Supreme Court Review: Privacy v. Safety

Circuit splits make for Supreme Court cases. So do the issues surrounding privacy protections against the reach of federal power. Yet Federal Aviation Administration v. Cooper is still more complex. As District Judge Vaughn R. Walker, famous for his recent

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Supreme Court Tackles Death Penalty

In a per curiam opinion issued on November 7, the United States Supreme Court unanimously reversed a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that freed Archie Dixon, an Ohio man who had been sentenced

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November Gets Hairy For Philanthropic Law Students

Sometimes it’s easy for law students to get caught in their academic bubble and forget about bigger issues. One solution involves keeping a thick, itchy and aesthetically questionable reminder right under your nose at all times.
That’s exactly what two Cardozo

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Making the Curve: An Inside Look at Cardozo’s Grading System

Ah…the dreaded curve. When I was first told that we would be graded using a standard bell -curve, the first thing I thought to myself was, “Please God, let me be the smartest person in my section.” Of course, with

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For the Lovely Loved Ones: Holiday Gift Ideas on a Law Student’s Budget

Hello my fellow Cardozians! It is that time of year again when the leaves have fallen from the trees, it gets dark around 4:30 p.m., and your outlines have your hair turning gray.
It is also the time of year when

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All I Want For X-mas is a Summer Job

Coming out of the 1L Office of Career Services (OCS) orientation, I realized that I need to grow up…fast. Working hard at school isn’t the only thing I need to do. I also need to find a summer legal internship.

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Administration Confronts Decrease in Course Evaluations

It’s been three years since Cardozo’s course evaluations traded in their Scantron sheets and No. 2 pencils for a more modern approach: the uniform online evaluations that put students a few clicks and keystrokes from opining on any professor or

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The iPhone’s Siri: The Solution to Surviving Law School?

 

Apple hit the ground running when they unleashed the iPhone 4s, newly equipped with Siri, the voice-activated personal assistant that organizes your agenda and gives you location-based answers to your queries. When prompted with any question or demand, Siri is

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NYC Moves from “Secure Communities” to a Just Society

On November 3, 2011 the New York City Council passed a new piece of legislation designed to limit the City’s collaboration with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. From now on, the City will no longer detain individuals who

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Q&A with Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, Kate Shaw

When Justice John Paul Stevens was asked, “Is there anything more that the faculty and staff [of Northwestern University Law School] could do to help place more Northwestern Law clerks with your colleagues?” Stevens quickly retorted, “Sure, that’s easy.  Educate

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