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March 2026

Publications:

Rodger D. Citron, They Don’t Make ‘Em Like That Anymore, L.A. Rev. Books (Mar. 20, 2026).

Michael Lewyn, Aesthetics and NIMBYism, Market Urbanism (Feb. 3, 2026).

Michael Lewyn, You Can’t Win with New Housing, Market Urbanism (Feb. 12, 2026).

Michael Lewyn, Supply Skepticism Lite, Market Urbanism (Feb. 16, 2026).

Michael Lewyn, Red Cities, Blue Cities and (Property) Crime: A Sequel, Planetizen (Mar. 23, 2026).

Honors, Awards & Appointments:

Denise Marzano-Doty, Member of the Steering Committee, Touro Interdisciplinary Institute of Healthy Aging (TIIHA) Symposium (Mar. 2026).

Presentations:

Patricia Baia, speaker, AI and Legal Education, Informational Session, Committee on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar (CLEAB) (Mar. 24, 2026).

Myra Berman, moderator, Judicial Perspectives, Disability Rights & Inclusion: The Third Annual Conference, Touro Law Center (Mar. 12, 2026).

Rodger D. Citron, moderator, Cultural and Societal Perspectives (I), Disability Rights & Inclusion: The Third Annual Conference, Touro Law Center (Mar. 13, 2026).

Rodger D. Citron, moderator, Government Action and Influence on Health, Vital Signs: Law, Ethics, and the Future of Healthcare Justice, Journal of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity and the Institute for Health Law, Bioethics, and Policy, Touro Law Center (Mar. 19, 2026).

Cara Dagostino, moderator, Self-Advocacy, Disability Rights & Inclusion: The Third Annual Conference, Touro Law Center (Mar. 12, 2026).

Rebecca Feinberg, moderator, Artistic Presentations, Disability Rights & Inclusion: The Third Annual Conference, Touro Law Center (Mar. 12, 2026).

Rebecca Feinberg, moderator, Reproductive Rights, Vital Signs: Law, Ethics, and the Future of Healthcare Justice, Journal of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity and the Institute for Health Law, Bioethics, and Policy, Touro Law Center (Mar. 19, 2026).

Joan C. Foley, moderator, Aging, Health Law, and Policy, Vital Signs: Law, Ethics, and the Future of Healthcare Justice, Journal of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity and the Institute for Health Law, Bioethics, and Policy, Touro Law Center (Mar. 19, 2026).

Tiffany C. Graham, moderator, Equality After DEI, Touro Law Center (Mar. 5, 2026).

Tiffany C. Graham, moderator, Law and Society (I), Disability Rights & Inclusion: The Third Annual Conference, Touro Law Center (Mar. 12, 2026).

Tiffany C. Graham, speaker, Closing Remarks, Vital Signs: Law, Ethics, and the Future of Healthcare Justice, Journal of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity and the Institute for Health Law, Bioethics, and Policy, Touro Law Center (Mar. 19, 2026).

Melina A. Healey, moderator, Education, Disability Rights & Inclusion: The Third Annual Conference, Touro Law Center (Mar. 12, 2026).

Deseriee A. Kennedy, moderator, Law and Society (II), Disability Rights & Inclusion: The Third Annual Conference, Touro Law Center (Mar. 12, 2026).

Deseriee A. Kennedy, presenter, Teen Dating Violence, New York State Judicial Institute, co-sponsored by Westchester County Jack and Jill and Women of the Dream (Mar. 14, 2026).

Elena B. Langan, speaker, Welcome Remarks, Disability Rights & Inclusion: The Third Annual Conference, Touro Law Center (Mar. 12, 2026).

Elena B. Langan, speaker, Welcome Remarks, Vital Signs: Law, Ethics, and the Future of Healthcare Justice, Journal of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity and the Institute for Health Law, Bioethics, and Policy, Touro Law Center (Mar. 19, 2026).

Samuel J. Levine, Disability Rights and Inclusion Project, UJA Federation, New York Task Force on Disabilities (Mar. 6, 2026).

Samuel J. Levine, conference organizer, Closing Remarks, Disability Rights & Inclusion: The Third Annual Conference, Touro Law Center (Mar. 13, 2026).

Samuel J. Levine, speaker, Capital Punishment in Jewish Law and American Law – A Comparative Analysis, MSU Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel, Michigan State University (Mar. 16, 2026).

Denise Marzano-Doty, panelist, Aging, Health Law, and Policy, Vital Signs: Law, Ethics, and the Future of Healthcare Justice, Journal of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity and the Institute for Health Law, Bioethics, and Policy, Touro Law Center (Mar. 19, 2026).

Denise Marzano-Doty, speaker, Law Day, Central Islip and Brentwood High Schools (Mar. 2026).

Cynara Hermes McQuillan, moderator, International Perspectives, Disability Rights & Inclusion: The Third Annual Conference, Touro Law Center (Mar. 13, 2026).

