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The Maimonides Project: A Trial in Clinical Education, Simulation, and Law.   read more

Brooklyn Law School Offers Unique Legal Theory Colloquium.  read more

Brooklyn Law School is pleased to announce the selection of four new international human rights fellows: Leslie Bailey ’14, Amy Drever ’14, Laura Salerno ’13, and Roman Zelichenko ’13.   read more

Seven Brooklyn Law Students were selected for the 2012 New York Joint Minority Bar Association Summer Judicial Internship Program.   read more

Professor Richard Farrell ’64 was recognized by the Criminal Justice Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) for his contribution to the field of criminal law education.   read more

Brooklyn Law School is pleased to welcome Janet Sinder as the Library’s new Director and Associate Professor of Law.  read more

Brooklyn Law School student Zachary Kuperman ’12 has been selected as a recipient of a Burton Award for Legal Achievement for his note, “Cutting the Baby in Half: An Economic Critique of Indivisible Resources Partition,” which was published in the Fall 2011 issue of the Brooklyn Law Review.  read more

In March, the BLS-ACLU hosted Lee Rowland, counsel for the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program, to discuss current issues concerning election law and careers that focus on voting rights.  read more

Entrepreneur magazine highlighted the pro bono work of the Law School’s Brooklyn Legal Incubator and Policy (BLIP) Clinic, which “helps startups navigate legislative, regulatory and judicial obstacles.”  read more

On April 4, Brooklyn Law School’s Trade Secrets Institute (TSI) held its inaugural symposium, entitled “Private Data/Public Good: Emerging Issues in Trade Secrets Law.”   read more

In a recent op-ed for the National Law Journal, Professor Cynthia Godsoe criticizes a new bill in Wisconsin that attempts to criminalize “nonmarital parenthood” as child abuse and neglect.   read more

Jennifer Ashburn ’04 was named Young Lawyer of the Year by the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division.   read more

In March, the Dennis J. Block Center for International Business Law (IBL) and the Customs and International Trade Bar Association hosted an IBL Roundtable Luncheon at Brooklyn Law School.   read more

Professor David Reiss recently spoke to Channel 13 News about New York's plan to overhaul obscure committees and reports that no longer hold any purpose.   read more

Professor Elizabeth Schneider was a featured guest on MSNBC to discuss the “Stand Your Ground” law, which allows individuals in several states to use self-defense against an attacker without an obligation of retreat following the attack.  read more

On March 21, students, faculty and alumni of the Law School joined members of the Sparer Fellowship Program for a luncheon and panel discussion on employment law issues in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community, particularly for transgender workers.  read more

Two members of the Brooklyn Law School community will be honored at the June National Lawyers Guild (NLG) Spring Fling, an event to celebrate the Guild’s continuing commitment to the movement for social change.  read more

This year’s Edward V. Sparer Public Interest Forum, held on March 15, explored the causes of poverty and the impact of the recession on low-income individuals and families.   read more

As the number of social media users continues to skyrocket, politicians preparing for the 2012 elections are exploring new forms of media to share their messages.  read more

Professor Jonathan Askin was a recent featured guest on the “Today’s Verdict” program on BronxNet.  read more

In a recent article in the Huffington Post, Professor Jonathan Askin commented on the ongoing controversy surrounding the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA).  read more

Professor Aaron Twerski is a preeminent authority in the areas of products liability and tort law and he has garnered numerous awards, including the American Bar Association's Robert B. McKay Law Professor Award and the American Law Institute's R. Ammi Cutter Reporter, to name just a few.  read more

As part of New York City’s 9th Annual Immigrant Heritage Week, the New York City Council awarded Proclamations to six Law School clinics for their "outstanding service" to the immigrant community.  read more

Olga Vlasova '13 was a featured guest columnist in The Jurist, arguing for the prohibition of the death penalty for severely mentally ill convicts.  read more

