A Long Reap Goodnight: Goodbye Jurist

Readers,
Well, this is it. My tenure as Editor-in-Chief of the Cardozo Jurist is over. Next semester Stephanie Kane, currently the Jurist’s Managing Editor, will be taking the reins.
I have so much to say, and so little space to say it

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Scholarship System Gets High Marks, But Lacks Transparency

Over the past year, law schools across the country have come under public scrutiny. Much of that scrutiny has involved statistics and data, and concerns that applicants have reasonable access to information about the costs and risks of a legal

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Humans Ousted from Legal Sector by Lawyer-Robots

Eerie music plays in the background as the graying world becomes desolate and infested with the machines. It’s 2025. They have won.
We thought it was harmless at first. Creating robots made sense. Who better to lead the litigation for a

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Mitt Romney as President Means Jobs

With fall OCI behind us, the employment search for most Cardozo upperclassmen continues, with all the accompanying pressure and concern. I almost need not mention the tough economic times and weak job market, but I do because looking ahead there

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GOP Stance on Immigration: Making Obama Look Good

For anyone who advocates for the rights of undocumented immigrants—or human beings in general—the GOP debate in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 18th was an unsettling wake-up call to what could be if one of these candidates were to become

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International Human Rights at Home: Occupy Wall Street

[The following Op-Ed was submitted to the Jurist by Daniel Stewart, an International Human Rights Clinical Teaching Fellow in Cardozo’s Human Rights & Genocide Clinic.]
 
The general perception of the human rights lawyer is one who is “out there” – focused

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After Cafe’s Practices Called into Question, an Explanation is Offered

Dear Editor,
 
This letter is in response to the article in the last issue entitled, “Kosher Policy Shows Respect For Student Diversity,” written by Elyse Patterson. The article says that, “There is a paradox to the schools kosher policy… How then

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During a Fall with its Share of Sadness, Community’s Strength Shines

LETTER TO THE EDITOR
 
Dear Friends,
 
Every Cardozo Law School occasion has its own particular flavor, its own unique mood and, as the dean, I have the honor of attending and speaking at many of them.  This fall the Cardozo community came

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Power in Numbers: ’Dozo & BLS Collaborate

Dearest Readers,
 
This month, the Jurist did something it has never done before: we collaborated with students from another law school for our editorial. Specifically, we co-wrote the editorial with the BLS Advocate, Brooklyn Law School’s student-run news site. Believe us

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Staff Editorial: Law Students to the ABA: Wake Up, Get off the Sidelines

[This editorial is co-written by the Cardozo Jurist and the BLS Advocate, Brooklyn Law School's student-run news site. The Jurist and the Advocate co-wrote this editorial because it addresses an issue affecting the law school community as a whole. A

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