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The Mechanics Of Share Repurchases Or How I Stopped Worrying And Learned To Love Stock Buybacks, Richard A. Booth

Faculty Publications

Stock repurchases by issuing corporations have always been controversial. They have become even more so recently because of the perception that the excess funds used to finance them have come from tax cuts and other sources (such as government bailouts) that were intended to stimulate reinvestment or enhanced wages and benefits for workers. As a result, critics have proposed amendments to tax law that discourage buybacks (and possibly dividends as well). The theory is that the benefits of such distributions go mostly to executives (who are compensated in large part with equity) and to already wealthy stockholders. The controversy is …

Using Bruen To Overturn New York Times V. Sullivan, Michael L. Smith, Alexander S. Hiland

Pepperdine Law Review

While New York Times Co. v. Sullivan is a foundational, well-regarded First Amendment case, Justice Clarence Thomas has repeatedly called on the Court to revisit it. Sullivan, Thomas claims, is policy masquerading as constitutional law, and it makes almost no effort to ground itself in the original meaning of the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Thomas argues that at the time of the founding, libelous statements were routinely subject to criminal prosecution—including libel of public figures and public officials. This Essay connects Justice Thomas’s calls to revisit Sullivan to his recent opinion for the Court in New York State Rifle & …

Mediating The Mediterranean: The Israeli-Lebanese Maritime Border, Aaron Silverman

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution (CJCR) Blog

The governments of Israel and Lebanon have reached a historic U.S.-mediated agreement, putatively putting an end to the countries’ decades-long dispute over their maritime borders and related disputes over access to lucrative natural resources in the Eastern Mediterranean. The agreement definitively settles the neighboring countries’ maritime boundary, leaving the Karish natural gas field within Israel’s territorial waters and the Qana natural gas field mostly within Lebanon’s territorial waters, with a small portion extending into Israeli waters. Lebanon will pay royalties to Israel on revenues from the Qana field.

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution …

The State Of Utah, Plaintiff/Appellee V. Taniela Salakielu, Defendant/Appellant : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2020 –)

An appeal from an order denying Defendant's motion to quash the bindover from the preliminary hearing, in the Third Judicial District Court, Salt Lake County, State of Utah, the Honorable Mark Kouris, presiding. Appellant is incarcerated

SEAN D. REYES, Attorney for Appellee

SARAH J. CARLQUIST, Attorney for Appellant

Cardozo Aelj’S Spring 2023 Symposium Provides Overview Of The Current State And Future Of Nils In College Athletics, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

Thank you to everyone who attended and participated in the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal’s spring symposium. “Name, Image, and Likeness: The Evolution College Athletics” was a huge success!

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on March 14, 2023. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.

The Rise And Regulation Of Sports Gambling, Cardozo Fame Center, Cardozo Startup Society, Cardozo Sports Law Society

2022–2023 Flyers

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Sovereign Immunity In Commercial Transaction Under International Law, Dewi Susanti Siagian

Indonesian Journal of International Law

Under international law, a state is immune from execution or judgement before any foreign jurisdiction. However, parallel with the urge to international transaction including between a state and a corporate, the international community demand a “protection” to the right of a corporate against a foreign government. Thus, international law is introducing a new doctrine of state immunity. Under the restrictive immunity, a state waives its right to immunity so long it become a party in a commercial transaction. On the other hand, the older doctrine which is absolute immunity, is giving the full protection to the state to any claim …

Ai, Adr, And Anxiety, John Lande

Faculty Blogs

This post discusses AI generally, growing anxiety about it and modern life generally, and how we can manage this anxiety. Anxiety about AI may be feeding into a more general anxiety about events in the US and around the world. We can address anxiety by focusing on what we actually can control. Regarding AI and ADR, I suggest that the machine mediation “glass” will be partly empty and partly full – as is human mediation. It’s important to recognize our own reactions to and fears about AI, have as accurate and balanced an understanding of what’s happening as possible, acknowledge …

The Case For An Open Bar: Why The Supreme Court Must Establish A Public Bar Membership Roll, Harry William Baumgarten

Journal of Legislation

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Journal of Legislation

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Backlash: After 40 Years Of Tort Reform Noise, Let's Change The Tone, Undo The Harm, And Correct The Big Lie, Andrew F. Popper

Journal of Legislation

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Covid-19 Hate Crimes: Why Hate Is Rising, And What The United States Can Do About It, Dillon B. Yang

Journal of Legislation

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Daca's Tax Benefits Highlight The Need For Broader Immigration Reform, Jacqueline Lainez Flanagan

Journal Articles

America’s aging population and declining birth rates are negatively affecting the nation’s Social Security and Medicare safety nets, reducing tax revenue, and weakening the broader economy.1 Meanwhile, immigration is increasing workforce participation by expanding the number of young adults in the United States.2 Despite political setbacks, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program exemplifies the economic and tax benefits of immigration, providing data and the impetus for a better way forward. Although not all DACA-eligible youth have registered for it, it is estimated that in 2017 alone, more than $2.2 billion in federal taxes were paid by DACA-eligible youth …

Panicked Legislation, Catherine L. Carpenter

Journal of Legislation

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Civil Cipa: A Defense Against The Government's Unchecked State Secrets Privilege, Morgan Cleary

