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Unwired: Gaining Control Over Addictive Technologies Book Launch With Visiting Professor Gaia Bernstein, Intellectual Property And Information Law Program

Event Invitations 2023

Join Cardozo's Intellectual Property and Information Law Program for A Conversation with Visiting Professor Gaia Bernstein, to discuss her new book, Unwired: Gaining Control Over Addictive Technologies. Bernstein will be joined by Cardozo Professor Sam Weinstein to discuss Unwired and how we can use the legal system to resolve technology overuse.

The Ip Of Gaming Law, Cardozo Intellectual Property Law Society, Cardozo Gaming Law Society, Cardozo Fame Center

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Join two Cardozo Alumni, Daniel Koburger ’17 from KBL Roche and Mikaela Gross ’16 from Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., who will discuss the nuances of IP in Gaming Law as well as their career experiences. This panel will be moderated by Professor Victor Wang, Director of the Cardozo Patent Diversity Project and Acting Director of the Tech Startup Clinic.

The Gloria And Stanley Plesent Lecture: “Parents’ Rights” And Transgender Children With Professor Dara E. Purvis Penn State Law, Gertrud Mainzer Program In Family Law, Policy And Bioethics, Cardozo Outlaw, Cardozo Family Law Society

Event Invitations 2023

This year’s Gloria and Stanley Plesent Lecture will be given by Professor Dara E. Purvis, a scholar of family law, feminist legal theory, sexuality, gender identity and the law who teaches at Penn State Law. Her work examines gendered impacts of the law and proposes neutralizing reforms, most recently in the context of how the law defines parenthood. Professor Purvis will be discussing the recent spate of state bills and laws related to transgender children.

Playmakers For Equality: Title Ix, Uswnt & Landmark Cases In Women's Soccer, Cardozo Fame Center, Cardozo Sports Law Society

Event Invitations 2023

Our distinguished panel will highlight the years of discrimination lawsuits and the fight for equal pay in women's soccer, which includes the recent $24 million settlement won by the U.S. Women's National Team. With the 2023 World Cup on the horizon, this event is not to be missed.

Moderator:

• Kim Turner, Director, Gender Equity Initiative at Positive Coaching Alliance

Panelists:

• Jeanifer Parsigian, Partner, Winston & Strawn, LLP
• Abby Greensfelder, Producer of LFG, Founder & CEO of Everywoman Studios
• Jayma Meyer, Counsel, Simpson & Thacher

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The Future Of Voting: State Courts, Independent Legislatures & The Supreme Court, Floersheimer Center For Constitutional Democracy, Wisconsin Law School State Democracy Research Initiative

Event Invitations 2023

Election litigation in state courts has been increasing across the country, as parties challenge voting restrictions, gerrymandered districts and longstanding practices of election administration.

Join the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy and the State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Law School for a conversation with Floersheimer Co-Director Professor Deborah Pearlstein and election experts Professor Richard H. Pildes (NYU School of Law), Deputy Solicitor General Judith Vale (Office of the New York State Attorney General), Professor Carolyn Shapiro (Chicago-Kent College of Law) and Ethan Herenstein (Counsel for Brennan Center’s Democracy Program) to discuss the value and consequences of …

Family Law Judges And Family Law Judging, Gertrud Mainzer Program In Family Law, Policy And Bioethics, Cardozo Family Law Society

Event Invitations 2023

This program is intended for current students and graduates interested family law, working in a judge’s chambers, or becoming a judge.

Panelists:

• Judge Caroline Cohen, Civil Court Judge, Kings County Family Court, New York
• Judge Esther Morgenstern, Supreme Court Justice, Kings County Integrated Domestic Violence Court, New York
• Judge Jane Pearl, The Mandel Law Firm, Special Counsel; Family Court Judge, New York (retired)
• Judge Andrea Sullivan, Superior Court Judge, Middlesex County Family Court, New Jersey

The Supreme Court And New Frontiers In Religious Liberty, Floersheimer Center For Constitutional Democracy

Event Invitations 2023

The Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy is proud to present The Supreme Court and New Frontiers in Religious Liberty. Join us for a conversation with First Amendment experts to discuss the future of First Amendment Free Exercise and Establishment Clause jurisprudence.

Professor Michael Pollack will lead a discussion on the Court’s jurisprudence and its impact on civil liberties, religious liberty, and separation of church and state.

