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The Contemporary Tax Journal

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The Second Annual Blockchain Tax Conference On January 24, 2025: Overview Of Blockchain Technology And Why It Matters For Tax, Sviatlana Yakavets

The Contemporary Tax Journal

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The Second Annual Blockchain Tax Conference On January 24, 2025: Putting The Final 6045 Regulations And Form 1099-Da Into Practice, Raymond Clark

The Contemporary Tax Journal

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The Second Annual Blockchain Tax Conference On January 24, 2025: Ensuring Widespread Implementation Of The Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (Carf), Jing Luo

The Contemporary Tax Journal

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The Resurgence Of The Rap Act: Why Industry Professionals Enthusiastically Support This Bill, Ansley Henderson

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

Artists release music and write songs to create art, not to offer any sort of criminal confession. Yet, dating back to a 1996 criminal trial involving Snoop Dogg, artists’ lyrics have been admissible as evidence in criminal and civil trials. Most recently, rapper Young Thug, was accused of being the head of a violent gang based solely on lyrics from his songs as evidence. His case sparked nationwide controversy regarding the constitutionality of his lyrics being admitted as key evidence at trial. The rapper’s popular music collective known as “Young Stoner Life,” was posited by prosecutors to actually be a …

Facebook Decision Enables Irs To Seek - Cwi Enforcement Against Meta, Stephen L. Curtis, Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, David G. Chamberlain

Law & Economics Working Papers

In this report, the authors explain how the Tax Court's recent decision in the Facebook transfer pricing case - although widely viewed as a victory for the taxpayer, Meta Platforms Inc.- could instead be a Pyrrhic victory because it enables the IRS to pursue a potentially substantial periodic adjustment against the company. The views expressed in this report are solely the authors' and do not necessarily reflect those of any other person or institution.

Outdated U.S. Safety Net Leaving Poor Communities Exposed To “Climate Strains”, Maurer School Of Law - Indiana University

Keep Up With the Latest News from the Law School (blog)

America’s safety net is failing to protect its most vulnerable citizens from the growing pressures of climate change, according to new research from an Indiana University Maurer School of Law Professor Andrew Hammond.

In a new article forthcoming in the Iowa Law Review, Hammond argues that while policymakers, the press, and the public tend to focus on climate “shocks” like hurricanes and wildfires, millions of Americans face overlooked climate “strains”—the everyday stresses of extreme heat, deteriorating air quality, and failing infrastructure that disproportionately affect low-income Americans.

Hammond’s paper, “Climate Strains and the Safety Net,” found that …

Transcending Tradition Through Inclusive Online Pedagogy, Areto A. Imoukuede

St. Mary's Law Journal

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Empathy By Design: Rethinking Law School Engagement For Critical Thinking In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence, Jon M. Garon

St. Mary's Law Journal

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Online Inclusivity: Mission And Best Practice, Colin P. Marks, Zoe Niesel

St. Mary's Law Journal

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Texas Property Owner Rights And The Future Of Senate Bill 2038–Land Development Shift In Texas, Erica Martinez

St. Mary's Law Journal

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Illegal Corporate Cultures, Elise Bernlohr Maizel

Duke Law Journal

Culture is a powerful force in corporate compliance. Corporate culture shapes how employees behave, dictating whether, when, and how they follow the law. Cases arising out of cultural failures often involve public harm—plane crashes, poisoned rivers, tainted cancer drugs, and collapsed mines. Before these awful outcomes, however, the corporations that caused these harms fostered cultures that permitted the disregard of legal commands and public commitments. Managers disparaged safety regulations. Messages about profits and production drowned out messages about compliance and safety. Yet, there is a gap between all we know about the power of culture and our understanding of corporate …

Slowing The Burn: Incentivizing Safer Development Through Wildfire Hazard Mapping, Meghan Hodges

Duke Law Journal

Climate change has accelerated the frequency and severity of natural disasters globally and wildfires are no exception. In part, wildfires have intensified due to climate change, short-sighted fire suppression policies, and the rapid influx of people and development in hazardous regions. Like other natural disasters, wildfires will continue to pose an ever-increasing threat to communities nationally. And the federal government's default approach of providing aid after disaster strikes will only continue to become more unsustainable as climate change worsens. Yet, proactive measures that exist to mitigate risk—such as hazard mapping and financial assistance to support adaptation and resilience at the …

Burdens Of Proof In Criminal Procedure, Eve Brensike Primus

Duke Law Journal

The Supreme Court's haphazard approach to allocating burdens of proof in criminal procedure has created a system in which constitutional rights can be rendered meaningless simply because defendants are required to prove things they cannot possibly know. Even though allocations of the burden of proof often drive litigation outcomes, the Court has failed to establish clear burden allocation structures for cases arising under the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments, leaving lower courts split about how to allocate the burdens. When the Supreme Court does allocate burdens, it often does so without explanation or consideration of key factors. Recent Supreme …

Journal Staff

Duke Law Journal

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Two Truths And A Lie: A Proposal To Suppress The Risks Of Child Testimony, Avery Garrett

St. Mary's Law Journal

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The Containment, Floersheimer Center For Constitutional Democracy, Black Law Students Association (Blsa)

2025–2026 Flyers

Join us for a special evening with Michelle Adams, the Henry M. Butzel Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, and former Cardozo Professor, as she discusses her acclaimed new book The Containment: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for School Desegregation.