Journal of Legislation

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Combatting Suggestiveness In Lineups: Can Legislation Be The Answer?, Samantha Kay Krasker

Journal of Legislation

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Omnibus Legislation And Separation Of Powers: Too Big To Fail?, Evan Wright

Journal of Legislation

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The Financial Impact Of Suspended Licenses In Illinois, Colleen Chien

Faculty Publications

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The Post-Grad Job Search Drop-In Session, Cardozo Office Of Career Services

2022–2023 Flyers

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Abortions At Sea: In Search Of Creative Reproductive Healthcare Solutions Post-Dobbs, William Fox

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights and Social Justice (ERSJ) Blog

Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, access to reproductive healthcare and the right to abortion have been severely restricted across the United States. Indeed, within days of the decision, multiple states implemented trigger laws criminalizing abortion (in some cases without exceptions for instances of rape or incest) to the detriment of millions women across the country. This infringement on a woman's right to choose her own healthcare needs has profoundly impacted women living in conservative-led states, particularly minorities and those in the American South.

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights and Social Justice …

The Local Pages Of Nevada, Llc, Plaintiff/Appellant V. Plumb Line Mechanical, Inc., Defendant/Appellee : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2020 –)

Appeal from the Third Judicial District Court, Salt Lake County, State of Utah Honorable Laura Scott, District Court Judge, Case No. 190901187

Jordan K. Cameron, Attorneys for Appellee

D. Scott Crook, Attorney for Appellant

Cardozo Aelj Then And Now Interview Series: Marc H. Simon, Cardozo Law Class Of 2001, Marc H. Simon

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

Marc H. Simon, Cardozo Law Class of 2001, is a Partner at Fox Rothschild who serves as the Chair of the firm’s Entertainment & Sports Law Department. During law school, Marc was a member of the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, and his Note was published in Volume 19.

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on March 13, 2023. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.

Why Criminal Defendants Cooperate: The Defense Attorney's Perspective, Jessica A. Roth, Anna D. Vaynman, Steven D. Penrod

Northwestern University Law Review

Cooperation is at the heart of most complex federal criminal cases, with profound ramifications for who can be brought to justice and for the fate of those who decide to cooperate. But despite the significance of cooperation, scholars have yet to explore exactly how individuals confronted with the decision whether to pursue cooperation with prosecutors make that choice. This Article—the first empirical study of the defense experience of cooperation—begins to address that gap. The Article reports the results of a survey completed by 146 criminal defense attorneys in three federal districts: the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District …

Obey Or Abey: An Empirical Examination Of Abeyance Agreements In Public School Discipline, Rachael K. Cox

Northwestern University Law Review

“Exclusionary discipline” is widely understood to mean the typical responses to student misbehavior in public schools: suspension and expulsion. But sometimes their lesser-known counterpart, the abeyance agreement, swoops in before the suspension or expulsion is effectuated and gives the student a “second chance” to avoid such exclusionary discipline—provided the student complies with the terms of the agreement. It sounds simple, but the reality is far more complicated. Without a clearly defined, regulated, and tracked practice, abeyance agreements are an off-record discipline device used at the sole discretion of public school district administrators. Joining a landscape of urgent concerns over the …

The Architecture Of Discretion: Implications Of The Structure Of Sanctions For Racial Disparities, Severity, And Net Widening, Ryan T. Sakoda

Northwestern University Law Review

About four million people are serving a term of probation, parole, or post-release supervision in the United States. Due to the extensive use of incarceration as a punishment for conditions violations, these community supervision programs are a major factor contributing to mass incarceration and, as this Article shows, can play a significant role in exacerbating racial disparities in the criminal legal system.

In recent years, jurisdictions throughout the United States have made reforms to their community supervision programs. A major trend in community supervision reform is the integration of new sanctioning structures, such as “swift and certain” sanctions, for conditions …

The Failure Of Judicial Recusal And Disclosure Rules: Evidence From A Field Experiment, Dane Thorley

Northwestern University Law Review

U.S. courts rely predominately on judicial self-recusal and in-court disclosure to address judicial conflicts of interest and maintain a critical perception of impartiality. But these approaches fail to account for the legal, institutional, and social dynamics that surround the relationship between judges, attorneys, and the adjudicative process. In reality, judges rarely use their discretion to disclose conflicts or recuse themselves, and attorneys do not ask them to do so. If we understand both the legal and extralegal incentives at play in these decisions, none of these outcomes should be surprising. The shortcomings of recusal and disclosure rules are particularly salient …

Rectifying An Empty Gesture: Why Placement On Paid Administrative Leave Should Constitute "Adverse Employment Action" For The Purposes Of A First Amendment Retaliation Claim, Andrew White

University of Cincinnati Law Review

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Elderly Or Disabled Registered Sex Offenders: Are They Experiencing Cruel And Unusual Punishment Under Ohio Sex Offender Classification And Registration Laws?, Susana Tolentino

University of Cincinnati Law Review

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Stop The Games: How Broker-Dealer Gamification Affronts Antitrust, Tanner Dowdy

University of Cincinnati Law Review

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We[Ed] The People: How A Broader Interpretation Of The Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment Effectuates The Changing Social Policy Surrounding Medical Marijuana, Tess A. Chaffee

University of Cincinnati Law Review

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