Elisabeth Haub School of Law News

The report describes a president “shockingly derelict” in immediately intervening to stop the “most serious invasion” of the Capitol by domestic terrorists in the nation’s history, Bennett Gershman, a former New York prosecutor and law professor at Pace University, told Salon.

The judge became concerned that Trump would use the courtroom as “political theater” to stoke all of his anger and resentment against the prosecutor and the judge for “orchestrating a sham prosecution against him,” Bennett Gershman, a former New York prosecutor and law professor at Pace University, told Salon. His move would have likely had “zero impact” on the verdict and penalties anyway, but instead would have been perceived as “gospel” by his followers and “blather” by his critics.

Horace E. Anderson, Jr., Dean of the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, was honored as a recipient of the 2023 Changemaker Award by Nonprofit Westchester (NPW) at the organization’s Keep Westchester Thriving Awards Ceremony last month.

Haub Law Professor James Fishman discusses aspects of the big NRA legal case in New York.

Despite his resignation, “LaPierre will still be the center of attention during the trial and his excesses will be front and center,” Pace University law professor James Fishman said.

Above the Law reports The Elisabeth Haub School of Law was ranked #7 in the nation among law schools with the highest percentage of graduates employed in government work, according to a recent survey published by Law.com. Whether they aim to pursue justice for the environment, advocate for underserved populations, or serve the community at large, Haub Law and its active Public Interest Law Center help students pursue their altruistic service goals, and contribute to advancing our society.

Professor James Fishman speaks with Courthouse News Service about NRA facing an ‘existential’ New York trial that threatens its future.

Many experts, like Pace University law professor James Fishman, are shocked that the NRA allowed the lawsuit to get this far. “Usually what happens is, if an organization is approached by the attorney general who says ‘you are doing wrong,’ they will do whatever they can to settle before trial,” Fishman said in an interview. “Because it’s disastrous for the organization. Some organizations never recover from it.”

Professor Bennett Gershman tells Salon the court won’t let Trump lawyers try to get jurors to “disregard” the law.

The trial court will likely find that allegations of foreign influence, disinformation and biased prosecutors and other government officials will mostly "confuse" the jury and are evidently "not relevant" to Trump's state of mind, Bennett Gershman, a former New York prosecutor and law professor at Pace University, told Salon. This is particularly true given that he was “repeatedly” and “strongly” advised by insiders close to him that he lost the election. “It’s a desperate and distracting effort to throw all sorts of wild and irrational claims against the wall and hope that something sticks,” Gershman said. “In legal circles, it’s mockingly referred to as the ‘shotgun’ or ‘kitchen sink’ defense.”