Danielle Reilly, moderator, Health Law and Technology, Vital Signs: Law, Ethics, and the Future of Healthcare Justice, Journal of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity and the Institute for Health Law, Bioethics, and Policy, Touro Law Center (Mar. 19, 2026).

Jorge R. Roig, moderator, Cultural and Societal Perspectives (II), Disability Rights & Inclusion: The Third Annual Conference, Touro Law Center (Mar. 13, 2026).

Patricia E. Salkin, speaker, Accreditation Overhaul: Implications for Higher Ed, 47th National Conference on Law & Higher Education, Stetson College of Law (Mar. 5, 2026).

Patricia E. Salkin, moderator, Shared Governance in Troubled Times, 47th National Conference on Law & Higher Education, Stetson College of Law (Mar. 7, 2026).

Patricia E. Salkin, moderator, Accreditation Overhaul: Implications for Higher Ed, 47th National Conference on Law & Higher Education, Stetson College of Law (Mar. 5, 2026).

Patricia E. Salkin, featured speaker, AI and Land Use Law, Innovation and Committee Meeting, American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) (Mar. 12, 2026).

Rena Seplowitz, moderator, Religion, Disability Rights & Inclusion: The Third Annual Conference, Touro Law Center (Mar. 13, 2026).

Michelle Zakarin, moderator, Employment, Disability Rights & Inclusion: The Third Annual Conference, Touro Law Center (Mar. 12, 2026).

Jolie Bodner Zangari, speaker, Beyond the Casebook: Cybersexual Misconduct, Touro Law Center (Mar. 26, 2026).

Citations:

Rodger D. Citron, Charles Reich’s Journey from the Yale Law Journal to the New York Times Bestseller List: The Personal History of the Greening of America, 58 NYLS L. Rev. 387 (2008), was cited in, Andrew B. Mamo, A Tale of Two Civilities, forthcoming, Geo. J. Legal Ethics (2026).

Samuel J. Levine, Taking Ethics Codes Seriously: Broad Ethics Provisions and Unenumerated Ethical Obligations in a Comparative Hermeneutic Framework, 77 Tul. L. Rev. 527 (2003) & Samuel J. Levine, Taking Ethical Discretion Seriously: Ethical Deliberation as Ethical Obligation, 37 Ind. L. Rev. 21 (2003), were cited in, Joe Regalia, Lex Ex Machina: Forging a New Ethical Framework for AI and Technology in the Law, 55 Cumb. L. Rev. 53 (2025).

Samuel J. Levine & Bruce A. Green, Disciplinary Regulation of Prosecutors as a Remedy for Abuses of Prosecutorial Discretion: A Descriptive and Normative Analysis, 14 Ohio St. J. Crim. L. 143 (2016), was cited in, Elizabeth Griffiths, Heather L. Scheuerman & Merin Sanil, Not So Pervasive as to Deprive the Defendant of a Fair Trial: Investigating the Willingness of Appellate Courts to Concede Prosecutorial Misconduct, Am. J. Crim. Just. (2026).

Michael Lewyn, What Would Coase Do? (About Parking Regulation), 22 Fordham Env’t L. Rev. 89 (2010), Michael Lewyn, How Overregulation Creates Sprawl (Even in a City Without Zoning), 50 Wayne L. Rev. 1171 (2005) & Michael Lewyn, Density and Driving: A Second Look, Planetizen (May 22, 2022, 5:00AM), were cited in, Gabi Vizzacaro, Parking Minimums Cement Detroit’s Car Dependence, 103 U. Det. Mercy L. Rev. 275 (2026).

Taurus Myhand, Once the Jury Sees It, The Jury Can’t Unsee It: The Challenge Trial Judges Face When Authenticating Video Evidence in the Age of Deepfakes, 29 Widener L. Rev. 171 (2023), was cited in, Paul W. Grimm, Maura R. Grossman & Kevin F. Brady, AI-Generated Evidence Decision Tree, 129A N.Y.C. Bar 88 (Jan. 29, 2026).

Jeffrey B. Morris, The American Jewish Judge: An Appraisal on the Occasion of the Bicentennial, 38 Jewish Soc. Stud. 195 (1976), was cited in, Isaac Barnes May, Legal Realism and the Separation of Religion from Judicial Reasoning, 36 Yale J.L. & Human. 275 (2025).

Patricia E. Salkin, N.Y. Zoning L. & Prac. (5th ed., 2024), was cited in, Justin R. Ochs, Comparing Microgrids with Nuclear Energy: Which is Better to Catapult New York Towards Its Green Energy Future?, 66 Nat. Resources J. 44 (2026).

Patricia E. Salkin, Am. L. Zoning (5th ed., 2024), was cited in, Troy A. Rule, Rural Solar Rights, 51 B.Y.U. L. Rev. 447 (2025).

Patricia E. Salkin, The Key to Unlocking the Power of Small Renewable Energy: Local Land Use Regulation, 27 J. Land Use & Env’t L. 339 (2012), was cited in, Magdalena Larrain, Shining Light on Solar Equity: Navigating Legal Barriers to Solar Energy for Low-Income Communities in Washington, 15 Seattle J. Tech. Env’t & Innovation L. 1 (2025).

