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Teaching "Is This Case Rightly Decided?", Steven Arrigg Koh

Faculty Scholarship

“Is this case rightly decided?” From the first week of law school, every law student must grapple with this classroom question. This Essay argues that this vital question is problematically under-specified, creating imprecision in thinking about law. This Essay thus advocates that law professors should present students with a three-part framework: whether a case is rightly decided legally, morally, or sociologically.

Additionally, this Essay argues that disaggregating the question exposes deeper deficiencies in legal education. Many law professors do not provide students with serious grounding to engage in rigorous thinking about the relationship between law, morality, and justice, not to …

The Seminar Paper Topics Graveyard, Olivia Smith Schlinck

Library Staff Online Writings

I often teach one-off academic research instruction sessions for law students, for either those working on a journal or those in a writing seminar.

My approach to these sessions is relatively standard—demonstrate the sources and strategies for academic legal research—but tailored to the individual needs and overall topic of each course. One of my favorite ways to personalize a session is to demonstrate the research process using a topic that matches the class itself. A “fake paper,” if you will.

2024 Academy Of Law Alumni Fellows Induction Ceremony Program, Maurer School Of Law - Indiana University

Academy of Law Alumni Fellows

The Academy of Law Alumni Fellows was established in 1985 to recognize alumni whose careers are defined by exceptional personal achievement and dedication to the highest standards of the profession.

Academy Fellows are part of an elite group that includes US senators, federal judges, successful business leaders, and distinguished practitioners. A committee of anonymous alumni selects each year’s Fellows from among many deserving candidates. To be named an Academy of Law Alumni Fellow is to receive the very highest honor that the Maurer School of Law can bestow.

This year, we are honored to recognize four alumni whose remarkable contributions …

Fiesta: Celebrating Latin Excellence, Latin American Law Student Association (Lalsa)

2023–2024 Flyers

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Law School News: The Power Of Yes: Stefanie Fischer L'24, Suzi Morales

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Dean Melanie Leslie’S Office Hours, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

2024 Event Invitations

Join Dean Leslie and Professor Emeritus Richard Weisberg, author of ‘Vichy Law and the Holocaust in France,’ for a discussion on World War II, the Nazi occupation of France and how the French legal system was changed to perpetuate the Holocaust in France.

Vol. 66, No. 12 (April 8, 2024)

Indiana Law Annotated

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

2023–2024 Flyers

Con Law - April 8, 2024

Property - April 10, 2024

Contracts - April 15, 2024

Criminal Law - April 17, 2024

Cardozo Law News Brief: April 5, 2024, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Law News Brief 2024

Featured Faculty:

• Jessica Roth
• Samuel Weinstein
• Kate Levine
• Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum
• Young Ran (Christine) Kim
• Alma Magana
• Jessica Roth
• Edward Zelinsky

Events:

• The 2024 Cardozo Colloquium on Global and Constitutional Theory
• The FAME Center Presents: A Conversation with Mark Weber

Unmasking Deepfakes: Navigating The Copyright Quagmire, Ben Gross

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

In the ever-evolving landscape of digital technology, the emergence of deepfake technology has raised profound concerns, especially in the realm of copyright law. Deepfakes, sophisticated synthetic media created using artificial intelligence, can manipulate or replace existing content, often blurring the lines between reality and fiction.1 As these digital creations become more prevalent, questions surrounding their implications under copyright law have taken center stage.

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on April 5, 2024. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.

Brooklyn Museum Gallery Tour, Art Law Society

2023–2024 Flyers

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19th Annual E. Nathaniel Gates Awards: A Celebration Of Queer Excellence, Cardozo Outlaw

2023–2024 Flyers

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5th Annual Women In Law Leadership Lecture, Roger Williams University School Of Law

School of Law Conferences, Lectures & Events

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Law School News: Rooted In Commitment: Geovanny Amaya L'24, Michelle Choate

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Hate Speech And Online Antisemitism, Louis D. Brandeis Center For Human Rights Under Law, The Brandeis Center’S Cardozo Law Student Chapter

2023–2024 Flyers

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Cardozo Welcomes 53 Top Firms For Employer Forum, Cardozo Office Of Career Services

Cardozo News 2024

The Cardozo School of Law lobby was abuzz on Wednesday night as the Office of Career Services welcomed some of the most prestigious law firms to the school for its annual employer forum.

Cardozo International And Comparative Law Review Presents: Disability Justice Under International Human Rights Law, Cardozo International And Comparative Law Review, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

2023–2024 Flyers

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Alan Dershowitz: The War Against The Jews In Israel And In The Diaspora, Cardozo Federalist Society

2023–2024 Flyers

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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)

2023–2024 Flyers

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1l Q&A Lunch, Cardozo Business Law Society

2023–2024 Flyers

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W&L Law Library Newsletter, Vol. 3, Iss. 2 (Apr. 2024), The Law Library At Washington And Lee University School Of Law

W&L Law Library Newsletter

W&L Law Library Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2 (April 2024).

