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  • Cardozo and the Innocence Project sponsored an discussion examining the New Jersey v. Henderson case, a case that helped create stricter guidelines for using eyewitness identification as evidence. December 5, 2011
  • Senator Al Franken from Minnesota visited Cardozo to speak to students during the Dean's Study Break with Al Franken. December 4, 2011
  • NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn poses with Vice Dean Ed Stein and Dean Matthew Diller, before speaking to the Cardozo community. Dean's Study Break with Christine Quinn
  • NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn praised Cardozo's Immigration Justice Clinic, for passing recent legislation limiting ICE's power to deport immigrants detained at Rikers Island. Dean's Study Break with Christine Quinn
  • Leslie Payson, Chair, Board of Overseers; Shoshana T. Bookson ’82, Alumni of the Year; and Hon. Diane Renwick ’86 celebrated at the Fifth Annual Cardozo Law Alumni Association Dinner. November 14, 2011
  • Mark Yagerman ’79, Ex Officio, Board of Overseers; Leslie Payson, Chair, Board of Overseers; Richard L. Perkal ’81, Alumni of the Year; and Dean Matthew Diller. Fifth Annual Alumni Association Dinner
  • Steve Cohen, former Secretary to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Michael Barbaro of the NY Times talked about the NY’s marriage equality bill at Cardozo November 16, 2011
  • Prof. Toby Golick, Dir. Bet Tzedek Legal Services; Kathryn O. Greenberg, Chair Emeriti, Board of Overseers; Rebekah Diller, Dir. Guardianship Clinic at Cardozo; and Dean Matthew Diller. Conference on Guardianship in New York
  • “Guardianship cases present a challenge for the courts with a growing caseload of the most vulnerable litigants that we see. The court system of New York is open to ideas that come from this program." Hon. Lawrence K Marks
  • The MC Honor Society announced the winners of the 2011 Monrad G. Paulsen Moot Court Competition: Brett Amelkin, Best Brief and Best Oralist; Barry Guttman, Second Place Best Oralist; and Khristoph Becker, Second Place Best Brief.
  • Cardozo Law’s Field Clinics and Externship opportunities provide a real-world edge in a competitive legal landscape—and offer experience in growth areas for the future. Marie Chickedantz ’12, Samuel Permutt ‘12 Amnesty International
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CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS
Start Law School in January
Cardozo has flexible start dates that allow students to begin their legal studies in January or May, in addition to the traditional fall entry. Applications for the January program will be accepted through December. More...
Phineas Leahey, Member of the Lawyering Skills and Legal Writing Faculty, Passes Away After Struggle with Illness
We are sad to announce that Phineas Leahey, an Associate at Jones Day, has passed away after a courageous 16 month struggle with lung cancer. He was 37 years old and had never smoked. In his final months Phineas continued to work on the pro-bono case he had against Brooklyn College, including filing a writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court. During his time at Cardozo, he was a rigorous and popular teacher and valued colleague. More...
Jeff Becherer Appointed Interim Assistant Dean of the Office of Career Services
Becherer has been Assistant Director of the Office of Career Services since 2009, counseling J.D. and LL.M. students, and formerly practiced law at Dickstein Shapiro LLP in Washington D.C. More...
NEWS
Professor Ellen Yaroshefsky Named to Governor Andrew Cuomo's Ethics Commission
The bipartisan commission is an independent monitor that will investigate corruption and help maintain integrity in state government, according to Governor Cuomo. Professor Yaroshefsky will help enforce ethics rules, which include new disclosure laws for lawmakers. She is one of 14 people appointed to the panel. More...
AMR Creditor Panel Risks Split
American Airlines' parent AMR Corp. may face disputes from its three largest unions, who all have seats on the creditors' committee. However, disagreements aren't unusual on Chapter 11 committees, says Professor David Carlson in Bloomberg. More...
Op Ed: We Need a National Justice Index
In a National Law Journal op-ed, Professor David Udell and fellow Cara Anna argue for an annual ranking of each state's approach to legal assistance, and the way each state handles civil and criminal cases. More...
Professor Edward Zelinsky's Article Cited in Court of Appeals Case
"The Defined Contribution Paradigm," published in the Yale Law Journal, is quoted in a recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit opinion regarding a lawsuit filed by a doctor seeking to recover funds removed from his pension fund account, and credited to his former wife. More...