Spotlight on news from the Cardozo community.
Faculty in the Media
- Professor Betsy Ginsberg spoke to Reuters, saying the Civil Rights Clinic victory in a Louisiana Lawsuit may impact other prisons.
- Professor Kate Shaw told Newsweek Congress would be unlikely to use contempt powers against Trump.
- Professor Edward Zelinsky commented in Law360 on the recusal of judge in a Maryland tax case.
Faculty Scholarship and News
- Professor Christopher Buccafusco's paper, co-authored with Jonathan Masur and Ryan Whalen, “Measuring Brand Congestion in Bordeaux Wine: Too Many Towers, Hills, and Crosses?”, was accepted for publication by the Journal of Wine Economics.
- Professor Pamela Foohey presented her paper "Portraits of Bankruptcy Filers", co-authored with Robert M. Lawless and Deborah Thorne, during the American Law and Economics Association’s Annual Meeting.
- Professor Barbara Kolsun, director of The FAME Center, chaired the Luxury Law Summit on November 10, a virtual event.
- Professor Kathryn Miller published two papers on SSRN: The Myth of Autonomy Rights, 43 Cardozo L. Rev. and Resurrecting Arbitrariness, 107 Cornell L. Rev.
- Professor Alex Reinert gave a lecture on "The Story of Iqbal" at Boston University School of Law, on October 20. He also delivered a presentation on Municipal Liability at PLI's 38th Annual Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation training on October 28.
- Professors Jeanne L. Schroeder and David Gray Carlson completed an article defending the settlement in the bankruptcy case of Purdue Pharma. The article will be published in the American Bankruptcy Law Journal, maintained by the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges.
- The Benjamin B. Ferencz Atrocity Prevention Clinic assisted the expert, Patricia Viseur Sellers, in an Inter-American Court of Human Rights case.
Events
A Discussion with Former Solicitor General Noel Francisco & Professor Alex Reinert About the Supreme Court's 2021-22 Docket
presented by the Cardozo Chapter of The Federalist Society
Monday, October 25 at 4 p.m.
Back to Broadway
presented by The FAME Center
Wednesday, October 27 at 5 p.m.
Lawyers Behaving Badly: Episode 1 - The Executive Branch
presented by the Jacob Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of Law
Thursday, November 4 at 12 p.m.
The COVID-19 Pandemic, Diversity and Inclusion, and the Practice of Law
presented by the Jacob Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of Law
Monday, November 8 at 4:30 p.m.
Attica: Screening and Conversation
sponsored by the Criminal Defense Clinic
Tuesday, November 9 at 6 p.m.
Supporting Mental and Public Health Prevention Work in Pre-Atrocity, Atrocity, and Post-Atrocity Settings
presented by CLIHHR
Wednesday, November 10 at 12 p.m.
2021 Lemkin Award Ceremony
presented by CLIHHR
Thursday, November 11 at 5:30 p.m.
Book Talk with Professor Carissa Byrne Hessick on Punishment Without Trial:
Why Plea Bargaining Is a Bad Deal
presented by the Jacob Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of Law
Thursday, December 2 at 4:30 p.m.