Elisabeth Haub School of Law News

Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman is featured in Injustice Watch. Professor Gershman raises concerns about efforts to tighten standards for certificates of innocence in wrongful-conviction cases, warning that requiring “irrefutable” proof would set an unrealistically high bar for exonerated individuals seeking relief.

In an article by NJ Today, Bennett L. Gershman, a legal ethics professor at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, weighed in on allegations involving financial relationships connected to Chief Justice John Roberts’s household. Gershman’s analysis concluded that, even under a narrow interpretation of judicial recusal standards, the circumstances could lead a reasonable person to question the Chief Justice’s impartiality in cases involving related parties.

The Miscellany News highlights a lecture from Law Professor and Director of the Immigration Justice Clinic Amelia Wilson on immigration law and student advocacy efforts surrounding anti-ICE legislation.

After transferring to Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, Gabrielle Seebold found a program that aligned with her global ambitions—immersing herself in international law, securing a United Nations internship, and building a path toward a career as an international business attorney.

Professor Amelia Wilson has been named the recipient of Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University’s 2026 Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching. The Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching recognizes that outstanding pedagogy occurs in a variety of settings at the Law School—it can be found in courses of all sizes and types, in teachers with diverse styles, and across subject matters.

Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman pens an op-ed in amNewYork reflecting on the legacy of Bob Hall, a pioneering wheelchair marathoner who helped transform access and inclusion in competitive athletics. Drawing on his own experience as a lawyer in the case, Gershman highlights the legal and cultural barriers Hall challenged, underscoring how his advocacy reshaped opportunities for athletes with disabilities.

Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman is widely featured this week across multiple outlets. In Newsweek, he offers legal analysis on a Trump administration policy that would bar immigration attorneys from participating remotely in certain interviews, warning the change could significantly burden legal representation and raise serious due process concerns for applicants navigating the system.

In Newsweek analysis, Pace Haub Law Professor Gershman raises broader concerns about government accountability and the politicization of the Justice Department, suggesting that the difficulty in pursuing high-level prosecutions may stem more from a lack of political will than legal complexity.

Professor Gershman also pens op-eds in amNewYork and the New York Law Journal, warning that efforts to influence election rules and institutions could undermine public trust in the democratic process, and examines constitutional limits on presidential war powers in a televised interview with BronxNet.