Professor Jessica A. Magaldi, JD
In her journal abstract “Deconstructing the Statutory Landscape of Revenge Porn: An Evaluation of the Elements That Make an Effective Nonconsensual Pornography Statute,” Professor Jessica A. Magaldi, along with Jonathan S. Sales, delves into the complex regulatory framework surrounding nonconsensual pornography (NCP) across various jurisdictions in the United States. Their 2020 study, published in the American Criminal Law Review, uncovers a critical finding: statutes with a greater number of essential elements tend to allow more NCP conduct to evade prosecution, while those with fewer, particularly emphasizing the victim’s lack of consent, are more effective in preventing perpetrators from escaping legal repercussions. This work underscores the significant harm caused by NCP, the challenges of addressing it in the face of evolving social norms and technology, and the need for legal statutes to adapt more effectively to protect victims.
Professor Jessica A. Magaldi is the Ivan Fox Scholar and a Professor of Business at Pace University’s Lubin School of Business. Her research reflects her interests in how the law can advance equity in business and society, the intersection of law and technology, and issues related to gender. She is currently developing a course that will bring together all of these interests in a class that focuses on the law of the music industry through the work of Taylor Swift as an artist and businessperson. News of her course went viral on TikTok generating over 136,000 likes and shares.
