By Alisha Augustine Download Full PDF The film adaptation of the best-selling novel, “It Ends With Us” depicts a tale of a seemingly romantic relationship turned abusive and how a woman grows beyond her experience with domestic abuse.[1]  The film and novel tell the story of Lilly, Blake Lively’s character, falling in love with Ryle, Justin Baldoni’s character, and how their relationship evolves for the worse.[2]  Despite the important message that the movie should be known for, it has now been caught in the cross-fire in the impending case between co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Ba ..read more

By Jeremy Ahdoot Download Full PDF Final-offer arbitration, commonly referred to as “baseball arbitration,” is a process where one or more arbitrators will settle an issue by selecting one of the final offers proposed by disputants.[1]  In the 1973-1974 offseason, Major League Baseball (MLB) introduced final-offer arbitration as a mechanism to handle salary disputes between professional baseball players and their teams.[2]  To be eligible for salary arbitration, players must have more than three, but less than six, years of service time.[3]  One year of service time is completed ..read more

By Jared Joseph Jackson Download Full PDF I.               Overview In 1979, a class action lawsuit was brought against New York City by a coalition of homeless individuals.[1] After almost two years of negotiations, the parties of this suit, called Callahan v. Carey, entered into a consent decree, which provided that the City and State of New York would “provide shelter and board to all homeless men who met the need standard for welfare or who were homeless ‘by reason of physical, mental, or social dysfunction.’”[2] Ov ..read more

By Jacqueline Kitzes Download Full PDF Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE) is a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) designed to help parties resolve disputes more efficiently.[1]  It is an increasingly popular method encouraged by courts and private providers alike.[2]  ENE involves a neutral third party, often an experienced attorney or retired judge, who assesses the strengths and weaknesses of each party’s case early in the dispute.[3]  The primary goal is to encourage parties to focus on the strengths and weaknesses of their cases and their opponent’s early in the litiga ..read more

By Thomas Riley Download Full PDF Seven days into the 2025 new year, the most expensive natural disaster in United States history broke out.[1]  29 people were killed, and at least 16,000 structures were destroyed.[2]  Damages estimations have been varied.  One analyst firm reasoned the fires could cost as much as $35 billion[3], another thought $45 billion,[4] and the University of Southern California thinks $75 billion.[5]  Among the hardest hit neighborhoods was Altadena, California.[6]  Northwest Altadena stood as one of the few areas black families could purchase ..read more

The first of three issues is now available online and in print edition. Top row, left to right: Ariana R. Levinson, Hal Abramsom, and Armando D. Gonzalez Bottom row, left to right: Nowshin Nawal, Jane Perov, and Nicholas Wynne The Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution—the country’s preeminent legal journal of arbitration, negotiation, mediation, settlement, and restorative justice—today published the web edition of Volume 26, Issue 1 (Fall 2024). The print edition of the issue has also been released. Accessible at Volume 26.1: Fall 2024, this issue contains a transcript from the Twenty-Thir ..read more

By Joseph E. Samuels Download Full PDF Over the last few years, Russia has engaged in undermining the international arbitration system.  This pattern culminated in a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on July 26, 2024, effectively restricting the enforcement of international arbitration awards against Russian parties when rendered by arbitrators from “unfriendly” states.[1]  The path to this decision began with Russia’s 2020 amendments to its Arbitrazh (Commercial) Procedure Code.[2]  The addition of Article 248 allows the courts to assume jurisdictio ..read more

By Leora Perlstein Download Full PDF The entertainment, sports, and arts industry is a fast-paced and profitable field that draws in a wide range of stakeholders, such as producers, artists, labels, and agents.[1]  Contracts play a vital role in safeguarding the interests of all parties in the entertainment industry; they clarify the terms of agreement, protect intellectual property rights, and offer a framework for resolving disputes.[2]  Although the idea behind contracts sounds positive and secure for a client, there are darker portrayals of the arts and entertainment industries ..read more

By Isioma Okocha Download Full PDF The use of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to retrieve illegally acquired cultural artifacts, looted colonial-era art, and other cultural property obtained through dubious means has increased.  Alternative Dispute Resolution methods such as negotiation, mediation, and arbitration have been used to resolve international cultural property disputes.[1]  International institutions have made efforts to facilitate the return of cultural property.  The United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO) established the ..read more

By Brian Lakhtarnik Download Full PDF The First Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”[1] In other words, all U.S. residents are guaranteed freedom of expression, religious practices, and free assembly.  This article explores how Alternative Dispute Resolution could be applied to First Amendment conflicts ..read more