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Revisiting Reasonable Cybersecurity, Jeffrey L. Vagle

Cardozo Law Review

Prospective theories of cybersecurity liability have traveled over some well-worn paths over the past three decades, resulting in some successes, but also in at least as many cul-de-sacs and dead ends. Part of this problem can be found in the difficulty and complexity of the subject itself. Courts, legislators, and regulators all face comprehension difficulties when they attempt to fit our existing legal system around cybersecurity, often resulting in half-measures and generalized solutions that are challenging to apply to the widely different technical details behind each case. And in the background, we have a general reluctance to create legal regimes …

We Need To Talk: Modernizing Attorney-Client Jail Communications, Cynthia Alkon

Faculty Scholarship

Attorney-client jail phone calls, video calls, and emails are all routinely recorded and monitored by jails, with numerous examples of jails and private telecommunications providers giving those recordings and emails to law enforcement and prosecutors. This widespread failure to protect the confidentiality of attorney-client communications prevents lawyers from being able to enjoy easy, quick, and regular communications with their clients. In practice, and despite the ever-expanding communication methods in the outside world, those held in jails in this country while their criminal cases are pending are effectively stuck in the nineteenth century when the only way to communicate was in …

Black English For Lawyers: A Primer, L. Alexander Walker Iii

Faculty Scholarship

Lawyers do not know as much about Black English as they should, and people’s freedom hangs in the balance. Differences between language varieties in sounds and grammar can change and have changed the outcome of cases: “He at work” and “He be at work” mean two completely different things. To reduce misinterpretation and therefore wrongful outcomes, this Article provides a primer on the sounds, words, grammar, and social context of Black English targeted directly at legal practitioners. It begins by explaining key concepts in linguistics and making the case for why lawyers must foreground accurate description over normative prescription when …

Reforming The Rules: A Proposal For Modifying The Model Rules Of Professional Conduct To Permit Partnerships Between Lawyers And Nonlawyers In The Practice Of Law, Sholom Zeitlin

Cardozo Law Review

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct prohibit partnerships between lawyers and nonlawyers in the practice of law, a ban that purportedly exists to protect lawyers’ professional independence of judgment. Despite this noble sentiment, the prohibition ultimately hurts the legal market, to the expense of potential clients, by limiting the professional options available at the lawyer’s disposal. The existence of lawyer-nonlawyer partnerships, recently espoused by two states, both decreases the costs and barriers involved in obtaining justice and encourages much-needed legal innovation. While other scholars have proposed schemes that would permit such partnerships without compromising the lawyer’s professional responsibility, their methods …

The Indispensability Of Human Paralegals In The Era Of Advancing Ai, Nicole L. Perry

The Guardianship Journal

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is causing ripples in all areas of life. The legal field is not immune, and concerns about AI replacing legal professionals abound. This manuscript explores the role of paralegals in the legal field from the inception of legal assistants to today and beyond. It examines research on the importance of the human paralegals’ expertise in navigating complex legal processes efficiently and accurately while providing emotional support for clients. This manuscript describes how human paralegals will remain indispensable thanks to their technological capabilities and emotional intelligence. Emphasizing the American Bar Association’s (ABA) mandate on …

P*Law 2025: The Future Of The National Labor Relations Act Under Trump, Center For Public Service Law, Trader Joe's United, Julien, Mirer, Singla & Goldstein, Pllc, Working People’S Law Center

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A P*LAW 2025 panel on the future of the National Labor Relations Act under Trump, moderated by Jordan Pollack ’27, featuring attorneys from Goldstein & Singla PLLC and worker-organizers from Trader Joe’s United.

Cardozo Law News Brief: January 31, 2025, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Law News Brief 2025

Highlights from the January 31, 2025 Cardozo Law News Brief include:

• Students participated in the 42nd Annual ITAP, sharpening their trial skills in an intensive litigation training program.

• Cardozo’s Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution offered hands-on mediation and advocacy experience through intensive dispute resolution courses.

• Professor Peter Markowitz spoke to Fox 5 New York about the importance of NYC’s sanctuary city laws.

• Professor Saurabh Vishnubhakat was quoted in The Guardian and Forbes on TikTok’s legal future under President Trump.

• Professor Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum appeared on ABC News to reflect on International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the rise of global …

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P*Law 2025: Public Interest Law Internship Application Workshop, Center For Public Service Law, Public Interest Law Student Association (Pilsa)

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A Public Interest Law workshop hosted by PILSA on January 29, offering students help with internship application materials like cover letters, résumés, and writing samples.