In her latest column in the New York Law Journal, Professor Roberta Karmel comments on the benefits and drawbacks of the newly passed JOBS Act, which eases securities and trade regulations on new media startup companies.  read more

The Practising Law Institute (PLI) recently appointed Professor Roberta Karmel, a longtime PLI Trustee, to head its Board of Trustees.   read more

On April 13, the Center for Health, Science, and Public Policy and the Journal of Law and Policy cosponsored a symposium, “Reforming Child Protection Law: A Public Health Approach” to discuss strategies to improve child protection laws.  read more

In April, Elizabeth Schneider, Rose L. Hoffer Professor of Law, traveled to Turkey to speak at two conferences on women’s rights and domestic violence.  read more

On March 22, Brooklyn Law School’s student group OUTLaws, hosted its first alumni dinner and awards banquet celebrating the historic passage of New York State’s Marriage Equality Act.  read more

Rebeccah Golubock Watson ’12 was awarded the prestigious Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellowship from Georgetown University Law Center, the second in a row that a Brooklyn Law School student received this fellowship.   read more

Kathryn Hensley ’13 and Kira Ewig ’13 have been awarded the Bergstrom Child Welfare Law Summer Fellowship, which encourages outstanding law students nationwide to pursue careers in child advocacy.  read more

Professor Roberta Karmel spoke to several news outlets about the pending Jumpstart Our Business Start-Ups (JOBS) Act, that will bring crowdfunding to the business sector.  read more

Four members of the Brooklyn Law School community were recently recognized by the Peggy Browning Fund.  read more

On April 15, nearly 300 law students, faculty, lawyers, technologists, and entrepreneurs attended the day-long inaugural Legal Hackathon at Brooklyn Law School.  read more

Four BLS students will be the first interns for the New York State Bar Association's real property law section next fall.   read more

Professor Jonathan Askin recently spoke to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle about the shift of New York's tech industry, nicknamed “Silicon Alley,” from downtown Manhattan to Brooklyn.  read more

The Brooklyn Law School community mourns the loss of a beloved colleague, fabulous teacher and cherished friend, Professor Michael P. Madow.  read more

The Brooklyn Law Review recently hosted its third-annual Author Spotlight speaker event, designed to introduce students to the authors who publish pieces in the scholarly journal.  read more

Professor Derek Bambauer criticized a controversial bill in Arizona that seeks to criminalize offensive material on the Internet.  read more

The U.S. Fulbright program announced that Professor Maryellen Fullerton, a scholar in comparative refugee law, has been appointed to the Distinguished Chair in Law at the University of Trento during the 2012-2013 academic year.  read more

The BLS community gathered in the Subotnick Center for the sixth annual Sara Robbins Spelling Bee.  read more

Gabriel Taussig ’74, Chief of the New York City Law Department’s Administrative Law Division, recently received the 2011 Mary C. Lawton Outstanding Government Service Award, a prestigious honor given by the American Bar Association (ABA).  read more

Stuart Subotnick, Brooklyn Law School’s Chairman of the Board of Trustees, today announced the appointment of Nicholas W. Allard as the eighth Dean of Brooklyn Law School, effective July 1, 2012.  read more

Brooklyn Law School has received two $1 million gifts, one from the Charitable Lead Annuity Trust of Louis Feil, father of Jeffrey J. Feil, Class of 1973, and one from Dennis J. Block, Class of 1967. Both gifts are directed to help students defray the cost of their legal education.  read more

Professor Jonathan Askin spoke at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) annual Frames convention on media and entertainment.  read more

Glen Zipper ’00 won the Academy Award for the best feature-length documentary film, “Undefeated,” which he produced.   read more

In an interview with Surprisingly Free, Professor Jason Mazzone discusses his recently published book, Copyfraud and Other Abuses of Intellectual Property.  read more

The Tax Law Association recently hosted a “Careers in Tax Law” panel discussion with three prominent alumni.  read more

Professor Adam Kolber spoke to Metro about a new drug that may reduce prejudice in users.  read more

