Videos

Dan Rosenthal, who spent the last decade helping filmmakers depict his father, Lt. Col. Robert “Rosie” Rosenthal ’41, in the new Steven Spielberg war drama series Masters of the Air, visited the Law School on Thursday to share the story of his ...

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By combining hands-on experience through our clinics and pro bono projects with courses that focus on the specific academic needs of those with legal training from abroad, Brooklyn Law School has created a unique program that will help its graduates ...

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2/9/24

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2/9/24

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Five Brooklyn Law School students talk about what they've learned this week at the 11th annual Business Boot Camp.

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Please view this festive video message from President and Joseph Crea Dean David D. Meyer, who is spending his first holiday season in Brooklyn as new dean. Dean Meyer would like to thank the Brooklyn Law School community for the warm welcome he and...

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Today is the day! 2023 #BLSGivingTuesday: Empower Student Success

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Rethinking Justice Student Fellow Caroline Golub ’24 reflects on how student learned what “hearsay” meant in a very memorable way thanks to program partner Candie Hailey-Means, who was exonerated of assault and attempted murder charges.

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Rethinking Justice Partner Kelly Harnett shares how she became a jailhouse lawyer while in prison, and how she hopes to send a message to students who may become prosecutors or criminal defense attorneys in the future to listen to the accused, and be...

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Rethinking Justice Student Fellow Kaitlyn Pavia ’23, discusses the impact of incarceration on families and how partner Rosyln Smith’s story of giving birth in prison and having the baby taken away moved students.

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Rethinking Justice Student Fellow Sydney Parks ’23 describes how first-year students learned the degrees of homicide through the real-life story of program partner Roslyn Smith, who was previously incarcerated for 39 years.

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Professor Jocelyn Simonson describes how a Brooklyn Law School program weaves real-life narratives into the criminal law curriculum, with the help of student fellows and formerly incarcerated partners.

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Brooklyn Law School Faculty Author Series 10/13/23

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April 17, 2023 Book Talk with author Professor Marsha Garrison Prof. Garrison is joined by Andrew J. Cherlin, John Hopkins University to discuss her book "Family Life, Family Law, and Family Justice" Tying the Knot." Moderated by Professor Cynthia ...

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Journal of Law & Policy Apr 19, 2023 Panelists Professors Alexis Hoag-Fordjour, Lisa Washington and Jocelyn Simonson Molly Parmer, criminal defense attorney in Atlanta Lyle C. May, inmate on death row

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April 20, 2023 Keynote: Camille Joseph Varlack ‘03 Panel Discussion: The Climate Mobilization Act update Moderator: - Richard J. Sobelsohn ’98, Professor of Practice & Adjunct Professor of Law; Director of MSL Sustainability, Future Cities an...

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Prof. Kate Mogulescu won the Shanara Gilbert Award given to an emerging clinical professor by the Association of American Law Schools.

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3/23/23

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#BLSGivingDay! Please join in with the entire Brooklyn Law School community — alumni, faculty, staff, and friends — to rally behind this one-day, school-wide fundraising effort that benefits the student organizations you care about most.

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Many people have heard about the injustices of the criminal legal system in the United States, but the specific role of prosecutorial misconduct is less understood. Please join us to hear from a panel of experts about how wrongful convictions happen....

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September 19, 2022

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2022 Entering Class August 22, 2022

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Professor Alexis Hoag-Fordjour and CNN political analyst Errol Louis '05 weigh in on the Department of Justice's investigation of Donald Trump's residence.

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8:35 - Welcoming Remarks 20:00 - Keynote Address - Frank V. Carone '94 46:05 - Session 1 - What is Sustainability and How Does it Affect All Cities? 1:52:20 - Session 2 - Where Do We Start? Getting the Ball Rolling on Sustainability 2:47:00 - Session...

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Access to Justice Portal (Pace Law School) Project description: A low-cost, mobile-friendly web application meant to help low-income tenants and their advocates in Westchester address habitability issues. 9th Annual Stanley M. Grossman Innovators I...

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Watch faculty, administrators, and special guests salute the graduates at the 121st Commencement Ceremony.

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https://www.brooklaw.edu/en/Alumni/Alumni-Events

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Giving Day 2022 is Thursday, April 7 To learn more and make your gift, visit: https://brooklaw.edu/GD22

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Giving Day 2022 is Thursday, April 7 To learn more and make your gift, visit: https://brooklaw.edu/GD22

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Giving Day 2022 is Thursday, April 7 To learn more and make your gift, visit: https://brooklaw.edu/GD22

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Giving Day 2022 is Thursday, April 7 To learn more and make your gift, visit: https://brooklaw.edu/GD22

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Giving Day 2022 is Thursday, April 7 To learn more and make your gift, visit: https://brooklaw.edu/GD22

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November 18th, 20221

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Friday, November 12, 2021

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Laura Medina '23, Clinic student and Co-Chair of the Latin American Law Students Association (LALSA), talks about visiting Brooklyn Law School during an admitted student event and being impressed by the welcoming environment. The scholarships she rec...