Kukin Program Newsletter – Spring 2024, Kukin Program For Conflict Resolution

Kukin Program Newsletters

The Kukin Program Newsletter – Spring 2024 highlights recent achievements, events, and developments in Cardozo Law School’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program. Key features include student accomplishments in national ADR competitions, faculty contributions to international conferences, and updates on new courses like Dispute Systems Design and International Investment Arbitration. The issue also covers the Cardozo Divorce Mediation Clinic’s 13th anniversary, faculty spotlights, and the Cardozo Dispute Resolution Society’s inaugural Arbitration Day. This newsletter reflects the Kukin Program's commitment to advancing ADR education and supporting students in impactful, real-world learning experiences.

Searching For Justice: Incorporating Critical Legal Research Into Clinic Seminar, Priya Baskaran

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

This Article provides educators with a roadmap for incorporating Critical Legal Research into Clinical Pedagogy. Critical Legal Research is a social justice-oriented critical intervention that provides a theoretical framework and practical application. Critical Legal Research provides lawyers with tools to deconstruct but also reconstruct legal research and analysis modes to engender more just, client-focused outcomes that fall outside dominant legal narratives. The problematic advent of ChatGPT and the broader incorporation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the legal research regime has made the Critical Legal Research project more urgent than ever. Ultimately, introducing Critical Legal Research in the clinic seminar is …

The Art Of Discovery: Part 2, David Spratt

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

Form discovery is undeniably useful, particularly for seeing the types of questions or documents that are usually asked in a certain type of case. Unfortunately, many form interrogatories and document requests are outdated and do not follow effective writing strategies of clarity and precision. Many of the sample discovery requests are full of legalese, which often results in ambiguity. Grab your comb and razor, as we work together to “clean up” your discovery requests.

Foreword, Deborah W. Denno, Erica Valencia-Graham

Fordham Law Review

This Foreword overviews an unprecedented Symposium on these wide ranging topics titled The New AI: The Legal and Ethical Implications of ChatGPT and Other Emerging Technologies. Hosted by the Fordham Law Review and cosponsored by Fordham University School of Law’s Neuroscience and Law Center on November 3, 2023, the Symposium brought together attorneys, judges, professors, and scientists to explore the opportunities and risks presented by AI, especially GenAI like ChatGPT. The discussion raised complex questions concerning AI sentience and personal privacy, as well as the future of legal ethics, education, and employment. Although the AI industry uniformly predicts ever more …

The Legal Imitation Game: Generative Ai’S Incompatibility With Clinical Legal Education, Jake Karr, Jason Schultz

Fordham Law Review

In this Essay, we briefly describe key aspects of [generative artificial intelligence] that are particularly relevant to, and raise particular risks for, its potential use by lawyers and law students. We then identify three foundational goals of clinical legal education that provide useful frameworks for evaluating technological tools like GenAI: (1) practice readiness, (2) justice readiness, and (3) client-centered lawyering. First is “practice readiness,” which is about ensuring that students have the baseline abilities, knowledge, and skills to practice law upon graduation. Second is “justice readiness,” a concept proposed by Professor Jane Aiken, which is about teaching law students to …

Spring 2024

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Introducing Law Students To Transactional Practice: From Using Precedent To Closing The Deal, Ben Fernandez

UF Law Faculty Publications

My name is Ben Fernandez. I teach contract drafting at the University of Florida, Levin College of Law, and I'm going to talk about introducing students to transactional practice from using precedents to closing the deal. Basically, what I'm going to describe is things I do to supplement Tina Stark's Drafting Contracts: How and Why Lawyers Do What They Do. I'm going to give you a whole bunch of, I hope, useful, teaching ideas on how to do that.

Contract Drafting Classes Need To Devote More Consideration To The Law Applicable To "Boilerplate" Clauses, Ben Fernandez

UF Law Faculty Publications

The law applicable to “boilerplate” provisions is often given little attention in contract drafting classes because textbooks focus too much on the textbook author’s opinion of the best words to use for various contract provisions and how to format each clause (e.g., whether to use “shall” or “will” or “must” for a covenant or obligation, whether to write numbers numerically or in words (or both), whether to use “on or about” instead of “within” for a time period, whether to bold or underline definitions, or put them in quotes, etc.). Students need to learn to draft clearly and unambiguously; and …

Vol. 66, No. 11 (April 1, 2024)

Indiana Law Annotated

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