Investing in Excellence

At Cardozo, we have always been committed to providing students with an exceptional education delivered by internationally renowned scholars who are leaders in their fields and deeply passionate about teaching. Our faculty members are more than just educators; they are true change-makers, inspiring and shaping the next generation of legal professionals.

However, we face a unique challenge—these exceptional colleagues are in high demand from top institutions across the nation. That is why a key priority of the Rise Up for Cardozo campaign is to recruit and retain the best faculty so that we can continue delivering the outstanding education for which Cardozo is known.

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Professor

Myriam Gilles

is the 5th most cited professor in the U.S. in the area of Civil Procedure, according to the Sisk study on scholarly impact. She has testified before Congress on the issue of ending forced arbitration.
13 professors have published recent articles in

leading academic law school journals

across the country
The Cardozo Faculty are ranked #33 in the U.S. for

Scholarly Impact

as ranked by the Sisk study of scholarly impact.
Professor

Stewart Sterk

is the 6th most cited property law scholar in the U.S., according to the Sisk study of scholarly impact.

Donor Opportunities

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Our Faculty: Talent and Impact

Our faculty is at the core of Cardozo's success. They bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the classroom, ensuring that our students receive a world-class education that prepares them to excel in the legal profession and beyond.

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Internationally Recognized Scholars

Cardozo's faculty includes internationally known scholars who have made significant contributions to their respective fields. Their groundbreaking research, publications, and media appearances have not only advanced legal scholarship but have also played a vital role in shaping legal discourse in many fields of law.

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Passion for Teaching

While our faculty members are esteemed scholars, they are equally passionate about teaching. They are dedicated to fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating learning environment that encourages critical thinking and the development of practical skills.

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Making a Difference

Through their publications, media appearances, and engagement in public discourse, they actively shape legal and policy discussions, contributing to positive change in our society.

In the Media

Biden Administration Offers New Path to Discharging Student Debt in Bankruptcy
The guidance hopefully will provide consistency in how the D.O.J. and D.O.E. will assess each case is a significant step forward
Pamela Foohey
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Arizona’s Privatized Prison Health Care Has Been Failing For Years. A New Court Case Could Change That
It’s a huge case and it covers an entire system. And it’s a system that has resisted reform of its medical practices for so many years. I don’t think Arizona is so unusual. I have never encountered a system that I thought did a good job.
Betsy Ginsberg
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How Do You Build Trust With Incarcerated Clients? Exonerated Jailhouse Lawyer Has Ideas
What I teach [the students at Cardozo] more than anything else is that their job as lawyers is to change the criminal justice system. We have an obligation to not just become lawyers but to improve the system… We should be involved in change.
Derrick Hamilton
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Justices Search for Middle Way in Warhol-Prince Fair Use Fight
Photography makes bad law. It’s a thin copyright. So much of what makes a photo great is about the photographer’s artistic vision, but so much of it is about the factual world they are photographing, and that’s not protectable.
Jacob Noti-Victor
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To Reform Policing Accountability, States Need Not Wait On Supreme Court And Congress
With so little progress made at the federal level, state leaders should step up, demonstrate that their words have meaning, and support local legislation that will bring some justice and accountability to their own backyards.
Alexander Reinert
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Russia, the Int’l Criminal Court, and the Malign Legacy of the U.S. 'War on Terror'
The risk: An erroneous ruling by the Court would do severe damage to the Georgia and Ukraine investigations and international humanitarian law more generally. The opportunity: a proper ruling by the Court could help guide the United States and others away from the flawed alternative interpretation of the law.
Gabor Rona
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Prosecution Wraps Case, Jurors Visit Crime Scene in Murdaugh Trial
I think the prosecutor appropriately leaned into the timeline today. Both to show that the defendant had the opportunity to commit the murder, clean up quickly using the hose, and then go to his mother's house to try to set up an alibi. Also to show how implausible it would be for anyone else to get in in that very narrow window.
Jessica Roth
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Juul E-Cigarettes Could Be Targeting a More Mature Audience
Here we have Juul settling for a lot of money and promising to stop doing a lot of stuff that was aimed at kids. That’s great, but I’d expect to see the next company coming down the line try to do the same thing.
Sam Weinstein
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Supreme Court Will Again Be Focus of IP World in 2023
These are all proxy fights for other stuff that’s going on in the separation of powers debate that the court is very familiar with” from tax, securities and environmental cases, Vishnubhakat said. The justices “didn’t stop being interested in IP. They were just focused for a while on what IP-related disputes could contribute to the broader conversation about the structure of government.
Saurabh Vishnubhakat
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Few Crypto Gains Appear on Tax Returns. That’s Changing — But Not This Year
People can play games with [cryptocurrency] and not have to pay any taxes. It’s incredibly unfair to the vast majority of law-abiding taxpayers when the IRS is crippled. I think that’s the problem with bitcoin — the tax evasion has become normatively accepted.
Edward Zelinsky
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