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Friday, October 8, 2021

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Professor Karen Porter talks about her work as the Arthur Pinto & Stephen Bohlen Associate Dean for Inclusion and Diversity and the Law School's resolution to become an anti-racist and inclusive environment. "Part of what I'm up to is to be able to p...

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November 18th, 2021

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The Parallels Between Criminal and Child Protective Investigations and the Need for Family Miranda Rights The speakers were Halimah Washington, Community Coordinator and Leader of the Participatory Action Research (PAR) Project at Rise, and Chris Go...

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Thursday, November 4, 2021

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Meet Kacy Vance '22, who is honing her legal skills with the Disability & Civil Rights Clinic.

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Meet Kacy Vance '22, who is honing her legal skills with the Disability & Civil Rights Clinic. Visit www.brooklaw.edu/GivingTuesday to make your gift.

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Meet Kacy Vance '22, who shares how a Brooklyn Law School alum helped her line up an incredible summer legal internship during the Pandemic. Visit www.brooklaw.edu/GivingTuesday to make your gift.

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Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership Thursday, November 11, 2021

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"It allows the jury to see maybe this person, as a 17-year-old, was in fear of his life, even if objectively another actor in a similar situation wouldn't have been." Professor Alexis Hoag weighs in on the significance of Kyle Rittenhouse's emotiona...

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Friday, October 22, 2021

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Inside City Hall interviews Professor Cynthia Godsoe about the Criminal Complaint Filed in Albany against Andrew Cuomo

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Book Talk and Discussion: Privilege and Punishment: How Race and Class Matter in Criminal Court (Princeton University Press, 2020) With author Matthew Clair September 29, 2021

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The Student Debt Crisis & Justice for Student Borrowers.

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Wednesday, September 29 from 12:45 to 1:45 P.M via Zoom. Summer 2021 Sparer Fellows discussed their summer placements, and shared their summer experiences to prospective Sparer Fellows and others in the Law School community. Professor Cynthia Godso...

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Tuesday, September 28 from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. Summer 2021 Sparer Fellows discussed their summer placements, and shared their summer experiences to prospective Sparer Fellows and others in the Law School community. Professor Cynthia Godsoe,...

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May 14th, 2021

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May 13th, 2021

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Brooklyn Law School welcomes the entering class of 2024 at its annual Convocation Ceremony on Monday, August 16.

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Legal Innovation to End the Epidemic of Healthcare Harm May 18, 2021

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Welcome to the Brooklyn Law School 120th Commencement, held May 21, 2021.

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Persisting in Crisis: Civil Rights and the Disability Community Welcomes and keynote presentation by Janice Bartley, self-advocate, educator, and activist.

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October 14th, 2020 *Please note: The correct name captioned in time stamp 1:22:31 is Dr. Rick Bright.

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Asha (Brooklyn Law School Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) This application seeks to provide immigrant children specific legal, medical, and educational resources by providing information that enables refugee/government agencies to match with profe...

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Patent Attorney Toolkit (Albany Law School) This project uses machine learning to analyze and process patent documents to increase efficiency of routine legal tasks completed by patent professionals. 8th Annual Stanley M. Grossman Innovators Invita...

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Roost (Columbia Law School) Project description: An online platform promoting landlord accountability via a system to review landlords as well as a database of verifiable sources explaining and boosting public comprehension of tenant law. 8th Annua...

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March 18th, 2021

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September 22, 2020

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Thursday, January 14, 2021 Like athletes and performers (singers, dancers, actors), attorneys cannot just focus on the skill or talent that brings glory in the arena. We must tend to our emotional/mental, physical, intellectual, occupational, spirit...

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Thursday, January 14, 2021 This panel will address the condition and outlook of the real estate market in New York City during the pandemic, particularly as good news on the COVID vaccine front begins to come out. The panelists will also discuss the...

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Friday, January 15, 2021 Alums who are clerking and/or have clerked for various courts and judges will discuss their experiences as post-graduate judicial law clerks, the benefits of clerking, the qualities sought by judges, and how they incorporate...

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Thursday, January 14, 2021 A multi-generational group of BLS graduates who decided to strike out on their own explain why they started their own firms, how they built successful practices from the ground up, and why this was the right career move fo...

