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1l Final Review Sessions, Cardozo Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, Cardozo Office Of Student Services & Advising

Flyers 2023-2024

Con Law - April 8, 2024

Property - April 10, 2024

Contracts - April 15, 2024

Criminal Law - April 17, 2024

The State Of 2nd Amendment Litigation: A Conversation With Everytown Law On U.S. V. Rahimi, Cardozo Public Interest Law Student Association, Cardozo American Constitution Society (Acs)

Flyers 2023-2024

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The Future Of “History And Tradition”: The First Amendment Implication Of Bruen, The Floersheimer Center For Constitutional Democracy

Flyers 2023-2024

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The 2024 Cardozo Colloquium On Global And Constitutional Theory Presents: Linda Greenhouse On The Roberts Court, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law, Michel Rosenfeld

Event Invitations 2024

Join Linda Greenhouse, Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School, to discuss the exceptional trajectory of the Roberts Court. Greenhouse is also a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who has covered the United States Supreme Court for nearly three decades for The New York Times.

The 2024 Cardozo Colloquium On Global And Constitutional Theory, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Event Invitations 2024

The US Supreme Court is currently experiencing a significant decrease in public approval, as are several courts in many other parts of the world, such as the Israel Supreme Court and top courts in various Eastern European countries. At the same time, in certain other parts of the world, such as Western Europe, constitutional courts persist as well integrated and are widely perceived as trustworthy guarantors of workable checks and balances. The Colloquium will explore what accounts for these differences and whether the various crises concerning judicial review arise from similar or different types of circumstances. To what extent are …

A $53m Settlement That Will Improve Conditions In Ny Prisons And Jails, Alexander A. Reinert

Cardozo News 2023

This article appeared in the 2023 edition of Cardozo Life magazine.

Professor Alexander Reinert has seen his work bring about major changes in prison and jail conditions in New York City and New York State many times. In April 2023, he was co-counsel with lawyers of Cuti Hecker Wang LLP in a historic settlement in Miller v. City of New York, which involved detainees held in restrictive isolation at two jails on Rikers Island and one unit at what was then the Manhattan Detention Complex.

American Constitution Society Presents: Voting Rights Going Into 2024, Cardozo American Constitution Society (Acs), Katherine A. Shaw

Flyers 2023-2024

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Symposium On A Pluralist Theory Of Constitutional Justice, Floersheimer Center For Constitutional Democracy

Event Invitations 2023

Illiberalism and populism challenge liberal constitutionalism and its nexus to distributive justice in its three dimensions of material welfare, identitarian recognition and democratic representation. A Pluralist Theory of Constitutional Justice by University Professor Michel Rosenfeld (Oxford University Press 2022) develops a pluralist approach leading to the “justice essentials” designed to meet the above challenge and to reinvigorate liberal constitutionalism.

Symposium On A Pluralist Theory Of Constitutional Justice, Floersheimer Center For Constitutional Democracy

Flyers 2023-2024

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The Annual Scotus Term Preview, Floersheimer Center For Constitutional Democracy

Event Invitations 2023

Join Professors Rebecca Ingber, Michael Herz, Kate Shaw and Luís C. Calderón Gómez as they talk about what to expect from the Supreme Court in the upcoming term.

The panelists will flag and discuss the most important cases to be heard this Term, including litigation over mifepristone, guns, taxation of unrealized income and the future of the administrative state.

The Scotus Term Preview, Floersheimer Center For Constitutional Democracy

Flyers 2023-2024

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The Constitutional Crisis In Israel, Floersheimer Center For Constitutional Democracy, Israeli Supreme Court Project

Event Invitations 2023

In the 1990s, Israel underwent a "constitutional revolution." Israel is now in the midst of a heated debate over the proper balance of powers between the judiciary and the legislature in a democracy. Our speakers will address the legal, social, and political aspects of the current crisis and place it in the context of Israel's complex history of constitutionalism.

Misuse Of Originalism: The Legal Landscape Of The 2nd Amendment Post-Bruen, American Constitution Society, Cardozo Public Interest Law Students Association

Flyers 2022-2023

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The 22nd International Advocate For Peace Award, Cardozo Journal Of Conflict Resolution

Event Invitations 2023

The Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution presents the International Advocate for Peace (IAP) Award to an individual, organization or group that is exemplary in the field of conflict resolution.

