U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and high court judges from the U.K., Germany and the European Court of Human Rights kicked off a two-day conference on comparative constitutional approaches to civil liberties at Cardozo on March 31.Dean Melanie Leslie welcomed the International Association of Constitutional Law (IACL) in opening remarks on a day dedicated to the memory of the late Norman Dorsen, an innovator in the field of comparative constitutions.
In the days after the Trump adminstrtion issued its excecutive order on immigration, Cardozo School of Law professors and students in the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic won the release of five of the immigrants who had been detained and faced deportation at JFK International Airport. Professor Peter Markowitz, director of the Immigration Justice Clinic, speaks about Cardozo faculty and students' role.
Professor Christopher Buccafusco discusses the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case involving copyright and cheerleader uniforms.
With the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, Cardozo professors Michael Herz, Kate Shaw, and David Rudenstine discuss how having an even number of justices impacts the United States Supreme Court.
"We should expect the issue of the constitutionality of the death penalty to evolve," says Professor Alexander Reinert as he examines and explains the United States Supreme Court's recent ruling on the death penalty and the use of lethal injection in Glossip v. Gross.
Cardozo Professor Michelle Adams discusses the United States Supreme Court's ruling on Texas Deparment of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, and the effect it has on the Fair Housing Act.