Elisabeth Haub School of Law News

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Bennett Gershman speaks with USA Today about the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams.

Adjunct Professor John Bandler provides insight on how data laws were enacted to fill a void and address issues in our cyberworld with consumer data, cybercrime, and privacy.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University’s Black Law Student Association (BLSA) Mock Trial Team delivered a standout performance at the 2024–2025 Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition, with a top two finish in the entire Northeast region.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University proudly co-hosted the New Directions in Environmental Law Conference (NDEL) held at Yale Law School in New Haven, CT on February 15, 2025. This year's conference analyzed changes and emerging issues in environmental law in a collaborative atmosphere. Organized by students from Haub Law, Yale Law School, Yale School of the Environment, and Vermont Law & Graduate School, the event featured insightful discussions on pressing environmental issues.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University congratulates two distinguished alumni on their recent appointments to top positions in the federal government. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (LLM ‘87), former Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic, has been confirmed as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Additionally, Kash Patel (JD ‘05) has been confirmed as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The New York Post reports that Todd D. Ommen, Managing Attorney of the Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic, criticized the EPA’s lack of transparency and community engagement, noting that residents have already endured months of foul odors from the highly toxic site.

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Bennett Gershman speaks with The New York Times about President Trump’s Justice Department policies, stating that its directives mark a fundamental shift in the meaning of “justice”: “It’s not neutral or evenhanded justice, it’s Trump justice.”

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is proud to announce that Achinthi Vithanage, Associate Director of Environmental Law Programs & Professor of Law for Designated Service in Environmental Law at Haub Law, was named to the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Environmental Lawyers: The Green 500.

In her article for the Times Union, Pace University Haub Law Professor Bridget J. Crawford calls for New York to take action to remove PFAS from menstrual products, “Without strong federal oversight, the responsibility falls on states,” she writes. New York Senate Bill 1548, which would ban PFAS and other toxic substances in menstrual products, unanimously passed in mid-January. It is now up to the Assembly and Speaker Carl Heastie to move quickly to pass Assembly Bill 1502. The passage of the Assembly bill is critical not only for safeguarding public health, but also for joining the growing group of states that ban PFAS in menstrual products.”

In an article for the River Journal aimed at informing immigrants of their rights, Adjunct Professor Amelia Wilson, Director of the Immigration Justice Clinic at Haub Law, shared her insights on the critical difference between an administrative and a judicial warrant. “An administrative warrant is not signed by a judge, as is legally required to be enforceable,” she said.