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Hofstra Law Highlighted in U.S. News & World Report Story on Law Schools That...
Vernadette Horne, director of career and professional development and diversity initiatives, is one a several experts cited in “Law Schools Carve a Niche for First-Generation Students,” a Jan. 26,...
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Prof. Linda Galler to Speak at American Bar Association Tax Section Meeting
Professor Linda Galler will be a featured speaker on Jan. 29, 2016, at the American Bar Association Section of Taxation Midyear Meeting in Los Angeles. She will speak during the program “Ethical Issues...
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Prof. Julian Ku’s Lawfare Post on Innocent Passage and Iran’s Detention of US...
Experts: Iran’s arrest of U.S. sailors broke international law By David Larter Navy Times Jan. 28, 2016 Excerpt: The Law of the Sea rules also give vessels in distress the right to stop or drop anchor...
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Mock Trial Team Wins Regional Round of 2016 National Trial Competition
A trial team of Hofstra Law students Helene Weiss 3L, Lauren Reilly 3L and Sean Brucker 2L won the Texas Young Lawyers National Mock Trial Competition for Region 2. The winning team advances to compete...
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Hon. A. Gail Prudenti Named Chair of NY’s Permanent Judicial Commission on...
On Feb. 2, 2016, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore announced the appointment of the Honorable the Honorable A. Gail Prudenti as chair of the New York State Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for...
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Prof. Alafair Burke’s New Novel, ‘The Ex,’ Earns Praise From the Associated...
‘The Ex’ is compelling legal thriller by Alafair Burke By Jeff Ayers Associated Press Jan. 25, 2016 Excerpt: Burke tells a compelling legal thriller that will have readers baffled until the final...
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Scholarly Commons at Hofstra Law Surpasses 400,000 Full-Text Downloads
During the weekend of Jan. 30-31, 2016, Scholarly Commons at Hofstra Law reached a new milestone: 400,000 full-text downloads. Scholarly Commons is the institutional repository of the Maurice A. Deane...
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New Lawyers and Social Change Colloquium Brings Legal Experts to Hofstra Law
Lawyers and Social Change, a course examining how the law can be instrumental for social change, is being offered for the first time during the spring 2016 semester. Each week, a different guest...
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Prof. Andrew Schepard Comments in New York Observer Story on Growing Divorce...
Uber for Divorce? These Startups Are Bringing DIY Divorces to the Masses Why everyone and his (ex) mother (in-law) are entering the divorce wellness marketplace By Wendy Paris Observer.com Feb. 3, 2016...
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Prof. James Sample’s ‘Retention Elections 2.010’ Cited in New Yorker Story on...
The Political War Against the Kansas Supreme Court By Lincoln Caplan The New Yorker Feb. 5, 2016 Excerpt: This year provides a major test for the Kansas Supreme Court and its reputation: five of its...
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Prof. Eric M. Freedman Moderates Panel and Presents at Symposium on...
Eric M. Freedman, the Siggi B. Wilzig Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Rights, served as a panel discussion moderator and a presenter at the 2015 Lara D. Gass Symposium, “From Conviction to...
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Prof. Julian Ku’s Analysis of Recent US Naval Operations in South China Sea...
Beijing ‘Doesn’t Want a Fight’ Experts debate the latest U.S. naval moves in the South China Sea. By Zha Daojiong, Feng Zhang, Julian G. Ku ForeignPolicy.com Feb. 3, 2016 Excerpt: Julian G. Ku,...
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Prof. Daniel Greenwood Contributes to Book Recognized by 2016 PROSE Awards
Professor Daniel J.H. Greenwood served as a consulting editor on Judaism, writing or editing several entries, for The Ethics of Suicide: Historical Sources (Oxford University Press 2015). The book...
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Prof. Joanna Grossman Comments in Yahoo News Story on Nontraditional Families
All in the (nonnuclear, totally unorthodox) family Fast-moving technological and legal shifts are altering concepts of parenting and relationships. It turns out you can pick your own family. By Lisa...
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Prof. Katrina Kuh Presents at Columbia University Earth Institute Workshop on...
Katrina Fischer Kuh presented “Legal Challenges to Data Trespass Laws” on Feb. 16, 2016, at the Smartphone Apps for Citizen Scientists Workshop Series: “Soil Contaminants” at Columbia University. The...
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Prof. Eric M. Freedman Comments in Newsday on Justice Department’s Dispute...
Cracking Syed Farooq iPhone at core of political debate By Dan Janison Newsday Feb. 18, 2016 Excerpt: To Eric Freedman, who teaches constitutional law at Hofstra University’s Maurice A. Deane School of...
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Prof. Joanna Grossman Comments in Huffington Post Story on Man’s Gender...
Why A Man Is Suing Yahoo For Sexism Read this before you roll your eyes. By Shane Ferro The Huffington Post Feb. 4, 2016 Excerpt: “Generally anti-discrimination law protects everyone based on protected...
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Prof. Joanna Grossman Comments in Slate Story on Commercial Surrogacy Agreements
Is a Surrogate a Mother? A battle over triplets raises difficult questions about the ethics of the surrogacy industry and the meaning of parenthood. By Michelle Goldberg Slate Feb. 15, 2016 Excerpt:...
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Prof. Amy Stein Judges Briefs for 2016 National Moot Court Competition in...
Professor Amy Stein served as a brief judge in the National Moot Court Competition in Child Welfare and Adoption Law for the seventh time. The topic for the 2016 competition, which will be held on...
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Prof. Scott Colesanti and Madeline Rasmussen 2L Post Article on Brady v. NFL...
Professor J. Scott Colesanti and Madeline Rasmussen 2L, his legal writing teaching assistant, on Feb. 23, 2016, posted the article “Why NFL Players Might Want the NFL to Win Its Appeal of Brady v. NFL”...
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