Free, Prior, Informed Consent And Power Imbalances: Upholding Indigenous Rights On The Anniversary Of Undrip, Cardozo Law Institute In Holocaust And Human Rights (Clihhr)

2025–2026 Flyers

On the anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP), this discussion address its crucial role in reshaping indigenous rights across Americas.

Coffee & Constitutions, Cardozo Office Of Student Services & Advising

2025–2026 Flyers

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What I Wish I Knew As A 1l, Black Law Students Association (Blsa), Minority Law Student Alliance (Mlsa)

2025–2026 Flyers

Join MLSA and BLSA for this informative panel to hear from 2Ls and 3Ls about finals, jobs and more !

General Body Meeting, Cannabis Law Society

2025–2026 Flyers

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Michelle Adams On Detroit, The Supreme Court, And School Segregation, Floersheimer Center For Constitutional Democracy, Black Law Students Association (Blsa), Alexander A. Reinert, Michelle Adams, James Foreman Jr.

2025 Event Invitations

Join us for a special evening with Michelle Adams, the Henry M. Butzel Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, and former Cardozo Professor, as she discusses her acclaimed new book The Containment: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for School Desegregation.

Free, Prior, Informed Consent And Power Imbalances: Upholding Indigenous Rights On The Anniversary Of Undrip, Cardozo Law Institute In Holocaust And Human Rights (Clihhr), Fernanda Frizzo Bragato

2025 Event Invitations

Guest Speaker: Fernanda Frizzo Bragato - Professor of Law at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and a CNPq-funded researcher.

On the anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), this discussion addresses its crucial role in reshaping Indigenous rights across the Americas. Adopted in 2007, UNDRIP marked a historic shift by affirming Indigenous peoples’ right to self-determination, autonomy, and free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) — challenging centuries of assimilationist policies. Yet, 17 years later, gaps persist. While UNDRIP inspired regional frameworks like the 2016 OAS Declaration, its promises often clash …

The Ethics Of Industry-Funded Speakers’ Bureaus—How They Disseminate Innovation And Could Corrupt Medicine, Jennifer E. Miller, Christopher Robertson

Faculty Scholarship

It is often said that a business without marketing is dead. But when a medical product is marketed irresponsibly, it is patients who may pay with their lives. In this context, Wieberdink et al¹ examine participation in industry-sponsored speakers’ bureaus by academic clinical faculty, conceptualizing the practice as a form of conflicted and irresponsible pharmaceutical marketing. Reviewing 129 US allopathic medical school conflict-of-interest (COI) policies, they found that less than 40% prohibit industry speakers’ bureau participation outright, while 19% impose conditional restrictions, such as requiring that faculty retain control over presentation content. Wieberdink et al¹ advocate for a …

Allegations Of Human Rights Abuses In Tsumeb, Namibia, Sarah Dávila A.

Faculty White Papers

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Tribal Sovereign Immunity: Absolute Authority Or Accountability, Kekek Jason Stark

Faculty Law Review Articles

In the wake of the recent United States Supreme Court decision of Trump v. United States, the Court determined that the President as Chief Executive is immune from conduct associated with official acts. The question that emanates from this opinion is how will this decision affect Indian Country and tribal court determinations of tribal sovereign immunity? This article will attempt to address this question. I begin with the Anishinaabe story of Bebaamosed miinawaa Gawigoshko’iweshiinh (The Trickster and the Little Scary Bird) in an attempt to understand the complicated nature of tribal sovereign immunity. As we reflect upon this story, …

Alumni Updates: Fall 2025, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Law News Archive

This newsletter highlights recent achievements and career milestones of Cardozo alumni, including professional appointments, honors, awards, and new roles across law, business, media, and public service.

From The Editor In Chief, Antulio J. Echevarria Ii

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

Welcome to the Autumn 2025 issue of Parameters. We open with two In Focus commentaries. The first, “A Case for Military Proportionality: Disabling Nuclear Plants” by Henry Sokolski, offers practical ways in which military planners can disable civilian targets, such as nuclear infrastructure, without undermining operational goals, alliance cohesion, or long-term political objectives. Our second commentary, “The Consequences of Declining Patriotism in the United States” by Neil N. Snyder, presents findings from a national survey showing a decline in patriotism, especially among Generation Z nonveterans. His article highlights a growing civil-military values gap with implications for recruitment and national …

The Political Theories Of The Legal Realists, Dan Priel

All Papers

A popular view about the legal realists is that, either knowingly or inadvertently, they advanced ideas inconsistent with traditional values, democracy, and the rule of law. Another view about them suggested that the realists had no political theory: they only offered a descriptive (empirical) theory of adjudication, albeit one that has normatively “quietist” implications. In this essay, I challenge both views. I argue that there were two legal realist camps whose jurisprudential ideas presupposed two quite different political theories. One group of legal realists consisted of public utilitarians who were consciously inspired by Bentham, wanted to turn legal and political …

Antitrust Fireside Chat, Heyman Center On Corporate Governance, Samuel N. Weinstein, Omeed Assefi, Kevin Hart

2025 Event Invitations

Please join our fireside chat featuring Deputy Assistant Attorney General Omeed Assefi, Professor Samuel Weinstein, and Kevin Hart, Partner at Jones Day. The discussion will focus on the latest developments in antitrust enforcement policy at the U.S. Department of Justice. A networking reception with refreshments will follow the main program.