In her latest column in the New York Law Journal, Professor Roberta Karmel discusses new crowd-funding bills that will allow small businesses to bypass securities law requirements.  read more

On Thursday, March 1, Brooklyn Law Students for the Public Interest (BLSPI) held its twenty-second annual auction fundraiser.  read more

Nicholas Bamman’s article, “Campaign Finance: Public Funding After Bennett” was accepted for publication in the University of Virginia’s Journal of Law & Politics (forthcoming 2012).   read more

The Brooklyn Law School student chapter of the ACLU and OUTLaws cohosted a panel discussing Windsor v. United States and other challenges against the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).  read more

In a recent MSNBC “Digital Life” article, Professor Derek Bambauer sheds light on the many ways people unintentionally break copyright laws on the Internet.  read more

In an op-ed for the Jurist, Professor William Araiza explores how larger ideological legal issues can sometimes be hidden in seemingly minor technical disputes.  read more

Professor Derek Bambauer was a featured guest on Stanford University's radio show, Hearsay Culture, to discuss his forthcoming article, “Orwell's Armchair.”  read more

Professor James Fanto spoke recently with Corporate Secretary about the rising popularity of compliance officer jobs.  read more

Brooklyn Law School Students among the First Interns in the State Bar Real Property Law Section’s New Internship Program.  read more

Professor Marsha Garrison on Marriage and Family and Her New Book, Marriage at a Crossroads.  read more

American Constitution Society Hosts “The Future of Class Action Litigation after Wal-Mart v. Dukes”.  read more

Miles Schreiner ’12 Wins American College of Legal Medicine Student Writing Competition.  read more

Sayeda Abbas ’12, Dina Kleyman ’12, and Shannon Karam ’12 began working in the Safe Harbor Clinic in Spring 2011.  read more

The January 2012 issue of the National Jurist ranked Brooklyn Law School among 20 of the best schools in preparing students for public service careers in the areas of government and prosecutors/public defenders.  read more

Brooklyn Law Students for the Public Interest (BLSPI) recently announced the recipients of the 2012 BLSPI Fellowship.  read more

Professor Roberta Karmel discussed reforming the financial industry beyond Dodd-Frank on Bloomberg Law.   read more

Brooklyn Law School IP professors Derek Bambauer, Jane Yakowitz, Jason Mazzone, Samuel Murumba, Irina Manta, and Jonathan Askin held a Town Hall Meeting to address the issues surrounding the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA), and encourage students to get involved in the legal process.  read more

Now that Judge Stephen Reinhardt struck down Proposition 8 in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, supporters and opponents of the same sex marriage ban await the inevitable appeal to U.S. Supreme Court. Constitutional legal experts expect a close vote, but Professor Jason Mazzone anticipates the law will ultimately be struck down.  read more

With the recent release of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's 2011 tax returns, experts are returning to the controversial topic of tax inequity.  read more

In light of the school sex abuse scandal in Los Angeles, legal experts, child protection organizations, and concerned parents are questioning who to blame.  read more

In a guest post for Forbes, Professor Jane Yakowitz discusses the E.U.'s new Data Protection Directive, which will allow E.U. residents the “right to be forgotten” and delete all information about themselves on the Internet.  read more

Brooklyn Law School alumna Karen I. Wu ’04 has been named the 2012 recipient of the New York State Bar Association's Outstanding Young Lawyer Award.  read more

Federal officials have ruled a $25 billion settlement among the nation's largest banks and over 750,000 victims of foreclosure fraud.  read more

With California's 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' recent decision to overturn Proposition 8, the 2008 vote that constitutionally banned gay marriage in the state, many are expecting the case to ultimately land in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court.  read more

Kalish Bell ’12 has been awarded a 2011-2012 Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn & Terrana, LLP Diversity Fellowship.   read more

Sylvester Yavana ’14 won “Best Oral Advocate” at the recent Northeast Region Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition, which was held during the Northeast Black Law Students Association (NEBLSA) 2012 Convention in West Harrison, New York.  read more

