Elisabeth Haub School of Law News

Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman joins Bloomberg Law's UnCommon Law podcast to examine how the U.S. Department of Justice makes charging decisions, discussing prosecutorial discretion, selective prosecution, and the importance of preserving the Justice Department's independence from political influence.

In Newsweek, Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman explains why ending birthright citizenship would require a constitutional amendment rather than legislation and weighs in on a Supreme Court ruling that expands federal authority over lawful permanent residents returning to the United States.

Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman authors an op-ed in amNewYork, analyzing why Luigi Mangione's defense team abandoned its "extreme emotional disturbance" defense.

Pace University law professor Bennett Gershman described the ruling as "a huge enlargement of the border authorities' ability to stop lawful immigrants from coming into the country. "He said the decision grants officials "huge power to stop them, to question them, to detain them," warning that border officers now possess extremely broad discretion when evaluating returning permanent residents. Gershman added that lawful permanent residents traveling abroad "really have to be wary now of what their rights are," because they may face heightened questioning, detention, or removal proceedings upon return.

Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman authors an op-ed in amNewYork, examining President Donald Trump's efforts to reshape Washington, D.C.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is pleased to announce the appointments of Professor Margot J. Pollans as Associate Dean of Faculty Development and Professor Josh Galperin as Associate Dean of the Environmental Law Program, further strengthening the Law School's academic leadership.

Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman pens an op-ed in the New York Law Journal analyzing a recent Supreme Court ruling on racial discrimination in jury selection and its implications for fairness in the criminal justice system.

Haub Law Professor Emeritus Michael Mushlin is widely featured this week following a landmark criminal justice reform that will make New York the first state in the nation to require judges serving in criminal and family courts to conduct annual visits to prisons and jails beginning in 2028. Featured in amNewYork, The City Reporter, and La Voce di New York, Mushlin helped lead the years-long study and advocacy for the initiative, which is designed to give judges firsthand insight into conditions of incarceration and promote more informed, transparent, and humane decision-making.

Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman is in the spotlight in multiple outlets this week. In Newsweek, he discusses a U.S. Supreme Court case that could reshape immigration detention practices nationwide, examining the constitutional limits of prolonged detention without a bond hearing.

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