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Friday, January 15, 2021 Learn how to advance your career in the virtual world with members of the Alumni Association Board Professional Development Committee. Topics include: networking, managing assignments, virtual meeting etiquette, and business...

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Friday, January 15, 2021 Dean Michael Cahill leads a discussion with alumni leaders on promoting diversity and inclusion in legal education and in the legal profession. Panelists explore the challenges and obstacles they have faced, the successful i...

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The Sparer lunch program was held on November 21, 2020. The program topic, "Decriminalizing Prostitution: the Whys, the Why-nots and How Far We Have Come.”

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October 7, 2020, 5:00 p.m. Summer 2020 Sparer Fellows discussed their summer placements, and their shared their summer experiences to prospective Sparer Fellows and others in the Law School community. Professor Cynthia Godsoe, Director of the Sparer...

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October 7, 2020, 12:45 p.m. Summer 2020 Sparer Fellows discussed their summer placements, and their shared their summer experiences to prospective Sparer Fellows and others in the Law School community. Professor Cynthia Godsoe, Director of the Spare...

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The Sparer lunch program was held on October 21, 2020. The program topic, “Immigration, Consumer Protection, and Election Law in the Pandemic.” The speakers were Brooklyn Law School’s Professors Wilfred Codrington, Vijay Raghavan and Visiting P...

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New video series hosted by Dean Michael Cahill explores the urgent legal issues raised by the Covid-19 pandemic, social justice movements, and more.

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New Weekly Video Series with Brooklyn Law School Faculty: Law in Time of Crisis with Dean Michael T. Cahill Professor Anita Bernstein looks at the characteristics that make for a good leader during uncertain times.

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Heidi K. Brown, Director of Legal Writing and Professor of Law talks about the Brooklyn Book Festival 2020. Visit our "booth" at www.brooklynbookfestival.org/vendor/brooklyn-law-school and shop directly at: www.bookshop.org/shop/BLS

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Announcement of the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Chair at Brooklyn Law School September 20, 2020

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New Weekly Video Series with Brooklyn Law School Faculty: Law in Time of Crisis with Dean Michael T. Cahill Professor Sabeel Rahman, president of Demos, discusses the many challenges to democracy we are currently facing, such as voter suppression a...

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New Weekly Video Series with Brooklyn Law School Faculty: Law in Time of Crisis with Dean Michael T. Cahill Deborah Riegel '93, partner at Rosenberg and Estis, talks about the current state of the New York City real estate market and why, despite n...

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New Weekly Video Series with Brooklyn Law School Faculty: Law in Time of Crisis with Dean Michael T. Cahill Professors Maryellen Fullerton and Stacy Caplow discuss how an already desperate situation for asylum seekers at the borders has been furthe...

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Whether you're a returning student or a 1L just starting your legal education, we're so excited to welcome you to campus! Your safety and the safety of our community are vital parts of your education here at the Law School. Before you join us on cam...

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New Weekly Video Series with Brooklyn Law School Faculty: Law in Time of Crisis with Dean Michael T. Cahill Professor Wilfred Codrington III expounds on the particular difficulties of managing a contentious presidential election in the midst of a p...

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New Weekly Video Series with Brooklyn Law School Faculty: Law in Time of Crisis with Dean Michael T. Cahill Professor Cynthia Godsoe explains how prison populations are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 and what progressive prosecutors are doing ...

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New Weekly Video Series with Brooklyn Law School Faculty: Law in Time of Crisis with Dean Michael T. Cahill Professor Miriam Baer discusses the types of fraud and white collar crime that crises can trigger, including the fomenting of long-term crim...

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New Weekly Video Series with Brooklyn Law School Faculty: Law in Time of Crisis with Dean Michael T. Cahill Professor Steven Dean explains why global digital companies pay little to no tax, and how economic fallout from the pandemic could force the...

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New Weekly Video Series with Brooklyn Law School Faculty: Law in Time of Crisis with Dean Michael T. Cahill Professor Jocelyn Simonson takes on the most pressing issues of criminal law: police reform, bail funds, and the critical problem of prisons...

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Vigil to mourn, remember, and reflect on the Black lives lost to police violence.

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New Weekly Video Series with Brooklyn Law School Faculty: Law in Time of Crisis with Dean Michael T. Cahill Professor Frank Pasquale looks at how technology and the use of big data create concerns for the balance between public health and privacy.

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New Weekly Video Series with Brooklyn Law School Faculty: Law in Time of Crisis with Dean Michael T. Cahill Professor Heidi K. Brown discusses the pandemic’s effect on attorney mental health, and how students and practitioners alike need to adapt ...

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Professor Susan Herman, President of the ACLU, discusses the unique set of civil liberties and health law challenges posed by the current wave of protests, and offers historical context.

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