Patricia E. Salkin, Am. L. Zoning (5th ed., 2017), was cited in, Sarah Everhart, State Siting of Renewable Energy – Preemptive Power Grab or Power Play?, 36 Duke Env’t L. & Pol’y F. 1 (2025).

Patricia E. Salkin & Amy Lavine, Understanding Community Benefits Agreements: Equitable Development, Social Justice and Other Considerations for Developers, Municipalities and Community Organizers, 26 UCLA J. Env’t L. & Pol’y 291 (2008), was cited in, Nathan Porceng, Energy Demand and Justice in the Great Lakes’ Next Industrial Era, 103 U. Det. Mercy L. Rev. 191 (2026).

Patricia E. Salkin, Am. L. Zoning (2025), was cited in, John M. Newman, Attention Capitalism: The Law and Political Economy of Attention Markets, 78 Stan. L. Rev. 415 (2025).

Patricia E. Salkin, Am. L. Zoning (5th ed., 2025), was cited in, Lee Anne Fennell & Timothy M. Mulvaney, The Exactions Illusion, Sheetz’s Missing Dissent, 135 Yale L.J. 1143 (2026).  

Patricia E. Salkin, Environmental Justice and Land Use Planning, 32 Real Est. L.J. 429 (2003), was cited in, Dalton Guillory, Defining Substantial Burdens: Using RLUIPA to Regulate the Environment, Post- Loper Bright, 25 Rutgers J. L. & Religion 198 (2026).

Patricia E. Salkin, Am. L. Zoning (5th ed., 2017) & Patricia E. Salkin, The Key to Unlocking the Power of Small Scale Renewable Energy: Local Land Use Regulation, 27 J. Land Use & Env’t L. 339 (2012), were cited in, Sarah Everhart, State Siting of Renewable Energy – Preemptive Power Grab or Power Play?, 36 Duke Env’t L. & Pol’y F. 1 (2025).

Martin A. Schwartz, Section 1983 Litigation (Kris Markarian ed., 3d. ed, 2024), was cited in, Sharon Brett, Standing in the Dark, 51 B.Y.U. L. Rev. 1 (2025).

Martin A. Schwartz, Supreme Court Pretrial Detainee Excessive Force Decision, N.Y.L.J. (Aug. 28, 2015), was cited in, Sara Pompeo, Predators with Power: Applying an Objective Standard to Address Sexual Assault and Rape of Females in Pretrial Detention, 31 Suffolk J. Trial & App. Advoc. 1 (2026).

Gabriel A. Weil, Efficiency, Fairness, and the Externalization of Reasonable Risks: The Problem with the Learned Hand Formula, 75 S.C. L. Rev. 155 (2023), was cited in, Andrew A. Schwartz, Finite Ventures, 2025 Colum. Bus. L. Rev. 655 (2025).

Gabriel A. Weil, Individual Preferences in Policy Analysis: A Normative Framework, 50 Tex. Env’t L.J. 55 (2020), was cited in, Jeremy Kidd & George A. Mocsary, Corporate Governance as Bloodsport, 53 Pepp. L. Rev. 305 (2026).

Jolie Bodner Zangari, An Unprecedented Verdict: Expanding Parental Liability for Children’s Violent Crimes, 39 Crim. Just. 7 (2024), was cited in, Paul Havern, A New Way to Punish Parents: Reduced Offense Culpability, 71 Wayne L. Rev. 493 (2026).

Jolie Bodner Zangari, An Unprecedented Verdict: Expanding Parental Liability for Children’s Violent Crime, 39 Crim. Just. 7 (2024), was cited in, Dyllan Moreno Taxman, Killing Through Their Kids, 67 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 493 (2025).

Media:

Mark Goldfeder, quoted, Maura McDermott, Touro University Starts Antisemitism Institute Amid Rise in Incidents on College Campuses, Newsday (Mar. 25, 2026).

Tiffany C. Graham, interviewed, Connetquot Faces ‘Impossible’ Choice in Mascot Fight, NewsdayTV (Feb. 16, 2026).

Michael Lewyn, quoted, Cheryl Winokur Munk, As New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani Faces $7 Billion Budget Hole, Free Parking May Be History, CNBC (Mar. 14, 2026).

Taurus Myhand, quoted, Hannah McAlilly, A Mississippi Death Penalty Jury Was Seated. With One Black Juror, Miss. Today (Mar. 12, 2026).

John R. Quinn, quoted, Joseph Ostapluk, After Oyster Bay Denied a Mosque’s Expansion, the Legal Bills Piled Up. Taxpayers are on the Hook for Millions, Newsday (Mar. 12, 2026).

Thanks:

Taurus Myhand, was thanked in, Laura R. Ford, The Sociological Dilemma in U.S. Law: Private Attorneys General and the “Societal Importance” of Litigation, 64 Duq. L. Rev. 1 (2026).

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