Panelists:

• Nelson Tebbe, Cornell Law School
• Mark L. Movsesian, St. John's University School of Law
• Elizabeth Reiner Platt, Columbia Law School
• Giselle Klapper, Sikh Coalition

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Name, Image, Likeness: The Evolution Of College Athletics, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, Cardozo Fame Center, Cardozo Sports Law Society

Event Invitations 2023

The Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal is pleased to host our spring symposium: “Name, Image, Likeness: The Evolution of College Athletics.” This symposium will bring together leading scholars and practitioners to discuss the current state of “NIL,” emerging legal and policy issues, and the future of the right to publicity law for college athletes. The event will consist of a keynote address followed by two moderated panels. Professor Andrew Zimbalist will begin the event with a keynote address where he will provide an overview of “NIL,” discussing where it came from, what it is turning into, and where it …

Shielded Book Launch, Cardozo Center For Rights And Justice

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Professor Alexander Reinert, Director of the Center for Rights and Justice, will moderate a discussion on Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable. He will be joined by the author, Joanna Schwartz, Professor of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles. Schwartz is one of the country's leading scholars on policing.

In Shielded, Schwartz explores how the legal system protects the police from being held accountable, with insightful analyses about subjects ranging from qualified immunity to no-knock warrants. By weaving true stories of people seeking restitution for violated rights, cutting across race, gender, criminal history, tax bracket, and …

Benin Bronzes: Restitution And Reparation, Cardozo Fame Center, Cardozo Art Law Society, Cardozo Black Law Students Association

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Cardozo's FAME Center, Art Law Society and Black Law Students Association will present a virtual panel: Benin Bronzes: Restitution and Reparation. The panelists will address the positions of Nigeria, US Museums, European Museums and US DNA Descendants regarding their respective interests in the Benin Bronzes.

Moderator:

• David Rudenstine, Prof. Rudenstine is the Sheldon H. Solar Professor of Law and Dean Emeritus of Cardozo Law School. He is also an author on the historical British Parliamentary reports justifying retention of the Elgin Marbles.

Panelists:

• Deadria Farmer-Paellmann, J.D., M.A. Executive Director, Restitution Study Group. RSG advocates for the interest of the African-American …

Making A Career Working For Lgbtq+ Rights: An Alumni Panel, Cardozo Dean's Office, Cardozo Outlaw

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Dean Melanie Leslie ’91 will moderate a panel of distinguished alumni who will speak about their experiences working to advance LGBTQ+ rights in the legal world. They will discuss cases and projects they have worked on, how recent high-profile legislation targeting the LGBTQ+ community has impacted their work and provide advice for law students who want to enter the field.

Panelists:

• Taylor Brown ’17 is a Staff Attorney in the ACLU’s LGBTQ & HIV Project.
• Jason Starr ’10 has over 15 years of experience as an attorney, educator and strategist in the fight for human rights.
• Debra Guston ’88 is …

A Conversation With Indian Supreme Court Justice S. Ravinda Bhat, Cardozo Intellectual Property And Information Law Program, Floersheimer Center For Constitutional Democracy

Event Invitations 2023

Join us for a conversation with Indian Supreme Court Justice Shripathi Ravindra Bhat and Professor Saurabh Vishnubhakat, Director of Cardozo’s Intellectual Property & Information Law Program. Hear about Justice Bhat's experience at the highest levels of judicial service and his insight into the law’s perennial capacity for social impact.

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The Supreme Court In Crisis, David M. Hunt Library

Event Invitations 2023

The speakers will discuss recent decisions affecting abortion and gun rights, the public’s trust and confidence in the high court and cases the Court will decide before the summer involving LGBTQ rights, affirmative action, election law and immigration policy.

Speakers:

• Tom Gerety, former President of Amherst and Trinity Colleges, former Executive Director of the Brennan Center for Justice
• Adam Liptak, New York Times Supreme Court Correspondent
• David Rudenstine, Sheldon H. Solow Professor of Law at Cardozo and former Dean

50 Years Of Title Ix: The Pivot To Justice In Women’S Gymnastics, Cardozo Fame Center, Cardozo Sports Law Society

Event Invitations 2023

In honor of 50 years of Title IX, a discussion on the legal fight for safety and transparency in the world of elite women's gymnastics.

The Cardozo School of Law's FAME Center and Sports Law Society present an in-person panel with three women advocating for change in the world of women's gymnastics. The evening will be framed around Title IX, part of the groundbreaking Education Amendments of 1972, and will include clips from Jill Yesko's documentary, Broken Trust, as well as Mary Pilon's Audible original audio series, Twisted: The Story of Larry Nassar and the Women Who Brought Him …

Automating Bias: Cardozo Law Review 2023 Symposium, Cardozo Law Review, Floersheimer Center For Constitutional Democracy, Heyman Center On Corporate Governance, Jacob Burns Center For Ethics In The Practice Of Law

Event Invitations 2023

This symposium explores the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in consumer credit markets and the legal and policy issues surrounding these practices.