Prof. James Sample Co-Writes NBC News Op-Ed Arguing Kavanaugh’s Lies Are...
Professor James Sample, professor of constitutional law and an expert on judicial conduct and ethics, and Gowri Ramachandran, professor of constitutional law at Southwestern Law School, published the...
View ArticleQueens DA Announces Hiring of 3 Class of ’18 Hofstra Law Graduates
(Photo courtesy of the Queens County District Attorney’s Office) Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced on Oct. 1 the hiring of three Class of 2018 graduates: Dylan A. Nesturrick (back...
View ArticleWABC News Covers Prof. James Sample’s Class Watching Ford-Kavanaugh Senate...
On Sept. 27, as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh were testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, ABC7NY reporter Kristin Thorne was at the Maurice A....
View ArticleProf. James Sample Quoted in SF Chronicle on Recusal Calls Kavanaugh May Face...
Kavanaugh Could Face Pressure to Recuse From Cases on the Supreme Court By Bob Egelko San Francisco Chronicle Oct. 4, 2018 Excerpt: The law requires federal judges to recuse themselves from any case in...
View ArticleProf. Irina Manta’s Forthcoming Article ‘Tinder Lies’ Reviewed on JOTWELL
Professor Irina D. Manta’s article “Tinder Lies” (Wake Forest Law Review, forthcoming) is reviewed by Robin Effron, a professor of law at Brooklyn Law School, in a Sept. 25 Courts Law essay on JOTWELL...
View ArticleProf. Julian Ku Quoted in New York Times Story on US Withdrawal From 1955...
U.S. Withdraws From 1955 Treaty Normalizing Relations With Iran By Edward Wong and David E. Sanger The New York Times Oct. 3, 2018 Excerpt: WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on...
View ArticleProf. Alafair Burke Quoted in LA Times Report on Seeming Bias in Domestic...
L.A. County Deputies Stopped Thousands of Innocent Latinos on the 5 Freeway in Hopes of Their Next Drug Bust By Joel Rubin and Ben Poston Los Angeles Times Oct. 4, 2018 Excerpt: The Times reviewed data...
View ArticleProf. Julian Ku Quoted in New York Times on Impact of China’s Detention of...
Interpol Chief Meng Hongwei Quits and Is Detained by China By Edward Wong and Alissa J. Rubin The New York Times Oct. 7, 2018 Excerpt: Mr. Meng’s appointment “was considered quite an achievement for...
View ArticleProf. James Sample Quoted in Newsday Story on Likely Scrutiny of Justice...
Expect Partisan Battle over Justice Brett Kavanaugh to Continue Like Justice Clarence Thomas, who endured a blistering confirmation process and a last-minute sexual harassment accusation, Kavanaugh’s...
View ArticleProf. Julian Ku Speaks as Expert Panelist at AEI Event on Combating Int’l...
Julian Ku, the Maurice A. Deane Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law, served as an expert panelist at a Sept. 27 event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), “Combating the...
View ArticleProf. Michael Haber Presents at 2018 NYSBA Legal Assistance Partnership...
Associate Clinical Professor Michael Haber, attorney-in-charge of the Community and Economic Development Clinic, co-presented a continuing legal education program on Oct. 3 at the 2018 New York State...
View ArticleProf. Barbara Stark Speaks at Goetz Exhibition Opening at Holocaust Memorial...
Professor Barbara Stark presented at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County (HMTC), in Glen Cove, New York, on Sept. 30 at the opening of the special exhibition “Cecelia Goetz:...
View ArticleHofstra Law to Host Free Veterans Legal Clinic on Nov. 4, 2018
Hofstra Law will be hosting a free Veterans Legal Clinic on Sunday, Nov. 4, at the Law School. The clinic is open to all veterans and offers a free consultation with attorneys who specialize in these...
View ArticleProf. Irina Manta Presents at Akron Law’s Fall 2018 IP Scholars Conference
Professor Irina D. Manta, associate dean for research and faculty development and founding director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law, presented “Blunting the Later-Mover Advantage:...
View ArticleProf. Matthew Shapiro Presents at Rutgers ‘Civil Wrongs and Justice in...
Professor Matthew A. Shapiro presented the paper “Civil Wrongs and Civil Procedure” on Oct. 5 at the conference “Civil Wrongs and Justice in Private Law” at Rutgers Law School. The event was hosted by...
View ArticleProf. Daniel Greenwood Signs 2nd Circuit Amicus Brief in Exxon Mobil Corp. v....
Professor Daniel J.H. Greenwood joined a group of law professors who specialize in constitutional law in signing an amicus brief in Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Healey et al., No. 18-1170 (2d Cir. 2018). He...
View ArticleProf. Linda Galler Speaks on Ethical Issues in Tax Practice at 2018...
Professor Linda Galler will be a featured panelist on Oct. 29 at the 29th Annual Philadelphia Tax Conference. The conference is co-sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of Taxation and the...
View ArticleProf. Theo Liebmann Receives a 2018 Pro Bono Publico Award From The Legal Aid...
Professor Theo Liebmann, clinical professor of law and director of clinical programs, received a 2018 Pro Bono Publico Award from The Legal Aid Society of New York on Oct. 16. The award is presented in...
View ArticleProf. Julian Ku Examines Key Issues in Interpol Chief Meng Hongwei’s...
Julian Ku, the Maurice A. Deane Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law, posted “Why China’s Disappearance of Interpol’s Chief Matters” on Oct. 9 on the influential Lawfare blog. He writes that...
View ArticleQ&A With New Faculty Member Brenner Fissell
Brenner M. Fissell joined Hofstra Law in 2018 from the U.S. Department of Defense, where he was appellate defense counsel at the Guantanamo Bay Military Commissions, serving as a consultant on legal...
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