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A Meteorite And A Lost City: Mutually Beneficial Solutions Through Alternative Dispute Resolution, Sam Markowitz

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

This Note proceeds in a number of parts. Part I will present two case studies: First, the Willamette Meteorite and the agreement between the Grand Ronde Tribe and the AMNH; and second, the recent agreement between Peru and Yale University regarding artifacts from Machu Picchu. Part II will briefly explain and outline Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and the methods through which successful resolution to disputes are achieved, specifically noting that in the last decade, cultural property disputes have been increasingly resolved through ADR. Part III will compare the agreements reached in both instances, proposing several reasons why these agreements worked …

Introduction, Justin Hughes

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

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Three Myths For Aging Copyrights: Tithonus, Dorian Gray, Ulysses, Robert Spoo

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

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Can Equitable Estoppel Be Used As An Effective Way For A Legal Parent To Obtain Child Support For The Children Of A Separated Same-Sex Couple?, Josh Smolow

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

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The War On Women's Fundamental Rights: Connecting U.S. Supreme Court Originalism To Rightwing, Conservative Extremism In American Politics, Donna J. King

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

The article argues that the Fourteenth Amendment's Privileges or Immunities Clause, intended to protect fundamental rights for all citizens, including women, has been systematically undermined by the U.S. Supreme Court's originalist interpretations. This erosion, exemplified by cases like SlaughterHouse, has emboldened right-wing extremism and threatens women's rights, particularly in the context of unenumerated fundamental rights. The article contends that the Court's narrow constructions and disregard for legislative history have perpetuated inequality and stripped the Clause of its intended protective power.

Requiring Miranda Warnings For The Christmas Day Bomber And Other Terrorists, Malvina Halberstam

Articles

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Public-Private Approaches To Mass Tort Victim Compensation: Some Thoughts On The Gulf Coast Claims Facility, Myriam E. Gilles

Articles

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Adalah Legal Center For Arab Minority Rights In Israel V. Attorney General, Dorit Beinisch, Elyakim Rubinstein, Hanan Melcer

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Facts: In 2004, following a series of murderous terrorist attacks on Israeli civilians in 2004, as well as continual rocket launches against Israeli civilian targets, the Israel Defense Forces conducted two military campaigns in the Gaza Strip – Operation Rainbow (May, 2004) and Operation Days of Repentance (September-October, 2004). More than a year after the end of the second campaign, Adalah – Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights (petitioner 1) requested of the Attorney General and the Military Advocate General (respondents 1 and 2) that criminal investigations be opened in the matter of Operation Rainbow, due to the civilian casualties …

Tnuva Central Cooperative V. Raabi Estate, Esther Hayut, Isaac Amit, Uzi Vogelman

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[This abstract is not part of the Court's opinion and is provided for the reader's convenience. It has been translated from a Hebrew version prepared by Nevo Press Ltd. and is used with its kind permission.]

An appeal and cross appeal challenging the decision of the Tel Aviv District Court (Partial Judgment and Supplementary Judgment,) where the court partially granted a consumer class action suit, which was granted leave to be submitted in CC 10085/080 (hereinafter: Tnuva). The class action suit revolved around the misleading of the consumer public and the production of a milk product in violation of binding …

Petty Offenses, Drastic Consequences: Toward A Sixth Amendment Right To Counsel For Noncitizen Defendants Facing Deportation, Alice Clapman

Cardozo Law Review

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A Mosaic Shield: Maynard, The Fourth Amendment, And Privacy Rights In The Digital Age, Erin Smith Dennis

Cardozo Law Review

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Ali V. State Of Israel, Miriam Naor, Edna Arbel, Yoram Danziger

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[This abstract is not part of the Court's opinion and is provided for the reader's convenience. It has been translated from a Hebrew version prepared by Nevo Press Ltd. and is used with its kind permission.]

The appellant was convicted in the District Court of weapons offenses (trading in weapons) and conspiracy to commit a felony. The offenses attributed to the Appellant were committed in their entirety in the Gaza Strip, and none, nor any part of any of them, were committed within the territory of the State of Israel, nor were their outcomes intended to occur in the State …

Up Against The Wall: A Guide To The Effective Screening Of Former Government Attorneys In New York, Shira Mizrahi

Cardozo Public Law, Policy & Ethics Journal

The note examines New York Rule of Professional Conduct 1.11, which governs conflicts of interest for former government attorneys transitioning to private practice. It highlights the rule's strict requirements for screening to prevent conflicts and the "appearance of impropriety" standard, which allows courts to disqualify firms even without evidence of wrongdoing. The analysis critiques the rule's effectiveness, particularly in small firms, and proposes reforms to balance public trust, client interests, and attorneys' career mobility.

Isn't It Ironic? The Undermining Of American Public Policy By American Tax Law, And The Ramifications On Middle East Peace, Amanda Berman

Cardozo Public Law, Policy & Ethics Journal

The note critiques the broad and vague definition of "charitable" under U.S. tax law, particularly in the context of domestic organizations operating internationally. It argues that the current system allows organizations to act contrary to U.S. public policy while receiving tax-exempt status, and it calls for reform to prevent the misuse of tax-deductible funds for activities that undermine government policies. The analysis focuses on the IRS's oversight failures and the need for clearer guidelines to ensure charitable organizations align with public interest and policy goals.

