in 2006 (second in Scholarly Impact and third in Cites by Courts). Moot courts Cardozo offers students the opportunity to participate in the Moot Court Honor Society, a competition-based organization at the school. In addition to participating in approximately six competitions each semester, the organization also hosts the Paulsen Intramural Moot Court Competition, the Monroe Price Media Law Competition, the Cardozo/BMI Moot Court Competition, and the Langfan Oratorical Competition. LGBTQ+ student group Although Cardozo is under the umbrella of Yeshiva University, which has been involved in legal proceedings after refusing to recognize an undergraduate Pride Alliance group for LGBTQ+ students and allies, Cardozo has long had an active, officially recognized LGBTQ student groups; the Gay and Lesbian Alliance was active on campus by the early 1990s, and presently has a student group, OUTLaw, which has put out statements opposing YU's discrimination against its LGBTQ undergraduates. Faculty and students at both Cardozo and YU's Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology have voiced their disapproval of the University's discrimination and lawsuit. In a letter signed by over 50 members of the Cardozo faculty (which has 56 full-time members), and in statements made by the Dean of the Law School and the Cardozo Board of Overseers, the Law School has publicly affirmed support for LGBTQIA+ rights and called on YU's administration to desist from its appeal and end its discrimination policy. Notable people Deans of the Law School Monrad G. Paulsen (1976-82) Lester Brickman (1980-82, Acting Dean) Monroe E. Price (1982-91) Frank J. Macchiarola (1991-96) Paul R. Verkuil (1997-2001) David Rudenstine (2001-09) Matthew Diller (c. 2009-15) Melanie Leslie (2015-present) Alumni Geoffrey Bowers (1954–87), plaintiff in one of the first AIDS discrimination cases to go to public hearing Madeleine Cosman, medieval expert and conservative policy commentator Lawrence A. Cunningham, Professor of Law at George Washington University John Dalli, partner at Dalli & Marino, LLP Ed Fagan, disgraced reparations lawyer Sandra J. Feuerstein, District Court Judge, Eastern District of New York Sonia Gardner, hedge fund manager and co-founder of Avenue Capital Group John S. Hall, poet, musician and entertainment lawyer Eric Herschmann served as a senior advisor to former President Donald Trump. Anna Kaplan, New York State Senator for the 7th State Senate district Rachel Hirschfeld, animal rights activist and lawyer Eddie Huang, Taiwanese American restaurateur, actor, and clothing designer Jeff Marx, composer and Tony-award winning musical lyricist Scott McCoy, former member of the Utah State