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Vol. 69, No. 06 (September 29, 2025)

Indiana Law Annotated

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Vol. 69, No. 05 (September 22, 2025)

Indiana Law Annotated

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Fighting For Fairness Where It's Needed Most 09-22-2025, Jane Govednik

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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The Containment, Floersheimer Center For Constitutional Democracy, Black Law Students Association (Blsa), Alexander Reinert, Michellle Adams, James Forman Jr.

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.

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.

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.

Vol. 69, No. 04 (September 15, 2025)

Indiana Law Annotated

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Law School News: New Book On Race And Law Gives Context, Fills Gaps 9-6-2025, Suzi Morales

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Cardozo Welcomes Newest Class Of J.D., Ll.M. Students, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Law News Archive

Cardozo opened the new school year by welcoming the J.D. Class of 2028 and the LL.M. Class of 2026. The 1L students come from 36 states and from across the globe, including Albania, China, Israel, Italy, and South Korea.

Distinguished Service Awards To Be Presented Sept. 26, Maurer School Of Law - Indiana University

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

Three alumni of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law will be honored with Distinguished Service Awards later this month, in concert with the Law School’s fall Alumni Board meeting.

Matthew Metz ’19, Delanie Pope ’93, and Hannah E. Wilson ’22 will each receive the award, which was established in 1997 to recognize graduates of Law School who have distinguished themselves in service to their communities and the school in ways far exceeding traditional business, professional, and civic duties.

Law School News: The Surprising Impact Of Pro Bono Opportunities 9-2-2025, Suzi Morales

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Changemakers: Nate Reid : L'26 : The Surprising Impact Of Pro Bono Opportunities 09-02-2025, Suzi Morales

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Reforming The Indian Bar: The Limits Of Technological Solutions, Varsha Aithala, Karthik Suresh

Articles

A majority of Indians do not have effective access to legal services, despite the constitutional promise of access to justice. There are two intertwined reasons for this: the unavailability of a sufficient number of good quality lawyers, and the high costs of accessing legal services. The Indian legal profession is highly unequal, with ‘prestige’ being the currency of upward professional mobility. The professional regulator, the Bar Council of India, simply lacks the capacity to regulate quality. As a consequence, clients lack the information to access lawyers, and to understand the outcomes they desire from them, and the fees they have …

Law School News : A New Class Of Changemakers : Record-Breaking Class Of 2028 Begins Legal Education 08-26-2025, Suzi Morales

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Vol. 69, No. 03 (September 8, 2025)

Indiana Law Annotated

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Vol. 69, No. 02 (September 1, 2025)

Indiana Law Annotated

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Vol. 69, No. 01 (August 25, 2025)

Indiana Law Annotated

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Cardozo Law Launches The National Immigration Habeas Institute, As Part Of Its New Center For Immigration Innovation, National Immigration Habeas Institute, Center For Immigration Innovation

Cardozo Law News Archive

Cardozo School of Law has launched the Center for Immigration Innovation, which will serve as a hub for immigration-related initiatives, including the new National Immigration Habeas Institute (NIHI). A partnership with the National Immigration Litigation Alliance, NIHI will train attorneys to litigate federal habeas petitions—an increasingly critical tool to protect noncitizens facing detention or deportation. The Center will also house the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic and a new Immigration Research Institute, which will host scholarship workshops, speaker series, and service-learning trips. Co-Directors Peter Markowitz and Lindsay Nash emphasized that the Center will strengthen advocacy, scholarship, and hands-on training …

Cardozo School Of Law And Yu Global Launch Online Master’S In Labor And Employment Law For Non-Lawyers, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Law News Archive

Cardozo School of Law, in partnership with YU Global, has launched a fully online Master of Studies in Law (MSL) in Labor and Employment Law designed for non-lawyers in fields such as HR, compliance, and management. The 30-credit program equips professionals with legal knowledge to strengthen compliance and advance their careers, offering flexible online coursework taught by leading New York City scholars and practitioners. With a focus on real-world application, the curriculum covers topics such as employment discrimination, workplace investigations, and social media/privacy issues. Dean Melanie Leslie and Dr. Danielle Wozniak emphasized the program’s value in providing professionals with a …

Law School News : Rwu Law Named A 'Best Law School' By The Princeton Review 08-04-2025, Jordan J. Phelan

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Rwu Law Named A 'Best Law School' By The Princeton Review 08-04-2025, Jordan J. Phelan