This year, the Journal presents the IAP Award to Gloria Steinem, who has dedicated her life to standing up to power and seeking ways to bring about peaceful change. Ms. Steinem has fought tirelessly in support of marginalized people everywhere, campaigning for the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution, protesting the South African apartheid system, and more recently working alongside Cardozo Law students at the Lenape Center to address …

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

Flyers 2022-2023

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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 …

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

Flyers 2022-2023

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Shielded Book Launch, Cardozo Center For Rights And Justice

Event Invitations 2023

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 …

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

Flyers 2022-2023

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Scotus On Immigration: A Review Of Recent Decisions & What's To Come, Cardozo Journal Of Equal Rights And Social Justice

Event Invitations 2022

Please join the Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights and Social Justice for a panel discussion with seven immigration attorneys. The discussion will cover recent SCOTUS decisions impacting immigration, the impacts of these decisions and important cases on the docket for this upcoming session.

Moderator: Mauricio Noroña, Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor of Law in the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic, Cardozo Law

Panelists:

• Peter Markowitz, Associate Dean of Equity in Curriculum and Teaching and Professor of Law, Founding Faculty Member and Co-Director of the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic, Cardozo Law

• Lindsay Nash, Associate Professor of Law, Co-Director of …

A Conversation With Dahlia Lithwick, Floersheimer Center For Constitutional Democracy

Event Invitations 2022

The Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy invites you to join us for a conversation with New York Times bestselling author and Supreme Court reporter Dahlia Lithwick to discuss her book, Lady Justice. Cardozo Professor Kate Shaw will moderate.

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Scotus On Immigration: A Review Of Recent Decisions & What's To Come, Cardozo Journal Of Equal Rights And Social Justice

Flyers 2022-2023

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A Conversation With Dahlia Lithwick, Floersheimer Center For Constitutional Democracy

Flyers 2022-2023

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Distinguished Lecture Series, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Flyers 2022-2023

The Supreme Court's 2022 Term with Kate Shaw, Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy.

Why Florida Copied Its ‘Don’T Say Gay’ Bill From Hungary & What It Means For Democracy In The United States, Floersheimer Center For Constitutional Democracy

Event Invitations 2022

On the eve of mid-term elections in which polls find large majorities of Americans worried about the future of U.S. democracy, scholars and journalists are tracking growing interest here in the successful path of autocratic leaders abroad. Do once-democratic countries like Hungary offer American populists a meaningful roadmap for reforming the structures of U.S. democratic governance and constitutional law?

Moderator: Deborah Pearlstein, Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy

Panelists:

• Zack Beauchamp, Senior Correspondent, Vox
• Kim Lane Scheppele, Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs in the Princeton School of Public and International …

Why Florida Copied Its ‘Don’T Say Gay’ Bill From Hungary & What It Means For Democracy In The United States, Floersheimer Center For Constitutional Democracy

Flyers 2022-2023

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Weekly Pop-Up Class: Understanding The Lgbtq+ Civil Rights Movement And Why It Matters, Ferkauf Professors Kailey Roberts And Jennifer Cooper, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Event Invitations 2022

Kailey Roberts is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology specializing in bereavement and existential psychotherapy. Roberts' research and teaching focuses on understanding existential distress and supporting individuals facing adversity through connection to their unique sense of meaning, identity and purpose. Jennifer Cooper, is an Assistant Professor at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. Cooper’s research agenda is focused on preventing and treating youth mental, emotional and behavioral issues through improving the use of multi-tier frameworks and culturally responsive evidence-based practices in schools. They will discuss "Cultivating Psychosocial Wellbeing in LGBTQIA+ Individuals and Communities."

Weekly Pop-Up Class: Lgbtq Rights And The Crisis Of Democracy, Deborah Pearlstein, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Event Invitations 2022

Deborah Pearlstein is Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy. Pearlstein has repeatedly testified before Congress on topics from war powers to executive branch oversight. Her work on the U.S. Constitution, international law, and national security has appeared widely in law journals and the popular press.