Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

The Inspire Awards recognize members of the Cardozo community for their pro bono and community service projects. 3Ls Charity Brady, Sarah Nadeau and Nathan Davis P*LAW Week 2012
Amy Cross ’12, clinic staff member, Lisette Santos, and Professor Ellen Yaroshefsky were honored at the Inspire Awards. P*LAW Week 2012
This year, nine members of the Cardozo community were honored for their public service at the Inspire Awards. P*LAW Week 2012
Dean Diller (on left); Annie Eisenberg, assistant director, Center for Public Service Law (at podium); with Cardozo students who helped organize P*Law Week. P*LAW Week 2012
Leslie Thrope, director, Center for Public Service Law with Elana Jacobs ’12, who helped organize P*LAW Week. P*LAW Week 2012
Marci Hamilton (center), with Terry McKiernan & Anne Barrett Doyle, co-founders, BishopAccountability.org who received the CAKids first annual award. Cardozo Advocate for Kids, P*LAW Week 2012
CAKids's Renee Levitin 3L, group president Jessica Silverman 3L, and Lauren Kessler 3L, with Professor Marci Hamilton. Cardozo Advocate for Kids, P*LAW Week 2012
Marilyn Bodner ’92 received the Volunteer Service Award at the Alumni Association Annual Meeting. Fellow classmates Rachel Warren and Hon. Tanya Kennedy celebrated with her. Alumni Association Annual Meeting, Jan. 31, 2012
Brendan Murray ’03 received the Alumni Young Leadership Award from Dean Diller and Mark Yagerman ’79, chair, Cardozo Alumni Association. Alumni Association Annual Meeting, Jan. 31, 2012

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS

$2 Million Gifted to Cardozo School of Law

The donation will help fund initiatives in Public Service Law and Family Law. More…

Innocence Project Presents: Prosecutorial Oversight

The event on February 6 will look at the issue of prosecutorial misconduct in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Connick v. Thompson. RSVP…

Event Marks Anniversary of News Story that Broke Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Scandal

Cardozo Advocates for Kids hosted the event on January 24, which was moderated by Professor Marci Hamilton. It looked at what laws have changed, and what lawmakers need to focus on to prevent future cases of child sexual abuse. Read story…

Religion, the Constitution and the State: Contemporary Controversies

The Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy's Spring 2012 Colloquium will examine the issues emerging with the revival of religion in pluralist and multicultural settings in relation to constitutionalism, which seems inextricably linked to the principle of secularism. More...

Cardozo Students Study Corporate and IP Law in Hong Kong

The group participated in a seminar that took a deeper look at Intellectual Property Law in China and Hong Kong. Read story…

NEWS

New York Law Journal Details Cardozo Immigration Study

The study, headed by Professor Peter Markowitz, found the overall performance of immigration lawyers was "inadequate" or "grossly inadequate" almost half of the time. More...

Professor Felix Wu Quoted on Megaupload Case

In Law 360, Professor Wu says if the allegations are true, then Megaupload's legal defenses are not going to look good. More...

Professor Richard Weisberg Represents Hungarian Holocaust Survivors

The plaintiffs in the suit are trying to recover property confiscated by the Hungarian national railroad. In a hearing on January 11, the Chicago Tribune says Professor Weisberg asked the court to look beyond definitions, like "citizen" and "national," to the human beings they represent. More...

Supreme Court Decision is Narrow, Says Professor Marci Hamilton

The Supreme Court for the first time ruled that religious institutions are exempt from anti-discrimination laws in firing of “ministerial” employees, without specifying how to classify workers in that category. Professor Marci Hamilton was quoted on NPR on the decision. More...

Tax Notes: Professor Carlton Smith One of Top Ten People of the Year in Tax Field

Professor Smith made the list in Tax Notes, which stated that "Few practitioners have had a bigger effect on the lives of low-income taxpayers than Carlton M. Smith." More...