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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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A St. John’s Law Celebration
The Manhattan Center’s Grand Ballroom set the scene as close to 300 Law School alumni came together in person for the first time since 2020 at the Alumni Association Luncheon. As they mixed and mingled with friends, faculty, students, and administrators, attendees bid on silent auction items, raising funds to support the Public Interest Center’s programs and initiatives. They also celebrated this year’s Belson Medal recipients, St. Thomas More Award recipient Eugenie Cesar-Fabian ’04, and James Pitaro ’94, who received the Dean Harold F. McNiece Award. Read more about this year’s Luncheon.
Dean Simons on the U.S. News Rankings
Dean Michael A. Simons sent a message to prospective students recently, announcing that St. John’s Law will no longer report ABA data separately to U.S. News and sharing the reasons for that decision. Here’s his message in full.
SCOTUS Religion Cases Take Center Stage
Last month, St. John’s Center for Law and Religion hosted Law and Religion at the Supreme Court: New Directions, a conversation with Hon. Richard Sullivan (Second Circuit) and Hon. Rachel Kovner (EDNY), at the New York Athletic Club. Center Co-Directors Marc DeGirolami and Mark Movsesian facilitated the discussion about recent U.S. Supreme Court cases on the Establishment, Free Exercise, and Free Speech Clauses, and St. John’s Law students in the audience had a chance to ask the judges questions. Read the event recap.
Come for the TACO. Stay for Admissions Insights.
We’re excited to announce the launch our TACO Tuesday Instagram series
with our very own Dean of Admissions, Trent Anderson. That’s TACO:
Trent’s
Admissions
Conversations
Online
He’s offering practical law school admissions tips that prospective students can use right away. You can check out the first few episodes on the St. John’s Law Instagram page today.
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Mark your calendars and save the date for these upcoming alumni events:
March 11-12 | Spring CLE Weekend
Need continuing legal education credits? We’re back live and in person for our Spring CLE Weekend at St. John’s Law. With your choice of two learning tracks, Real Estate Law or Negligence – From A – Z, you can earn up to 16 CLE credits while building practical knowledge and skills. Watch your inbox for course details and registration information.
March 28-30 | Public Interest Auction
We’re presenting this year’s Public Interest Auction online (3/28, 29) and in person (3/30) to support the Law School's Summer Public Interest Fellowship Program and other public interest initiatives. As always, alumni are our vital partners in this student-run fundraiser. If you would like to donate an auction item or make a monetary gift, please visit the Auction website. Thank you!
March 31 | Diversity & Inclusion Gala
For 2023, our Diversity & Inclusion Gala returns to Tribeca 360° in lower Manhattan. Since the inaugural Gala in 2017, this signature event has brought the St. John’s Law community together to celebrate and support the Law School's deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion—a commitment rooted in St. John's Vincentian mission. Visit the Gala website to sponsor this special event and buy tickets today!
For more information about these upcoming alumni events, please contact Associate Dean for Law School Advancement Brian Woods at brian.woods@stjohns.edu.
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In the media
An essay Professor Chris Borgen co-authored about space activities and national security appears in the ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security’s online anthology on the transformation of national security law.
Professor Miriam Cherry is quoted in a recent Barron’s article (subscription wall) about legal problems arising from the cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s work with unpaid influencers.
In the Field
Professor Robin Boyle lectured virtually on negotiation and contract drafting to a class of cadets at Odesa State University of Internal Affairs in Ukraine. Her book, Teaching Contract Drafting (Edward Elgar), is slated for publication in the fall, and West Academic Publishers interviewed her recently about "Generational Comparisons: Civil Rights Movement and Current Day Climate Movement," the topic of a book chapter she is contributing to Generations in American Politics (University Michigan Press). Professor Boyle also presents regularly on cults and the law. In that expert capacity, she appears in the documentary Branded and Brainwashed: Inside NXIVM.
Blinding Justice and Video Conferencing?, an article by Professor Elayne Greenberg, appears in the Stetson Law Review. The paper discusses how to finally blind justice and reduce racial justice inequities when dispute resolution processes for civil matters are conducted via video conferencing.
Professor Kate Klonick has been named an Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) Distinguished Fellow for her scholarship and work on the governance of speech online.
In the club
The Black Authors Book Club hosted by Professors Cheryl Wade and Sheldon Evans has a great lineup this spring semester. March’s selection is The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander. Whether you finish the book or not, you’re welcome to attend the Book Club meeting on 3/9 from 7 to 8 p.m. Register to join the conversation.
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Congratulations!
A paper by Jessica A. Caso ’23 titled “’Video Killed the Radio Star’ – and AI Brought it Back to Life” is one of two winners of the 2023 Phil Cowan-Judith Bresler Memorial Scholarship Writing Competition.
Our Mattone Family Institute for Real Estate Law welcomed Myaysa Evans ’24 and Zachary Rozycki ’24 as its newest Real Estate Fellows. They will follow a course of study designed to prepare them for careers in real estate law that includes curricular, experiential, and programmatic components.
Gennaro Priolo ‘24 was awarded a 2023 SAME - Gogick, Byrne & O’Neill, LLP Scholarship for students interested in construction law.
“The $47,000 Fake Birkin Puzzles the Internet and the Courts: How to Proceed?”, a St. John’s Law Review Note written by Camille Perbost ’24, earned first place and a $5,000 prize in the Brooks Kushman P.C. Intellectual Property Writing Competition.
Students Put Wrongful Convictions in the Spotlight
“As they started to envision the slate of offerings for this year’s Pro Bono Week, the PILSA students were eager to spotlight the issue of wrongful convictions in our country,” says Director of Public Interest Programs Ashleigh Georgia Kashimawo. “Although it was a big undertaking, the program they put together was an even bigger success, thanks to the students’ hard work and determination.” Read about the impactful student-led panel program that brought exonerees to St. John’s Law to share their experiences and foster dialogue.
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Please email Lori Herz, See infra's Managing Editor and Lead Writer, at herzl@stjohns.edu.
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