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Professor Gershman speaks with CBS News about how more than 500 New Yorkers to be considered as jurors in Trump's "hush money" trial.
The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University hosted a Climate Constitutionalism Conference on Pace University’s New York City Campus on Friday, March 29, 2024. The timely conference brought together constitutional law experts, climate change activists, environmental law professors, and noteworthy legal professionals from around the country to examine the crucial role of federal and state constitutions in responding to the climate crisis.
Pace University’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law is once again ranked #1 in the country for Environmental Law by the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings, released today. Haub Law was also ranked #13 in the nation for its trial advocacy program, placing it impressively among the top 10% of schools nationwide.
Bennett Gershman, a former prosecutor who is a professor at Pace University Law School studying prosecutorial misconduct, said attorney-client privilege barred Hoovler from disclosing his conversations with the former client.
In Georgia, for example, a 2019 "fetal heartbeat" law, which essentially banned most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy or when prenatal cardiac activity is detected, allowed families to claim an embryo as a dependent on state tax filings. But elsewhere, state tax codes rely on the federal definition of a dependent, which requires a live birth, according to Bridget Crawford, a tax law professor at Pace Law School.
On Monday, May 20, the Class of 2024 will celebrate with some amazing guests who will impart their wisdom to the departing graduates. Among the honorees are a Broadway powerhouse, a family who turned a heartbreaking loss into hope for children, a renowned judge, the former president of one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, and a physician leading the way in AI-powered medicine.
On March 27, 2024, the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University hosted the third annual Access to Justice Workshop. The theme of this year’s Workshop was: The Future of Criminal Justice: Bridging Gaps in Re-Entry and Related Legal Services for Community Members Impacted by the Criminal Justice System.
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Bennett Gershman speaks to Salon.com about New York Supreme Court Justice Judge Juan Merchan showing "evident exasperation and scorn" as he scolded Trump's legal team over "misleading" claims.
"Judge Merchan showed yesterday that he is going to administer the trial firmly and fairly and is not going to permit Trump and his lawyers to distract, mislead, or play games," Gershman, a Pace University law professor, told Salon, adding that the judge was "openly impatient and intolerant at the way Trump’s legal team was litigating this case."
On March 22, 2024, friends and colleagues gathered together in person and virtually from across the globe for the dedication of the Nicholas A. Robinson Seminar Space at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, a room dedicated to preserving and presenting decades of scholarship and legal resources from Professor Nicholas A. Robinson, a pioneer in the field of Environmental Law.
Professor and Judge Margaret M. deGuzman delivered the 2024 Blaine Sloan Lecture on International Law on Wednesday, March 20, speaking on "The Promise and Perils of International Criminal Law.” The Blaine Sloan Lecture on International Law honors F. Blaine Sloan for developing the international law studies program at Pace. The Honorable Margaret M. deGuzman is James E. Beasley Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Institute for International Law and Public Policy at Temple Law School. She is also a judge of the Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals, where she currently serves on the Trial Chamber for The Prosecutor v. Félicien Kabuga.
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