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Press ReleaseAugust 5, 2024
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Press ReleaseSeptember 16, 2024
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A team of students from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University’s Advocacy Program received a “Golden Ticket” to participate in the prestigious 3-day Summit Cup Mock Trial Competition Oct 3-5, 2024, hosted by the University of Denver – Sturm College of Law.
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Bennett Gershman speaks to News12 Westchester about the ongoing debate over New York’s wrongful death law, calling it “one of the most limited, restrictive laws in the country, second only to Alabama.”
Professor Gershman provides legal insight on the potential for the Supreme Court to once again intervene in favor of Former President Donald Trump, despite the extensive evidence presented by Special Counsel Jack Smith in Trump’s election interference case.
North Country Public Radio featured Haub Law Professor Paula Collins, an expert on tax law and cannabis law, in an article discussing her run for New York’s 21st Congressional District.
The Pace Women’s Justice Center (PWJC) is proud to announce its 2024 "Raising the Bar" Benefit Concert, a pivotal event dedicated to raising awareness and support for victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse. The concert will take place on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at the historic Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY, featuring a special performance by the Grammy-winning duo, Indigo Girls. The singer-songwriter twosome of Emily Saliers and Amy Ray is considered one of the most successful folk duos in history, with 16 recorded studio albums and over 15 million records sold. Popular for their crowd singalong 1990’s chart hits “Galileo,” “Shame on You,” and “Closer to Fine,” which was recently featured in the box office summer hit movie Barbie. Together, these two women are known for their activism and championing of causes.
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University Professors Emily Gold Waldman and Bridget J. Crawford have published “Hot Flash: How Understanding Menopause Can Improve Life and Law for Everyone. Their goal is to replace the legal and cultural silence surrounding menopause with a deeper understanding.
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Bennett Gershman recently provided expert analysis on the legal charges filed against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
The Association of American Law Schools reports the Elisabeth Haub School of Law and Yale University’s School of the Environment have enhanced their already existing partnership to offer students several new joint degree options.
PWJC’s many programs offer free legal assistance, free legal clinics open to the public, and training for professionals. It also has a robust program to recruit, train, and supervise volunteers. A dedicated team of volunteers include those who have some legal training — such as lawyers, paralegals, and law students — and those who bring other skills to Center programs, such as community members, and high school and college students.
Bennett Gershman, a former prosecutor and a law professor at Pace University, suggested that significant portions of the filing may be redacted “given the closeness to the upcoming election” but that many of the actions Trump took in his attempt to overturn the election results “clearly were not official acts.”
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