Haub Law News

On September 11, 2025, the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University’s Sustainable Business Law Hub held the third annual private environmental governance and sustainable business law scholarly workshop. The half-day lightning workshop, co-sponsored by Vanderbilt Law School’s Private Climate Governance Lab, included an impressive gathering of environmentally focused scholars who spent the day workshopping new scholarship. Josh Galperin, Associate Professor of Law and Faculty Director of Pace Haub Law’s Sustainable Business Law Hub organized this year’s workshop.

Pace University has announced the reappointment of Horace E. Anderson Jr. as dean of the Elisabeth Haub School of Law with his next term commencing in January 2026. Dean Anderson, who was first named to the role in December 2019 after serving as interim dean, has been selected to lead the law school for another term. His continued leadership reflects the University’s commitment to academic excellence, innovation in legal education, and expanding access to justice.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is proud to announce that five renowned environmental scholars and practitioners will join the Law School as Haub Visiting Scholars. These distinguished scholars – Sam Bookman, Monika Ehrman, Marianne Engelman-Lado, Douglas Kysar, and Jim Salzman – will bring their expertise to Pace through guest lectures, faculty collaboration, and working with students in the Environmental Law Program and beyond.

Executive Director of the Pace Women’s Justice Center, Cindy J. Kanusher, powerfully addressed President Trump’s dismissive remarks about domestic violence in a widely shared statement featured in The Independent. “Domestic violence is not a private matter or a misunderstanding. It is abuse. It is a crime. And it must be treated with the seriousness it demands,” she said. Kanusher emphasized that minimizing these crimes sends a dangerous message to victims, potentially silencing them and impeding justice. Her remarks have added critical legal and moral context to the media backlash around the issue.

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Bennett Gershman writes a piece in the New York Law Journal examining whether Donald Trump or Jeffrey Epstein had any contact with the Florida U.S. Attorney who brokered Epstein’s controversial plea deal 17 years ago, raising critical questions about influence, power, and accountability.

On September 5, 2025, the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University hosted the twelfth annual Future Environmental Law Professors Workshop. The workshop is designed for law students and graduates considering or planning careers as legal academics in environmental law broadly defined. The workshop included an informational panel, mock interviews, and practice job talks. In addition, this year Professor Rachel Rothschild, recipient of the 2025 Haub Environmental Law Distinguished Junior Scholar Award, delivered the keynote lunch address.

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Bennett Gershman pens an op-ed in The Hill about President Donald Trump’s political prosecutions, examining the legal and constitutional implications while highlighting the potential threats to the integrity of the justice system.

In the Long Island Press, Professor Bennett Gershman provides insight into the Gilgo Beach investigation, highlighting the role of circumstantial evidence in connecting the suspect to additional victims.

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Bennett Gershman offers legal analysis on the National Rifle Association (NRA) fraud case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. “It almost looked to me like the Appellate Division was passing the buck to the Court of Appeals,” Gershman told The Hill, describing the unusual posture of the case. James originally filed suit against the NRA and Wayne LaPierre in 2020.

Haub Law Professor and Director of the Immigration Justice Clinic Amelia Wilson speaks to Newsweek about the emerging trend of U.S. citizens seeking asylum across the northern border. “I suspect that U.S. citizens seeking asylum in Canada are doing so because they genuinely feel they’re being persecuted and believe their government cannot or will not protect them,” Professor Wilson explains.