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Families Challenge School Rule for Vaccine-Exempt Kids
February 8, 2012 WNYC Hundreds of public school students get religious exemptions from compulsory vaccination requirements for school. However, there is a catch if students are not vaccinated, the school can ask them to stay home, for an extended period,
Published Date: 2/10/2012,
Marci Hamilton
Judges' Roundtable on Mass Torts Closed to Public: Should it Be?
February 8, 2012 Legal Newsline A roundtable of federal and state judges from across the country will convene at the posh Ritz Carlton on Feb. 9 to address topics such as "Can MDL's keep up with state court trial settings
Published Date: 2/10/2012,
Lester Brickman
Pushing the Limit: Examining the Legislative Battle Over the Statue of Limitations in Child Abuse Cases
February 8, 2012 Philadelphia Weekly Professor Marci Hamilton is cited in the Philadelphia Weekly cover story, which provides an in depth look at the SOL debate.
Published Date: 2/8/2012,
Marci Hamilton
SD House Committee Rejects Child Sexual Abuse Bill
February 6, 2012 Rapid City Journal A House committee on Monday rejected a bill that would have eliminated the time limit for victims of childhood sexual abuse to file civil lawsuits against perpetrators or institutions, despite emotional testimony from victims
Published Date: 2/7/2012,
Marci Hamilton
NYC Council, State Senate Rush to Keep Churches in Public Schools
February 3, 2012 Gay City News The New York State Senate is fast tracking a bill to override a law upheld by the federal courts that forbids worship services in New York City public schools. Marci Hamilton, a former clerk
Published Date: 2/6/2012,
Marci Hamilton
Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Bill Hearing Monday
February 6, 2012 Rapid City Journal Rep. Steve Hickey, R Sioux Falls, calls his bill to rescind the statute of limitations in childhood sexual abuse civil lawsuits "a shot for the fence." HB1218 will get a hearing at 10 a.m.
Published Date: 2/6/2012,
Marci Hamilton
Cardozo Students Travel to Israel to Deepen their Understanding of Mediation, Restorative Justice and Conflict Management
February 6, 2012 For nine days over winter break, participants in the Cardozo Seminar Abroad in Israel gained insight into different kinds of conflicts that are relevant in the lives of Israel’s people—from conflicts between Arabs and Jews and between
Published Date: 2/6/2012,
Study Abroad
Mitt Romney’s IRA
February 6, 2012 OUPblog In his most recent post, Professor Zelinsky looks in depth at Mitt Romney's IRA.
Published Date: 2/6/2012,
Edward Zelinsky
Madison County Asbestos Litigation has Billion-Dollar Impact; But Business Leaders Say that Makes Risky Bet
February 3, 2012 Madison St. Clair Record Local law firms attract asbestos cases from around the country to litigate in local courts. One result has been an injection of more than a billion dollars into the local economy in recent
Published Date: 2/3/2012,
Lester Brickman
$2M Gifted to Cardozo School of Law to Fund Initiatives in Family and Public Service Law
February 2, 2012 Dean Matthew Diller has announced that
alumna Susan Halpern ’84 has donated $2 million to Cardozo School of Law. In
keeping with Halpern’s wishes, the funds will endow initiatives in family law
and public service law, two areas in which