History & Background Newly passed legislation often represents the changing nature of public opinion and societal attitudes. In New York State, for example, the general public’s softening and more accepting view of marijuana consumption was highlighted when the state approved…
In 2018, the Supreme Court ruled in Murphy v. NCAA that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (“PAPSA”) violated the anti-commandeering rule and was therefore unconstitutional. PAPSA had effectively barred states from authorizing sports gambling. The act…
In 1990, the Visual Artists’ Rights Act (VARA) became a welcome addition to the federal Copyright Act of 1976. VARA was the first time the “moral rights” of an artist were federally protected in the United States. Moral rights are…
The Cardozo AELJ Author Interview Series seeks to give our readers further insight into the Articles and Notes published in the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal. In this interview, Seth Warshaw discusses his Note, And a Second Opinion…
In this interview, Cardozo Professor Saurabh Vishnubhakat discusses what he hopes to bring to Cardozo as the new Director of Intellectual Property and Information Law Program, his professional background, and what drew him to the field of intellectual property. Saurabh…
The Cardozo AELJ Author Interview Series seeks to give our readers further insight into the Articles and Notes published in the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal. In this interview, Scott Semaya discusses his Note, Name, Image and Likeness: Giving…
The Cardozo AELJ Author Interview Series seeks to give our readers further insight into the Articles and Notes published in the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal. In this interview, Caitlin Muraca discusses her Note, Combating False Election Information in…
The Cardozo AELJ Author Interview Series seeks to give our readers further insight into the Articles and Notes published in the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal. In this interview, Raven Berzal discusses her Note, Accelerating Toward the Inevitable: How Covid-19…
A few decades ago, legal practitioners spent countless hours amidst towering piles of physical text, carefully drafting handwritten briefs for their clients. Since the late twentieth century, this old-fashioned practice has become modernized, beginning with the transition from typewriters to…
Emily Faro, Cardozo Law Class of 2021, is an Associate at Reed Smith. Emily’s practice focuses on entertainment and media, advertising, marketing, data privacy and security, and corporate transactions. Emily was a Staff Editor on Volume 38 of the Cardozo…
The Cardozo AELJ Author Interview Series seeks to give our readers further insight into the Articles and Notes published in the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal. In this interview, Lauren Chamberlin discusses her Note, Reconsidering a Private Right of…
The Cardozo AELJ Author Interview Series seeks to give our readers further insight into the Articles and Notes published in the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal. In this interview, Cecily D’Amore discusses her Note, #FreeBritney: The Importance of Public…
