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Welcome to See infra, our e-newsletter delivering a sampling of news from St. John's Law.
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Honor a Mentor
A professor. A colleague. A friend. A family member. How do you thank that special mentor who helped you succeed at St. John's Law? You can pay the support forward by making a gift to the Law School today. When you donate to the St. John's Law Fund (or any of our designated funds) in honor of your mentor, and provide a name and address, we'll send them or their family a note announcing your gift. Our Fiscal Year ends May 31, 2022, so please make your gift today at lawgiving.stjohns.edu. Thank you!
Celebrate APIDA Heritage Month . . .
To mark Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month, throughout May we're sharing messages from students, alumni, and faculty in the Law School's APIDA community across our social channels. Follow along on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook using #stjohnslawapidahm22.
. . . and Commencement 2022
On Sunday, May 22, 2022, our J.D. and LL.M. graduates will cross the Commencement stage to become the newest members of the St. Johns Law alumni community. We're streaming this milestone event, including the address by New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks, live online starting at 3:50 p.m. So, please join us there!
Catch Up With the CLR Reading Society
Last month, St. John's Law students, alumni, faculty, and friends engaged in a lively Center for Law and Religion Reading Society discussion of the acclaimed C.S. Lewis essay "Learning in War-Time" led by lawyer and scholar Mark Lanier at his New York City office. Convened each semester by Center Co-Directors Mark Movsesian and Marc DeGirolami, the Reading Society presents works of literature that address themes in law and religion. Past meetings have covered Sophocles's Antigone, Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, and Augustine's City of God. Read more.
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Saying Hello and Goodbye
In early April, the Manhattan Center's majestic grand ballroom set the scene as alumni, faculty, students, and administrators came together for our biggest event of the year, the Alumni Association Luncheon. On this special occasion, Rose F. DiMartino '81 received the John J. Murphy Award for her distinguished service to the public, the profession, and the Rule of Law, while Alain V. Massena '97C, '00L was this year's St. Thomas More Award recipient, in recognition of his outstanding moral leadership. After the luncheon, celebrants headed over to Connolly's Pub to raise a glass at the retirement celebration for Claire C. McKeever '80SVC, '93L, the Law School's longtime Assistant Dean for CLE and Alumni Relations.
Supporting Relief Efforts
On Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at a special event organized by the Law School Alumni Association's Armed Forces Chapter, friends old and new gathered at DLA Piper's Manhattan offices with students from the Law School's newly formed Veteran, First Responder, & Front-Line Worker's Society. As they enjoyed networking and refreshments, attendees had the opportunity to support a student fundraiser for the Red Cross's Ukrainian relief efforts. Many thanks to Richard F. Hans '93 and DLA Piper for hosting.
Mentoring Future St. John’s Lawyers
Mentor Connect, the Law School's robust online mentoring platform brings students seeking career guidance together with alumni who are excited to give it. Mentees and mentors connect across aligned professional interests and aspirations and common involvement in St. John's Law journals, co-curricular activities, academic centers, shared identity groups, and student organizations, among other connecting points. To learn more about this wonderful opportunity for alumni to give back and make a difference, view the Mentor Connect guide. Ready to become a mentor? Register today.
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Media Mentions
This Wall Street Journal story by Sadie Gurman (behind subscription wall) features St. John's Law Professor John Q. Barrett's commentary on the SCOTUS investigation into the leaked, draft Dobbs opinion. Here's an excerpt: "It is not the most aggressive way to pursue" an investigation, said John Q. Barrett, a law professor at St. John's University. "It’s a careful, nearby, trusted employee who can take on this task. It keeps it close and maximizes confidentiality."
In this New York Times story, Shira Ovide taps St. John's Law Professor Kate Klonick's expertise to answer the question, "What happens when Mr. Musk owns Twitter?" Professor Klonick shares: "[G]rowing laws over online expression theoretically took some power over speech away from unelected Silicon Valley executives. But those leaders still must decide on the interpretation of the laws and make decisions on the speech ungoverned by them."
Cambridge University Press – Academic highlighted Professor Mark Movsesian's state-of-the-field essay, "Law, Religion, and the COVID-19 Crisis," which appears in the current edition of the Journal of Law and Religion. And, in an opinion piece for First Things, Professor Movsesian explains how the leak of the draft Dobbs opinion differs from past SCOTUS leaks, and why it poses a real danger for the Court.
"It's past time that New York legislators give their constituents the same protections against overreaching that consumers in other states have," says Professor Jeff Sovern in this guest essay for Newsday.
On the Air
For your springtime listening pleasure, here's a new podcast from Professor Jeff Sovern and Blair Hendricks '22, president of the St. John's chapter of the National Association of Consumer Advocates. The Consumer Law and Economic Justice Podcast features law students interviewing consumer law professors, with the aim of making scholarship in the field more accessible to any and all interested in consumer law.
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In the Field
Congratulations to Nadia Balkaran '23, who was awarded the 2022 Mattone Institute Summer Public Interest Fellowship! The Fellowship will support her work this summer in the Air Branch at US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2.
Congratulations, Yefren Rojas '22LL.M., who received the Presidential Volunteer Service Award presented by President Joe Biden for his volunteer work with New York Cares.
In the (Mock) Courthouse
We're so thrilled to report two recent PTAI successes. Dariana Reid '22 earned 2022 Outstanding Advocate at the South Texas National Mock Trial Challenge. And Javonne Jenkins '22 won Best Overall Advocate at the University of South Carolina Trials & Tribulations National Trial Competition. What a great way to end PTAI's 2021-22 competition season!
In Print
Let's hear it for Sean Boren '22, whose paper, "Going for Gold and Protecting It Too: Intellectual Property and the Olympic Games," was selected as the first-place submission for the New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA)'s 2021-22 Hon. William C. Conner Writing Competition.
Congratulations to Joseph Mottola '23, winner of the 2022 Mattone Institute Writing Competition for his paper, "Theft of the American Dream: New York City's Third Party Transfer Program" (forthcoming in the St. John's Law Review).
Ashlyn Stone '23 wrote this piece for Conduct Detrimental on the risk of injury to women playing in preseason professional soccer matches. The article considers a possible amendment to the National Women's Soccer League's collective bargaining agreement as a way to mitigate the increased risk facing these athletes.
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Please email Lori Herz, See infra's Managing Editor and Lead Writer, at herzl@stjohns.edu.
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