Elisabeth Haub School of Law News

Joy's story began in a place of fear and uncertainty. Facing domestic violence, sexual assault, and abuse related to her immigration status, Joy felt lost and isolated. Having been to court already and after consulting numerous local victim service organizations, she could not find the support she so desperately needed. Struggling to navigate an abusive situation, Joy felt her options were limited to "either jail or homelessness." Then, after one particularly concerning violent incident, everything changed when the local court system recommended the Pace Women's Justice Center.

Pace University’s Haub Law Professor Leslie Garfield Tenzer spoke with PIX Channel 11 about RedNote, a Chinese-owned app that many TikTok users are migrating to in advance of the pending ban, calling it “even more restrictive than TikTok when it comes to censorship.”

Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman provides legal insight to Salon, discussing how special counsel Jack Smith’s report on Trump’s 2020 election subversion highlighted the former president’s narrow avoidance of a trial.

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor David Dorfman speaks to CBC about President-elect Donald Trump escaping legal punishment beyond a criminal record for his felony crimes after being handed an alternative sentence called an unconditional discharge.

Professor Gershman speaks to Yonkers Times about former Westchester District Attorney Mimi Rocah’s decision, in her final days in office, to vacate the conviction of Selwyn Days. Days spent 16 years in prison for a 1996 double homicide in Eastchester, but Rocah’s Conviction Integrity Unit identified two other suspects believed to be responsible for the crimes.

For nearly 25 years, Pace University's Elisabeth Haub School of Law has partnered with Yale University to create one of the most unique and impactful joint degree programs in the world.

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Growing up in a modest family in Eastern Europe, hard work wasn’t just a value for Remila Jasharllari ’25—it was a way of life. “My parents did not have the luxury of college degrees, but they gave me something even greater: the passion for education and learning, and the belief that I could dream bigger than I ever thought,” shared Remila. “As the first in my family to pursue a degree beyond high school, every step felt monumental – graduating college, receiving my acceptance letter from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, and walking into my first class. It was not always an easy journey, and I had my own moments of doubt, but I will always honor where I came from while creating opportunities for those who come after me.”