Oct 25, 2019 By: yunews
Professor Stanley Fish Writes Op-ed in Daily News
Professor Stanley Fish wrote in a Daily News op-ed regarding the NBA/China Twitter controversy, “When Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned the National Basketball Association not to put profits ahead of free speech, he joined a chorus of many, including President Trump, who have miscategorized the tiff between China and the league. The controversy is a complicated one and touches on many concerns, but freedom of speech isn’t one of them. There is no free speech issue in sight.” Read more»
Victor Wang '15 Joins Cardozo as new Director of Cardozo/Google Project for Patent Diversity
Victor Wang ’15 joins Cardozo as the new director of the Cardozo/Google Project for Patent Diversity, which aims to increase patents issued to minority and underprivileged groups. The Google-funded project is a partnership with Cardozo’s Tech Startup Clinic and will offer students a unique hands-on experience in patent law. Read more»
Professor Ekow Yankah Comments on Drug Settlement in The Hill
Three of the country’s top drug distributors and a drug manufacturer announced a settlement, marking a significant development in the legal fight over accountability for the nation’s opioid epidemic. “There are now thousands of cases, but this will set a precedent on pricing,” Professor Ekow Yankah told The Hill. “This, to me, sets a baseline market rate for liability, and only the people who really want to gamble are the ones who will take the next phase to trial.” Read more»
Professor Jessica Roth is a Guest on MSNBC's Morning Joe
Professor Jessica Roth was a guest on Morning Joe to talk about Rudy Giuliani’s involvement in the Ukraine scandal: “One of the three areas I’d investigate, includes potentially a violation of the FARA statute, the foreign agent registration act, in whether he actually was working as an agent of foreign interest in his efforts to oust the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.” Watch here»
Professor David Rudenstine Comments on Vance Subpoena in New York Law Journal
As Cy Vance continues to fight for the President’s personal tax records, Professor Rudenstine told The New York Law Journal, “Trump goes farther in his argument than then-President Nixon did when he was trying to avoid subpoena for audiotapes recorded in the Oval Office.” Read more»
Professor Chris Buccafusco Talks About His Book, Happiness and the Law, on Inclusionism Radio Show
Professor Christopher Buccafusco was a guest on Inclusionism’s radio show to talk about his book. He said, “The law, most of the time, is trying to make people's lives better off...the book incorporates new research in hedonic psychology to try to understand what it means to make people better off.” Listen here»
Professor Kate Shaw is a Guest on 538 Podcast
Professor Kate Shaw said on 538, “The phrase ‘other high crimes and misdemeanors’ is obviously the most important phrase in the Constitution that deals with impeachment.” Listen here»
Professor Kyron Huigens Talks About Giuliani on Al-Jazeera
Professor Kyron Huigens told Al-Jazeera, “Rudy Giuliani is a walking circus, and it’s hard to tell who would benefit from his testimony. If you look at his television appearances, he’s extremely partisan, and he could easily let slip a number of things he probably shouldn’t say. He’s done that already in his TV appearances.” Watch here»
Designer Steve Madden Visits Cardozo to Talk IP, Fashion and Careers
Madden’s outspoken personality and honesty continued to shine through at the FAME and Fashion Law Society event “An Evening with Steve Madden” on Oct. 17. Aya Kanai, Chief Fashion Director at Hearst Magazines, moderated the discussion. Read more»
Professor Ed Zelinsky Quoted in Forbes; Authors Article in Law360 on California's Worker Classification Law
Professor Ed Zelinsky told Forbes, in reference to Beto O’Rourke’s remarks about revoking tax-exempt status of religious institutions such as colleges, churches and so on for opposing same-sex marriage, “Solicitor General Verrilli raised this possibility in the oral argument in Obergefell, i.e, that tax exemption could be denied to churches refusing to perform same sex marriage." Read Forbes» Read Law360»
