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The Passing of Prof. Alan N. Resnick, the Benjamin Weintraub Distinguished...
Dear Friends and Fellow Members of the Hofstra Law Community, It is with great sadness that I share with you that our beloved colleague Alan Resnick passed away peacefully today of complications from...
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Prof. Ronald Colombo Comments in Law360 Story on Upcoming Major Securities...
Securities Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2016 By Carmen Germaine Law360 July 12, 2016 Excerpt: All eyes are currently on the U.S. Supreme Court as it considers Salman v. USA, Bassam Salman’s...
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Prof. James Sample Featured in Newsday Front-Page Special Report on How LI...
Jockeying for Judges By Sandra Peddie Newsday July 29, 2016 Excerpt: “In New York, many lawyers are desperate to become judges and will do almost anything for the party leaders, who can, in turn, make...
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Prof. Julian Ku’s Opinio Juris Post Quoted in Japan Times Story on China’s...
China puts Japan in cross hairs with blistering, sustained attack over alleged role in sea ruling By Jesse Johnson The Japan Times Aug. 2, 2016 Excerpt: Julian Ku, a professor of constitutional law at...
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Prof. Eric M. Freedman Quoted in New York Times Story on Delaware Supreme...
Delaware Supreme Court Rules State’s Death Penalty Unconstitutional By Erik Eckholm The New York Times Aug. 2, 2016 Excerpt: But there appeared to be little chance, in any case, that the [federal]...
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Prof. Ronald Colombo Signs 2nd Circuit Amicus Brief in Securities Law Case
Professor Ronald J. Colombo is a co-signer to Brief of Amicus Curiae Law Professors and Former Commissioner of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Support of Defendants-Appellants,...
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Prof. Julian Ku Appointed to NY State Advisory Committee to US Commission on...
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on July 21, 2016, announced the appointment of Julian Ku, the Maurice A. Deane Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law, as a member of the New York State...
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Prof. Eric M. Freedom Quoted in Newsday Story on Possible Free-Speech...
Glen Cove rescinds picnic permit for mayor’s opponent By David Olson Newsday Aug. 5, 2016 Excerpt: Eric M. Freedman, a constitutional law professor at Hofstra University, said the city may have...
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Prof. Amy Stein Presents Twice at 2016 Legal Writing Institute National...
Professor Amy R. Stein in July 2016 presented twice at the 17th Biennial Legal Writing Institute Conference in Portland, Oregon. Her first presentation was titled “Using Frequent Formative Assessment...
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Prof. Julian Ku Cited as Source for PolitiFact NY Article ‘Clinton’s views do...
Julian Ku, the Maurice A. Deane Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law, was cited as a source for an article by PolitiFact New York (in partnership with The Buffalo News), ‘Clinton’s views do...
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Prof. Scott Colesanti Publishes His 1st Book, ‘Legal Writing, All Business’
Professor J. Scott Colesanti has published his first book, Legal Writing, All Business (Carolina Academic Press 2016). The 246-page legal writing coursebook was officially released in late July. A...
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Hon. A. Gail Prudenti Writes New Monthly Column for LI Business News,...
This column by the Honorable A. Gail Prudenti first appeared in the Aug. 26-Sept. 1, 2016, edition of Long Island Business News. COMMENTARY Two new programs designed to address divorce and family A....
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Monroe H. Freedman Legal Ethics Institute to Present ‘A Conversation on...
Hofstra Law’s Monroe H. Freedman Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics is presenting “A Conversation on Making a Murderer” on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, from 4-6 p.m. in the Student Center Theater of...
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PreLaw Magazine Ranks Hofstra Law 3rd Nationally for Most Improved Employment...
PreLaw magazine has ranked Hofstra Law 3rd among all U.S. law schools for average annual increase in the employment rate for graduates from the Classes of 2011 through 2015. The rankings were announced...
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Prof. Julian Ku Speaks at Event in Indonesia on The Hague’s Recent South...
Julian Ku, the Maurice A. Deane Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law, was a featured speaker at a Sept. 6, 2016, event in Jakarta, Indonesia, on “The Hague’s South China Sea Ruling: Legal and...
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Prof. James Sample Comments in 2 WNYC Public Radio Stories on Judicial...
Professor James Sample was quoted in the Sept. 7, 2016, WNYC News story “The Power and Prestige of Being a New York Judge.” He commented about the power that party leaders wield in the nomination of...
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Hofstra Law Establishes Denis E. Dillon Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University is establishing a scholarship fund to honor former Nassau County District Attorney Denis E. Dillon. Dillon was one of the longest-serving...
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Hofstra Law Reform Advocacy Clinic Client Moves Into New Apartment in...
Latino immigrant becomes first plaintiff in landmark federal housing discrimination lawsuit to benefit from new affordable housing in the village Anna Maria Mora Gomez, one of nine Latino Farmingdale...
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Prof. Ashira Ostrow Appointed Associate Dean for Research and Faculty...
Professor Ashira Pelman Ostrow has been named Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law. In her new role, Professor Ostrow is responsible for supporting...
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Prof. Julian Ku Appears in Fox 5 NY News Report on Terrorism After Bombing in...
Julian Ku, the Maurice A. Deane Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law, appeared in a Sept. 19, 2016, report on Fox 5 New York News, “What Is Terrorism.” The report was prompted by New York City...
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