Prof. Barbara Stark Presents at Emory University School of Law on Human Rights
On March 8, Professor Barbara Stark presented the paper “Family Obligations and Human Rights in a Neoliberal World” at a workshop, Commemorating Scholarly Milestones: The Legacy of The Neutered Mother...
View ArticleProf. Ronald Colombo Quoted on Weinstein Conviction in Agenda
MeToo Conviction Brings ‘Psychological’ Impact By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez Agenda March 16, 2020 Excerpt: For more than two years, the MeToo movement has reverberated through companies and boardrooms....
View ArticleHofstra Mourns Maurice A. Deane ’81
The Hofstra University community is deeply saddened by the passing of Maurice A. Deane, Board of Trustee chair emeritus, philanthropist, business leader and dedicated and generous law school alumnus....
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Moot Court Board Holds Successful Virtual Competition
With Hofstra Law students logging in to their computers to watch, the Moot Court Board hosted its Spring 2020 Competition virtually on Monday, April 13. “The students who have organized the final...
View ArticleProf. Norman Silber Publishes Post on Consumer Relief During the Coronavirus...
In this post Professor Norman Silber and his co-author, Jeff Sovern, examine new ideas for Congress to help stimulate the economy during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Excerpt “For the next stimulus...
View ArticleSEC Publishes Comments Letter Co-Authored by Prof. Scott Colesanti and Two...
Students Tyler Yagman 2L and Nicholas Bruno 2L, under the advisement of Professor J.Scott Colesanti, co-authored a formal Comment Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The letter, focused...
View ArticleProf. James Sample Discusses Presidential Authority on Reopening Economy
Trump Backs Away From ‘Total Authority’ Claim on Reopening Economy By Yancey Roy Newsday Apr. 15, 2020 Excerpt: A day after President Donald Trump asserted he had “total authority” over states in...
View ArticleProf. Ronald Colombo Publishes Article on Religious Freedoms in NY Law Journal
The article “Little Sisters of the Poor and Religious Accommodations,” authored by Ronald Colombo, has been published online in the New York Law Journal. Excerpt “America was famously settled, in part,...
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Jad Sayage 2L is Building His Résumé in Real Estate Law
Jad Sayage 2L is not your typical law student. His life experiences led him to the law, and specifically, to real estate law. Married with three children and a background in retail, Jad got involved...
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How Hofstra Law’s Experience in Distance Learning Allowed it to Quickly Pivot...
We sat down (virtually) with Ronald J. Colombo, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Distance Education, for a Q&A to talk about distance education at Hofstra Law and the shift to all online...
View ArticleJudge Gail Prudenti Joins COVID-19 Recovery Task Force Appointed To Oversee...
Judge Gail Prudenti has been appointed to a newly established COVID-19 Recovery Task Force to oversee the pro bono network of lawyers who will be assisting New Yorkers suffering from the pandemic. The...
View ArticleArticle by Prof. Elizabeth Nevins on Judicial Drift Published in Georgetown’s...
The article “Judicial Drift” by Elizabeth Nevins, associate clinical professor of law and attorney-in-charge of Hofstra’s Criminal Justice Clinic, was published in March in Georgetown Law’s American...
View ArticleProf. Julian Ku Quoted in The Washington Post on Sending China the Bill for...
Leading Republicans Want to Send China the Bill for Coronavirus Pandemic’s Costs By David Lynch The Washington Post Apr. 24, 2020 Excerpt: Leading Republicans are demanding that China be made to pay...
View ArticleJudge Gail Prudenti Quoted in Long Island Business News on ‘Justice Gap’...
The ‘Justice Gap’ By Adina Genn Long Island Business News Apr. 24, 2020 Excerpt: In a pandemic, legal problems don’t go away. Worse, they can exacerbate situations that require legal remedying. “The...
View ArticleHow to Prepare for Law School
You’ve figured out how to get into law school, and committed to a top law school — now how do you prepare for success in law school? Hofstra Law Professor Miriam Albert, director of Hofstra Law’s Edge...
View ArticleHofstra Law Student Vanessa Giunta Provides Remote Pro Bono Research on...
Hofstra Law student Vanessa Giunta discusses her remote work on projects related to COVID-19 for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC): I’m a rising 2L interested in health law. Currently, I am...
View ArticleJudge Gail Prudenti Authors Article for LIBN on the Heroic Legal Response to...
The opinion piece “Courts, Legal Pros Responding Heroically to Legal Pandemic” authored by Judge Gail Prudenti for Long Island Business News on May 7, 2020, discusses the response of the legal...
View ArticleProf. Matthew Shapiro’s Article ‘The Indignities of Civil Litigation’...
The article “The Indignities of Civil Litigation” by Professor Matthew A. Shapiro has been published in the Boston University Law Review. Abstract Dispute resolution has become increasingly shrouded in...
View ArticleProf. Norman Silber Quoted in Forbes on Consumer Debt Relief During the Pandemic
Stimulus Proposal: $10,000 In Credit Card Interest Relief During Coronavirus Pandemic By Shahar Ziv Forbes May 20, 2020 Professor Norman Silber and his co-author, Jeff Sovern, examine new ideas for...
View ArticleProf. James Sample Quoted on the NY Primary in Courthouse News Service
Canceled NY Primary Brings Power of Delegates Into Focus By Josh Russell Courthouse News Service May 15, 2020 Excerpt: In an amicus brief, the Sanders campaign notes that specific policies he advanced...
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