P*Law 2025: Mentor Mocks - A Joint Production Of Sba And Ocs, Center For Public Service Law, Cardozo Student Bar Association, Cardozo Office Of Career Services, Katten Muchin Rosenman Llp

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Mentor Mocks, presented by SBA and OCS and sponsored by Katten, offered 1L students the chance to practice interview skills through mock interviews with upper-class students.

P*Law 2025: Access To Housing Justice: Eviction Diversion Programs, Center For Public Service Law, Public Interest Law Student Association (Pilsa), Nathaniel Newman, Julia Leibman

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A panel discussion on eviction diversion programs and access to housing justice, held on January 28 in Room 1008. The event featured speakers from the National Center for State Courts, Center for Justice Innovation, Urban Justice Center, and Mobilization for Justice. Moderated by Nathenial Newman and Julia Leibman, both Cardozo Law Class of 2027.

P*Law 2025: International Law And Human Rights In Israel And Palestine, Center For Public Service Law, Adil Haque, Samah Sisay, Jamil Dakwar, Gabor Rona

2024–2025 Flyers

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Mark Need Leading Iu Ventures Fellows Cohort, Including Two Maurer Students, James Owsley Boyd

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

An Indiana University Maurer School of Law faculty member will lead—and two of its students participate—in the fourth cohort of IU Ventures, the university’s early-stage venture and angel investment arm.

Mark Need, clinical professor and director of the Law School’s Elmore Entrepreneurship Law Clinic, will lead the 13-student cohort—the largest yet—which includes David Dillon, a second-year JD-MBA candidate, and 1L student Klaus Griesemer.

P*Law 2025, Center For Public Service Law

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This document outlines the full schedule for Cardozo Law School’s 2025 P*LAW Week, hosted by the Center for Public Service Law. Held from January 27 to January 30, the week featured a variety of panels, workshops, and student-led presentations on topics such as reproductive justice, housing, LGBTQ+ immigration, international human rights, labor law, and social justice. Events included guest speakers from leading advocacy organizations, mock interviews, and internship prep sessions, all designed to engage students in public interest law and foster professional development.

Vol. 68, No. 03 (January 27, 2025)

Indiana Law Annotated

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Cardozo Law News Brief: January 24, 2025, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Law News Brief 2025

Highlights from the January 24, 2025 Cardozo Law News Brief include:

• Professor Saurabh Vishnubhakat spoke to The Guardian and ABC News about the Trump administration’s approach to delaying enforcement of the TikTok ban.

• Professor Peter Markowitz published an op-ed in the New York Daily News critiquing Mayor Adams' shifting stance on NYC sanctuary city laws.

• Adjunct Professor Gary Galperin was quoted in Gothamist discussing public perception and legal reasoning surrounding Daniel Penny’s acquittal.

Free Taxpayer Assistance Offered At Maurer School Of Law Through March, James Owsley Boyd

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

Qualifying local taxpayers will have a helping hand navigating federal and state tax returns this spring, as the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program will once again offer services at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.

Both U.S. and certain international taxpayers are eligible to utilize the services, which will run on Monday and Tuesdays from 6:30-9:30 p.m. beginning January 27 and running through March 25. Services will be available on a first-come, first-served basis in Room 121 on the first floor of the Law School (211 South Indiana Avenue).

VITA services will not be available the week of …

Vol. 68, No. 02 (January 20, 2025)

Indiana Law Annotated

No abstract provided.

Cardozo Law News Brief: January 17, 2025, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Law News Brief 2025

Highlights from the January 17, 2025 Cardozo Law News Brief include:

• Professor Saurabh Vishnubhakat spoke to Law360, USA Today, The Verge, Politico, and ABC News about legal challenges surrounding the U.S. TikTok ban.

• Professor David Rudenstine published an op-ed in The Hill urging the Supreme Court to adopt a formal code of ethics.

• Professor Matthew Wansley was quoted in The Washington Post on privacy concerns related to Elon Musk's involvement in a Cybertruck explosion investigation.

• Assistant Professor Emmanuel Hiram Arnaud’s article “Colonizing by Contract” was published in the Columbia Law Review.

Vol. 68, No. 01 (January 13, 2025)

Indiana Law Annotated

No abstract provided.

Changemakers: Gina George: 3l: Community Building Third-Year Gina George Takes Helm Of Student Bar Association, Suzi Morales, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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