In the wake of the U.S. financial crisis, the Obama administration is following calls by critics to wind down mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  read more

In a recent interview with Barron's, Professor Roberta Karmel addresses problems with the Dodd-Frank Act and the more drastic reforms that are needed to protect the financial industry from self-destruction.  read more

David Shapiro ’12 has been awarded the prestigious post-graduate Gault Fellowship. For the next two years, Shapiro will work at the National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC) in Washington, D.C., performing extensive legal work for NJDC and assisting with the provision of training and technical assistance to the juvenile defense community.   read more

The Brooklyn Legal Incubator & Policy (BLIP) Clinic and its founder, Professor Jonathan Askin, were profiled by Forbes about the important relationship between young lawyers and the Internet start-up community.  read more

Professor Jonathan Askin was recently featured in "Made in Brooklyn," a vimeo created by Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, which supports tech startups and other companies in Brooklyn, and has a strong working relationship with the BLIP Clinic.  read more

The Law School is pleased to announce its spring 2012 roster of academic events. They include intriguing and intellectually engaging symposia, lectures and programs that feature distinguished scholars, practitioners, judges, government officials, and other experts, who come together to explore the most pressing legal and public policy issues of the day.  read more

In an op-ed for the Huffington Post, Professor Bradley Borden examines Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's tax return and how it exemplifies the inequalities of the American tax system.  read more

Brooklyn Law School’s faculty has produced a remarkable collection of work that has reached readers worldwide.  read more

Michael A. Sabino ’12 was named the December winner of the Winter 2011 Student Legal Writing Contest sponsored by the National Law Review (NLR) for his article, “Football and Antitrust Law: American Needle v. NFL and Its Meaning for Combinations in Restraint of Trade and the Rule of Reason in the 21st Century.”  read more

In an interview for American Public Media's Marketplace, Professor David Reiss spoke about growing fears among state and local governments that budgets will not be able to cover rising pensions and health care costs.  read more

In today's Los Angeles Times and Daily Mail, Professor Brad Borden commented on the widening gap between the wealthy and the poor, which he argued is due to an uneven tax code, exemplified by GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s tax returns.  read more

Professor Jason Mazzone was one of this week's debaters on Point of Law, a legal discussion forum sponsored by the Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute.  read more

Despite heavy traffic and celebrity endorsements, the file-sharing site Megaupload.com was recently shut down for allegedly diverting $500 million in film, television, and music revenue.   read more

Professor Jason Mazzone was a featured speaker on Russia Today's CrossTalk to speak on the validity of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).  read more

In a recent interview, Professor Nelson Tebbe discusses the main themes in his article, Nonbelievers, which was published in the Virginia Law Review.  read more

The Brooklyn Entertainment and Sports Law Society (BESLS) recently held its Third Annual Panel Event to discuss ways in which the law intersects with fashion, sports, film, television, and music.  read more

In the midst of finals on December 15, 2011, corporate and real estate clinic students Nandini Sur ’12 and Stephanie La Carrubba ’12 conducted a loan closing for a Harlem building.  read more

Adjunct Professor Barry Kamins, who has served as the Administrative Judge for Criminal Matters, Second Judicial District since 2009, has been appointed Administrative Judge for the Criminal Court of the City of New York.  read more

A record seven graduates working in the criminal justice field have been awarded the Law School’s Criminal Justice Post-Graduate Fellowship.  read more

In early 2008, Ira Goldenberg, a partner at the real estate firm of Goldenberg & Selker and an adjunct professor at the Law School, was presented with a unique challenge.  read more

Investor advocates and Congress members who favor stricter financial regulation are internally clashing over a proposed addition to the Dodd-Frank Act that would create a board that matched ratings with ratings jobs.  read more

In her recent column for the New York Law Journal, Professor Roberta Karmel explores the causes of "flash-crashes" and how the SEC should regulate these situations of extreme market volatility.   read more