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APPEAL, ARBITRATE, APPRAISE: A Forthcoming Rallying-Cry for the Victims of the California Wildfires
No full textSeven days into the 2025 new year, the most expensive natural disaster in United States history broke out. 29 people were killed, and at least 16,000 structures were destroyed. Damages estimations have been varied. One analyst firm reasoned the fires could cost as much as 45 billion, and the University of Southern California thinks $75 billion. Among the hardest hit neighborhoods was Altadena, California. Northwest Altadena stood as one of the few areas black families could purchase homes in Southern California, as “81% of Black households in Altadena own homes, compared with 32% across Los Angeles County.” Moreover, the median value of a black household in Altadena was 48% higher than the national average. While residents of Altadena and other Southern California neighborhoods begin rebuilding efforts amid the difficulties of navigating toxic waste, State Farm got to work by “urge[ing] the state’s insurance regulator to approve an emergency hike in rates” to offset the large payouts the company will be forced to make.
The print edition of the issue has also been released. This post was originally published on the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution website on February 17, 2025
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Dispute: It Ends with Arbitration?
No full textThe film adaptation of the best-selling novel, “It Ends With Us” depicts a tale of a seemingly romantic relationship turned abusive and how a woman grows beyond her experience with domestic abuse. The film and novel tell the story of Lilly, Blake Lively’s character, falling in love with Ryle, Justin Baldoni’s character, and how their relationship evolves for the worse. Despite the important message that the movie should be known for, it has now been caught in the cross-fire in the impending case between co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. In December 2024, Lively filed a complaint against Baldoni claiming sexual harassment, retaliation, and more. Shortly after, Baldoni filed a $400 million lawsuit against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, accusing them of civil extortion and defamation. Not only does this suit involve multiple high-profiled celebrities, but it also has become the new internet obsession with the dispute going viral on TikTok and other social media sites. This dispute famously mirrors the concerns posed in the Amber Heard and Johnny Depp defamation trial. Although the dispute is not between former partners, it is a highly publicized dispute that has relied on the court of public opinion and the power of social media.
The print edition of the issue has also been released. This post was originally published on the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution website on March 10, 2025
When Back To Work Orders Fail: Lessons From Air Canada For U.S. Labor Policy
No full textIn August 2025, 99.7% of Air Canada flight attendants agreed to strike, triggering what quickly became one of the most visible labor disputes in North America. Within hours, the government declared the strike unlawful and issued a back‑to‑work order. On paper, this should have ended the disruption. In practice, it did not. Thousands of flight attendants, organized under the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), defied the order and continued protesting. CUPE believed the process was unfair, claiming the airline refused to bargain fairly knowing the government would intervene to preserve operations. The strike paralyzed operations at Canada’s largest airline and frustrated the travel plans of hundreds of thousands. The government’s legal authority collided with overwhelming worker solidarity, resulting in a standoff that underscored the limits of ‘command‑and‑control’ labor law. The print edition of the issue has also been released. This post was originally published on the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution website on December 10, 2025
Heckman v. Live Nation Entertainment: New Rules For Mass Arbitration Companies
No full textAn interesting new development in alternative dispute resolution has worked its way up the court system in the last few years, as a group of plaintiffs brought a putative class action alleging anticompetitive practices against Live Nation Entertainment and Ticketmaster. Live Nation and Ticketmaster moved to compel arbitration based on Ticketmaster’s Terms of Use, which purported to require that plaintiffs arbitrate claims before a newly created arbitration company—New Era ADR. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s order denying defendants’ motion to compel arbitration in Heckman v. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., determining that New Era’s arbitration rules were procedurally and substantively unconscionable. The case reached its final resting place this October, when the Supreme Court, without comment, left the Ninth Circuit’s decision intact.
The print edition of the issue has also been released. This post was originally published on the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution website on November 26, 202
State Obligations to Prevent Torture
No full textThe right to be free from torture is firmly recognized in international law. Freedom from torture has been enshrined in many foundational United Nations (U.N.) documents since it was founded in 1945. In 1948, The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR) was approved by the U.N. General Assembly. Article 5 of UNDHR states that “no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.” All 193 member-states of the U.N. have pledged to comply with this obligation.
This post was originally published on the Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review on January 21, 2025. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above
Part 3: Interactions and Identity: Law
No full textJewish studies is a dynamic, interdisciplinary field that draws on the methods of the modern academy—historical research, anthropology, literary studies, philosophy, religious studies, sociology, feminism, and the study of the arts and culture, among others—to illuminate the past and present of Jewish life, thought, and expression. This book provides an entry point to Jewish studies for readers who want to learn about the questions it raises and the insights it generates. Although no single volume can capture the full breadth of the field, this Princeton Companion encompasses some of the most important subfields of Jewish studies, presenting new historical research and introductions to the many other disciplines that can be brought to bear on Jewish history and experience.The editors, all distinguished scholars of Jewish studies, have gathered contributions from a range of prominent and up-and-coming figures in the field. These contributors offer original perspectives that reflect new findings and novel contexts. Part I, “Rethinking the Past,” aims to give an overview of recent research trends in the study of Jewish history, covering the ancient world, the Middle Ages, and modern times. Part II, “Ideas and Expression,” surveys new research in the study of Jewish language, religion, philosophy, literature, art, music, and other humanities-centered approaches to Jewish life. Part III, “Interactions and Identity,” brings the social sciences and anthropology into the picture, along with Israel studies and Mizrahi studies, to introduce the ways scholars today are seeking to shed light on how Jews identify themselves, interact with others, organize themselves, and behave politically and economically.https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/faculty-chapters/1117/thumbnail.jp
Recognizing and Reclaiming Indigenous Peoples’ Constitutional Land Rights in Brazil
No full textIn 2011, the Brazilian Government began dismantling the country’s robust framework for Indigenous land rights by enacting measures to deny Indigenous Peoples’ access to their ancestral lands. From 2019 to 2022, the government did not recognize or title a single hectare of Indigenous lands, despite more than 700 pending requests for demarcation (or formal designation and titling). A change in government and six land demarcations in 2023, however, show signs of a new era for Indigenous Peoples’ rights and relationship with the state. This chapter analyzes evolving Indigenous land rights pre- and post-constitutionalization in 1988, the result of intense political mobilization and shifting colonialist perceptions of Indigenous Peoples. This chapter also discusses the main obstacles faced by Indigenous Peoples in enforcing Brazil’s protective land rights framework, accounting for the structures of settler colonial states – structures that permit institutional and physical violence against Indigenous Peoples by state and non-state actors alike. Finally, this chapter examines the opportunities created since the change in government in 2023, proposing new avenues to advance Indigenous Peoples’ constitutional land rights in Brazil.https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/faculty-chapters/1113/thumbnail.jp
Turning over the Ballot: Direct Democracy and State-Level Change
No full textJoin Phillip Ensler ‘17 (Alabama State Representative), Susan Lerner (Executive Director, Common Cause-NY), and Miriam Seifter (Professor, Univ. of Wisconsin Law School) who, with Cardozo’s own Professor Wilfred Codrington, will discuss ballot measures, direct democracy, and effecting change at the state level. Registration is encouraged but not required for current Cardozo students.https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/event-invitations-2025/1007/thumbnail.jp
Intro to IP Law
No full textJoin us for an engaging session on the fundamentals of intellectual property law !https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/flyers-2025-2026/1012/thumbnail.jp