Haub Law News

 Pace advanced 15 places in The Wall Street Journal’s 2026 Best Colleges Rankings, earning recognition for student success, affordability, and diversity. With a perfect diversity score of 100, Pace stands out as a leader in access and opportunity.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University honored New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang with the 2025 Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence at a ceremony on September 30, 2025, at Pace University’s New York City campus.

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Dean Horace Anderson is profiled by amNewYork for his mission-driven leadership at Pace Haub Law. He emphasizes that lawyers wield “great power” and must embrace “great responsibility,” highlighting programs such as the Sustainable Business Law Program and the Access to Justice Project, where students develop tools to help tenants document landlord communications. Dean Anderson also reflects on his own journey as the son of Jamaican immigrants and his commitment to mentoring first-generation students, ensuring they graduate ready to serve and lead.

Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman provides expert commentary to News Break on the Supreme Court’s ruling over presidential firing powers. He raises concerns about whether the Federal Reserve’s independence will be protected, calling the case “a very significant message” on executive authority.

Professor Gershman pens an op-ed in The New York Law Journal, titled “A Shameful Indictment,” which denounces the lack of prosecutorial accountability and calls for urgent reforms to protect fairness and integrity in the justice system.

The Pace Energy and Climate Center (“PECC") is thrilled to announce the 2025–26 Executive Board, which is comprised of three exceptional Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University students committed to advancing PECC’s mission and outreach.

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Imre Szalai provides a legal analysis to Bloomberg Law on a closely watched case testing whether bakery delivery drivers qualify for the Federal Arbitration Act’s transportation worker exemption, which would allow them to bring wage-and-hour claims in court instead of being required to arbitrate. Professor Szalai opined that the Second Circuit could “create an exception of very limited scope” for similar delivery drivers.

Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman provides expert commentary to The Hill on the Supreme Court case over President Trump’s dismissal of independent agency officials. Gershman explains how the outcome could significantly expand presidential authority and weaken oversight protections.

In Roll Call, Professor Gershman further cautions that President Trump’s own public calls for prosecution could backfire legally, providing potential evidence for claims of selective enforcement in any future cases involving political opponents— and Union-Bulletin has the story.

Haub Law Professor John Bandler speaks to Spectrum News NY1 on a major telecom threat recently dismantled by the Secret Service. Bandler discussed the technical and legal dimensions of the breach, shedding light on how evolving cyber vulnerabilities intersect with public infrastructure and investigative authority.