Elisabeth Haub School of Law News

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.

Following claims that Ring camera notified its customers about Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman spoke with Newsweek about the legal implications of alerting others to potential ICE activity.

Professor Gershman explains that free speech protections allow residents to discuss law enforcement in their neighborhoods, but language that actively encourages evasion of authorities could possibly be construed as obstruction of justice. "I think it's important to be very explicit on what is being communicated," he said.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is delighted to announce that they will have the honor of hosting Anthony Moffa, Professor and Associate Dean for Innovation at the University of Maine School of Law, as a Haub Visiting Scholar.

After receiving his LLB from the National University of Singapore and practicing law for a number of years, Mark Ortega ’23 decided to pursue a career in academia. With an LLM in environmental Law from Haub Law, Mark returned to Singapore where he is pursuing his aspirations of teaching and research.

Professor Gershman was featured on News 12’s Power & Politics to discuss the controversy surrounding the executive order to deny birthright citizenship, providing historical context on this decades-old constitutional provision.