Madison's Full Faith And Credit Clause: A Historical Analysis, Charles M. Yablon

Cardozo Law Review

The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) has created a new wave of interest in the Full Faith and Credit Clause and its apparent contradictions. Important recent scholarship has shown that American lawyers in the eighteenth century often viewed the term "full faith and credit" as referring to an evidentiary rule. This interpretation ameliorates, but does not actually resolve, the apparent conflict between the first sentence of the Clause, which seems to create a mandatory rule of sister state deference, and the second sentence of the Clause, which seems to give Congress plenary power to abrogate that rule. Rather than seek …

Does Qualified Immunity Matter?, Alexander A. Reinert

Articles

In litigation brought pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), most commentators agree that qualified immunity plays a substantial role in limiting plaintiffs' ability to recover compensation. Many find this tradeoff acceptable, in part because of concerns of fairness to government official defendants and in part because courts may still play a central role in announcing the law without worrying over the retroactive effect their decision will have on the personal funds of the defendant official.

This paper considers the different role that qualified immunity may play in …

Hotline For Migrant Workers V. Minister Of Defense, Dorit Beinisch, Eliezer Rivlin, Ayala Procaccia

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[This abstract is not part of the Court's opinion and is provided for the reader's convenience. It has been translated from a Hebrew version prepared by Nevo Press Ltd. and is used with its kind permission.] 

A petition submitted by a number of human rights organizations that seeks to examine Israel’s policy regarding deporting to Egypt groups of foreigners entering Israel unlawfully through the Sinai, and who remain in areas under Israeli jurisdiction or on its international border, and this soon after their entry into Israeli territory (hereinafter: the arranged deportation.) The petition wishes to test the above policy, particularly …

Access To Network Services And Protection Of Constitutional Rights: Recognizing The Essential Role Of Internet Access For The Freedom Of Expression, Nicola Lucchi

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

In January 2010, after a troubled process, the French law for "creation and Internet," commonly known as "HADOPI 2," was finally adopted in an amended form. The enacted text was the result of corrective action undertaken by the Conseil constitutionnel [Constitutional Council] (France's highest constitutional authority), through Decision No. 2009580DC of the 10th of June 2009. In coming to its conclusion the Conseil constitutionnel examined the mechanism of sanctions introduced by the regulatory measure, assessing compliance with such fundamental rights and freedoms as the presumption of innocence, the separation of powers, the right of defense, the right to fair trial, …

Constitutional Versus Administrative Ordering In An Era Of Globalization And Privatization: Reflections On Sources Of Legitimation In The Post-Westphalian Polity, Michel Rosenfeld

Cardozo Law Review

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Prozansky V. Layla Tov Productions Ltd., Yoram Danziger, Edmond E. Levy, Salim Joubran

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The respondent operates a clubhouse known as Truman Capote in Rehovot.   As part of clubhouse policy, the respondent fixed the following minimal entry ages for visitors: for men – those born in 1982, and for women – those born in 1984. The applicant was born in 1984. On 25 April, 2008 the applicant came to the clubhouse operated by the respondent and by reason of his age was denied entry.  On other occasions too the applicant was denied entry by reason of his age.  Accordingly, the applicant filed a monetary claim in the Small Claims Court for the  sum of …

Brief For Evidence And Criminal Law Scholars As Amici Curiae In Support Of Petitioner, Alexander A. Reinert

Amicus Briefs

Amici are scholars who teach and write about criminal law, criminal procedure, and evidence. We file this brief to address the relationship between rules of admissibility for psychiatric testimony and Eighth Amendment standards for procedure in capital trials. The decision by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals paid little attention to this relationship, but in so doing it ignored much of this Court’s important capital punishment jurisprudence. Amici write to emphasize that the Eighth Amendment’s emphasis on reliability and accuracy in capital trials has ramifications for the admissibility of expert testimony.

Our scholarly interest in this issue arises from teaching …

The Religion Clauses As Mutually Reinforcing Mandates: Why The Arguments For Rigorously Enforcing The Free Exercise Clause And Establishment Clause Are Stronger When Both Clauses Are Taken Seriously, Alan Brownstein

Cardozo Law Review

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Smith In Theory And Practice, Nelson Tebbe

Cardozo Law Review

Employment Division v. Smith controversially held that general laws that were neutral toward religion would no longer be presumptively invalid, regardless of how much they incidentally burdened religious practices. That decision sparked a debate that continues today, twenty years later. This symposium Essay explores the argument that subsequent courts have in fact been less constrained by the principal rule of Smith than advocates on both sides of the controversy usually assume. Lower courts administering real world disputes often find they have all the room they need to grant relief from general laws, given exceptions written into the decision itself and …

Employment Division V. Smith: "The Sky That Didn't Fall", David B. Frohnmayer

Cardozo Law Review

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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Employment Division V. Smith For Family Law, James G. Dwyer

Cardozo Law Review

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Religious Use Of Copyrighted Works After Smith, Rfra, And Eldred, Steven D. Jamar

Cardozo Law Review

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The Politics Of Free Exercise After Employment Division V. Smith: Same-Sex Marriage, The "War On Terror," And Religious Freedom, Richard Schragger

Cardozo Law Review

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The Political (And Other) Safeguards Of Religious Freedom, Richard W. Garnett

Cardozo Law Review

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Bar-On V. Knesset, Dorit Beinisch, Elyakim Rubinstein, Miriam Naor, Uzi Vogelman, Edna Arbel, Eliezer Rivlin, Asher Grunis

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[This abstract is not part of the Court's opinion and is provided for the reader's convenience. It has been translated from a Hebrew version prepared by Nevo Press Ltd. and is used with its kind permission.]

Is it possible to circumvent a constitutional principle enshrined in a temporary provision set to remain in effect only for the duration of the current government’s administration term?

Background: on June 22, 2010 Basic Law: The State Budget (Special Provisions) (Temporary Provisions) (Amendment) (hereinafter: “Basic Law Temporary Provision” or “the Law”) was passed to set the budget for years 2011 and 2012, as a …

Such Visible Fiction: The Expansion Of Scott V. Harris To Prisoner Eighth Amendment Excessive Force Claims, Nina Frank

Cardozo Law Review

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