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Teaching Law Through Art: On Magic, Emotions, And Resistance, Hamsini Marada

Socio-Legal Review

This is an auto-ethnographic article in which the author reflects on her research in art and law, the legal academic culture, and the ways in which her art practice (painting and photography) informs her teaching pedagogy. The author uses theoretical works of scholars like Paulo Friere and bell hooks as foundational texts to address how an emotional and care-based approach to teaching can be developed through engagement with art in law classrooms. This theory is substantiated with anecdotes from the author's experience of teaching electives on art and law and core courses like Criminal Law and Intellectual Property Rights. By …

August 2025 Annual Report, Perlmutter Center For Legal Justice At Cardozo Law

Perlmutter Center Reports

The August 2025 Annual Report documents the Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice’s work at Cardozo Law during Spring and Summer 2025, highlighting major legal victories, partnerships, student clinical programs, policy advocacy, community outreach, and staff achievements. Prepared for The Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Foundation, it details the Center’s efforts to address wrongful convictions, challenge flawed forensic science, expand pro bono collaborations, and advance criminal justice reform, while also providing staff updates, financial information, and program impact summaries.

Changemakers : Camille Capraro : Juris Doctorate : Working For The Ocean State's Future 08-2025, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Constitutional Futurism As Pedagogy, Jeremiah Chin

Articles

Constitutional Law has transformed from a course on history to a discussion of current events. Cases like Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, and Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo reveal that the study of constitutional law is not a static, or even linear, discussion of constitutional text and history. Law is a shifting, changing enterprise that reflects social constructions of power, authority, and identity. How do we teach, learn, and understand constitutional law that is so laden with history, riddled with theories of consistency and adherence to precedent, but ultimately subject …

Cardozo School Of Law Expands Its Criminal Defense Clinic To Address The Lack Of Representation Available To Individuals On Death Row Amid Increase In Cases, Death Penalty And Criminal Defense Clinic

Cardozo Law News Archive

Cardozo announced the expansion of its Criminal Defense Clinic, now renamed the Death Penalty and Criminal Defense Clinic (DPCDC), to address the growing lack of representation for individuals on death row amid rising executions in the U.S. The clinic will provide students with specialized training in capital defense while continuing its long-standing work with the Legal Aid Society in New York City. Students will now also travel to southern states to investigate and draft post-conviction claims for death row clients. Co-directed by Professors Kathryn Miller and Jonathan Oberman, the clinic offers hands-on experience in high-stakes litigation and reflects Cardozo’s commitment …

Volume 48 Masthead

Seattle University Law Review

Volume 48 Masthead

Keynote Address: Community Over Constitution, Riddhi Mukhopadhyay

Seattle University Law Review

In this keynote address, Riddhi Mukhopadhyay challenges the veneration of the U.S. Constitution by highlighting its origins in exclusion and its continued failure to protect marginalized communities. Drawing from her experience in civil legal aid and gender justice, she argues that the Constitution was drafted to consolidate power among white, wealthy men and continues to reflect that legacy through racial, gender, and class-based inequities. While acknowledging the significance of constitutional amendments and landmark cases, Mukhopadhyay emphasizes that meaningful change has always come from community-led action, not top-down reform. Additionally, Mukhopadhyay calls on lawyers and legal advocates to center community, practice …

The Lost Child: A Critique On Transracial Adoption Rhetoric, Hallie Conyers-Tucker

Seattle University Law Review

Transracial adoption in the United States reflects a deeply rooted history of colonialism, cultural assimilation, and racial hierarchy, masked by rhetoric focused on the “best interest of the child.” The author critiques that rhetoric and traces how adoption practices and policies, both domestic and international, have evolved to reinforce systemic inequities. Through historical analysis of the forced adoption of Native American, Black, and Asian children, it reveals how the best interest standard has been wielded not to protect children but to uphold political and racial ideologies. The author argues that the prevailing adoption framework relies on child-saving and color-blind narratives …

A Global Reconstruction: Black Internationalism And The Human Rights Regime, Britta Redwood

Seattle University Law Review

Black American advocates for civil, political, and economic rights have long taken an internationalist approach and fostered connections with international organizations and transnational movements. This engagement has also been a generative force and played role in shaping international law. Beginning in the early years of the twentieth century, Black intellectuals and leaders, spearheaded by the NAACP and the UNIA, focused on human rights as a means for addressing and repairing the harms wrought by slavery, Jim Crow, and racism. From the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 through the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Genocide Convention, and the drafting of …