, Brandon Hamroff
Conflict Resolution-Negotiation: LIV v. PGA Tour, Ross Herman
Applying Family Mediation to the Creation of Psychiatric Advance Directives, Olivia Kalsner Kershen
Don't Foreclose on Me: ADR's Role in Regulating the Foreclosure Power of Homeowners Association in the Aftermath of COVID-19, Jessica Lalehzar
The Power of Influence: Standardizing the Influencer Marketing Industry through Alternative Dispute Resolution, Michele Lehat
Big Screen or Bust?: How Contractual Negotiations in Hollywood Must Adapt in the Streaming Era, Alexis Narotzky
Victim-Offender Mediation: A Missing Component of a Multi-Pronged Approach to Reduce New York City Subway Crime, Elizabeth Neuburger
Remotely Relevant: Addressing Employment-Based Immigration Worksite Location Requirements in the Remote Workspace, Rachel Refkin
Pacifying Professional Negligence Disputes - The Prospective Path for Mediation within the Psilocybin Industry, Miranda Sapoznik
Accessibility in the Digital Age - Why the United States Needs a New Approach to the Americans with Disabilities Act, William J. Seguin
A Means to an End: A Way To Curb Bias-Based Policing in New York City, Garanique N. Williams
Submissions from 2022
The Implications of New York’s Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act for Transgender Housing in Prisons, Rebecca Barrett
Landlord Liability for Tenant-on-Tenant Harassment Under the Fair Housing Act, Mary Karapogosian
Thaler v. Vidal: Artificial Intelligence—Can the Invented Become the Inventor?, Michelle Lavrichenko
Corrupt or Charitable? Patient Assistance Programs and the Case for Narrowing the Breadth of the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, Isaac Strauss
Hamptons Aesthetics vs. Shinnecock Rights: How the Federal Government is Failing to Protect Indigenous Sovereignty from State Judicial Infringement, Lindsay M. Brocki
Far-Fetched Uses of Drug Detection Dog Alerts: A Case Note on United States v. Braddy, Daniel Kaseff
Expanding the Idea to Mitigate Disproportionality of English Language Learners in Special Education, Hannah R. Kramer
The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield: The Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine in In re Diocese of Lubbock, Kerri A. Matulis
The End of Forced Arbitration of Sexual Violence and the Uncertain Future, Heidi M. S. Sandomir
The Various Problems and Instabilities With the Implementation of the Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Statute, Calli Schmitt
Acts of Justice: Restoring Justice for Immigrants Through State Pardons, Sadie M. Casamenti
Where Do We Draw the Line? The Deliberate Indifference Standard and Why Vulnerability to Sexual Harassment Matters in Title IX Liability, Laëtitia Krisel
Redefining Risk: Judicially Heightened Risk Standards and HIV-Specific Criminal Laws, Bryan Olert
Why Do You Care About My Hair? A Proposal for Remedying Hair Discrimination in the Workplace on a Federal Level, Grayson Moronta
How the Farm Bill May Be the Key to Healthier Cities, Fatima Ouedraogo
Blackouts and Holes: Analyzing Cross-Market Geographic Mergers in the Healthcare Services Market, Hankyul Song
Bans with No Bite: Why Racial Profiling Bans Are Unable to Create Racial Justice in Policing, Rebecca Yin
Separating Governance Tokens from Securities: How the Utility Token May Fall Short of the Investment Contract, Kyle Bersani
The Revival of Student Loan Discharge in Bankruptcy by the Tenth and Second Circuits, BiQi Chen
Licensed to Rock the Campaign Trail: Are the ASCAP and BMI Political Campaign Licenses Violating Their Antitrust Consent Decrees?, Leah Scholnick
Religious Mediation as a Tool to Resolve Disputes between Religious Universities and Their LGBT Students, Isaac Altman
The Semiconductor Industry's Need for Better Negotiation to Combat China's Rise, Joshua Becker
Something for Nothing: Untangling a Knot of Section 230 Solutions, Nicholas Bradley
