The Pace Law Advocacy Board is excited to announce its inaugural publication of The Advocate’s Advantage, the official blog of the Pace Law Advocacy Program. The blog publishes articles written by both students and faculty pertaining to a variety of trial, appellate, and evidentiary issues. Please subscribe to The Advocate’s Advantage and receive notifications of new posts! The editors are always seeking submissions from both faculty members, students, and alumni. If you would be interested in publishing an article, please contact advocatesadvantage@law.pace.edu.
Professor Yiran Zhang, Proskauer Assistant Professor of Employment and Labor Law at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) and an Associate Member of the Cornell Law School faculty, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026–2027 Haub Law Emerging Scholar Award in Women, Gender & Law for her article Family Caregiving as Work?, forthcoming in the Minnesota Law Review.
Haub Law Professor Bridget Crawford is featured in OK! Magazine discussing the legal standards surrounding sealed court records in the dispute between Paris Jackson and the Michael Jackson estate. Professor Crawford explains that court proceedings are generally open to the public, with records sealed only under limited circumstances.
Haub Law Professor Bridget Crawford pens an op-ed in The Columbus Dispatch examining how Ohio's remaining child marriage laws contributed to conditions that enabled the abuse of 16 children in Vinton County. Drawing on her own upbringing in the community, Crawford argues that closing the state's child marriage loophole and strengthening support for child welfare services are essential to preventing future tragedies.