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Jens David Ohlin
Newsweek
Capitol Rioters Got Tougher Sentences in 2021 from Obama's Judges than from Trump's
Jens David Ohlin, dean of the Law School, discusses the difficulties defense attorneys face in predicting how judges will rule in their clients’ Capitol riot case.
Financial Times
Charles Whitehead: Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather, and a Crypto Token’s Wild Ride
Univision
Stephen Yale-Loehr: Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Right to Bail for Detained Undocumented Immigrants (in Spanish)
Business Insider
Valerie Hans Comments on Juror's Experience in the Ghislaine Maxwell Case
Inside Higher Ed
Jens Ohlin: Law Students Protest Research Database Contracts with ICE
New York Times
Sherry Colb: Fetal Viability, Long An Abortion Dividing Line, Faces A Supreme Court Test
Featured Research
Professor John Blume
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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Why Is Torture 'Different' and How 'Different' Is It?
Almost every serious commentator to address the moral and legal question of torture has taken for granted the proposition that the infliction of torture is a sufficiently grave evil to require a distinctly demanding moral scrutiny.
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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.
Additional Resources
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☀️ Summertime in Ithaca is truly unique. If you are an alum looking to come back for a visit or a prospective student wondering what the area is like, come see us!

Hike up to the waterfalls, enjoy some local vineyards and breweries, and be sure to grab a bite to eat at one of the many amazing local restaurants! 🥘🥗

Want to plan your trip?
Visit: https://www.visitithaca.com/

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☀️ Summertime in Ithaca is truly unique. If you are an alum looking to come back for a visit or a prospective student wondering what the area is like, come see us! Hike up to the waterfalls, enjoy some local vineyards and breweries, and be sure to grab a bite to eat at one of the many amazing local restaurants! 🥘🥗 Want to plan your trip? Visit: https://www.visitithaca.com/

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Visiting professor, Michael L. Huyghue ’84, advises NFL on diversity hiring.

"For Huyghue, a sports business expert and former NFL general manager, teaching and mentoring at Cornell complement ongoing work he considers the most important of his career – advising the NFL on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in its hiring practices."

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Visiting professor, Michael L. Huyghue ’84, advises NFL on diversity hiring. "For Huyghue, a sports business expert and former NFL general manager, teaching and mentoring at Cornell complement ongoing work he considers the most important of his career – advising the NFL on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in its hiring practices."

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On May 12, 2022, Cornell Law School’s Death Penalty Program received the Award for Excellence in a Public Interest Case or Project from the Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA). The award honors the work of the Capital Punishment Clinic, the International Human Rights Clinic, the Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide, and the Death Penalty Project, representing the efforts of Professors Sandra Babcock, John Blume, Sheri Johnson, and Keir Weyble, as well as generations of their students, alumni, community partners, and clients.

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On May 12, 2022, Cornell Law School’s Death Penalty Program received the Award for Excellence in a Public Interest Case or Project from the Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA). The award honors the work of the Capital Punishment Clinic, the International Human Rights Clinic, the Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide, and the Death Penalty Project, representing the efforts of Professors Sandra Babcock, John Blume, Sheri Johnson, and Keir Weyble, as well as generations of their students, alumni, community partners, and clients.

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Today Fern was at the law school helping students to de-stress while studying for exams. #CornellPawSchool #LabsInTheBestSense

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Today Fern was at the law school helping students to de-stress while studying for exams. #CornellPawSchool #LabsInTheBestSense

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