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John Blume, the Samuel F. Leibowitz Professor of Trial Techniques and director of the Cornell Death Penalty Project at Cornell Law School, meets with third-year law students who have supported the challenge to South Carolina's execution methods as members of the Capital Punishment Clinic. From left to right are Emily Rivera, Elena Smalline and Nick Covek.
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Law Team Opposes South Carolina’s Electric Chair, Firing Squad
Cornell Law School’s Capital Punishment Clinic are leading a legal fight to prevent South Carolina from executing condemned prisoners by methods they argue are cruel and unusual.
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James Grimmelmann: The Artificial Intelligence Dilemma: Can Laws Keep Up?
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Estelle McKee: More Review of Torture Claims Good but Not Enough, Advocates Say
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Stephen Yale-Loehr: Trump Vows to End Birthright Citizenship for Children of Unauthorized Immigrants if he Wins in 2024
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Randy Zelin: Elizabeth Holmes is Going to Prison. Will She Ever Pay Victims Too?
“At Cornell Law School you not only learn from professors but also from colleagues from all over the world, which broadens your perspective on the law.”
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FORUM Fall 2022

In this issue, we highlight the exciting launch of our capital campaign—To Do the Greatest Good—and discuss how it will allow us to keep moving forward as we shape our plans for the next decade and beyond.
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Experiential learning at Cornell Law School is a central part of our educational model. A robust set of clinical courses helps students move beyond the classroom into the world of practice; the Lawyering Program focuses on teaching the real-life skills employed by practicing attorneys, and externships around the country and across the globe put classroom learning into practice.
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Cornell Law School offers one of the country’s oldest and most distinguished programs in international and comparative legal education. It features an outstanding faculty; a strong and diverse curriculum; internationally focused law clinics; visiting professors, scholars, and graduate law students from around the world; a leading journal of international and comparative law; active internationally focused student organizations; international speakers and conferences; international internships and externships; international dual degree and study abroad opportunities, and an acclaimed international and comparative law library collection.  It is an exceptional place to study and engage with international and comparative law.

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Faculty & Research

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The Delaware Death Penalty: An Empirical Study
This article is part of a symposium that honors David Baldus, a great scholar and great man, a quiet man with a strong passion for justice. We study the operation of Delaware’s death penalty in the modern era of capital punishment.
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Stings and Scams: ‘Fake News,’ the First Amendment, and the New Activist Journalism
Constitutional law, technological innovations, and the rise of a cultural “right to know” have recently combined to yield “fake news,” as illustrated by an anti-abortion citizen-journalist sting operation that scammed Planned Parenthood.
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Dangerous Citations
This Article considers when optional case citations may do more harm than good. There are valid reasons for citing to non-binding precedent — to promote consistency in the law.
The Nonprime Mortgage Crisis and Positive Feedback Lending
We collect evidence that the risk of a nonprime housing bubble should have been obvious to the main participants in the markets for nonprime lending and related mortgage-backed securities.

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#CornellLaw is proud to see women in the role of Editor-in-Chief for each of the school’s journals, as well as the Supreme Court Bulletin!

Pictured (from left to right):
Hailie Yoo, Editor-in-Chief of the Supreme Court Bulletin
Danica Murthy, Editor-in-Chief of the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy
Gigi Scerbo, Editor-in-Chief of Cornell Law Review
Maria Giovanna Jumper, Editor-in-Chief of Cornell International Law Journal

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#CornellLaw is proud to see women in the role of Editor-in-Chief for each of the school’s journals, as well as the Supreme Court Bulletin! Pictured (from left to right): Hailie Yoo, Editor-in-Chief of the Supreme Court Bulletin Danica Murthy, Editor-in-Chief of the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy Gigi Scerbo, Editor-in-Chief of Cornell Law Review Maria Giovanna Jumper, Editor-in-Chief of Cornell International Law Journal

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Our campus is vibrant with blooming flowers and trees, as students continue working hard on their exams. #HappySpring #GrowthEverywhere #CornellLaw #GoodLuckEveryone

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Our campus is vibrant with blooming flowers and trees, as students continue working hard on their exams. #HappySpring #GrowthEverywhere #CornellLaw #GoodLuckEveryone

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Students from the First Amendment Clinic visited the Reuters New York newsroom in Times Square last week to learn more about the relationship between journalists and lawyers, discussing how both teams work collaboratively on publishing cutting-edge journalism.

Students heard from Katharine Larsen, Deputy General Counsel; Vanessa O’Connell, Global Industry Editor; Mike Spector, U.S. Corporate Crisis Correspondent; Christopher Lee, Global Media and Litigation Counsel; and Alix Freedman, Global Editor, Ethics and Standards. #CornellLawClinics

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Students from the First Amendment Clinic visited the Reuters New York newsroom in Times Square last week to learn more about the relationship between journalists and lawyers, discussing how both teams work collaboratively on publishing cutting-edge journalism. Students heard from Katharine Larsen, Deputy General Counsel; Vanessa O’Connell, Global Industry Editor; Mike Spector, U.S. Corporate Crisis Correspondent; Christopher Lee, Global Media and Litigation Counsel; and Alix Freedman, Global Editor, Ethics and Standards. #CornellLawClinics

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