Elisabeth Haub School of Law News

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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Judge Malaika N. Scott-McLaughlin ’09, a Civil Court Judge for the City of New York, was no stranger to the legal world growing up. As the daughter of Professor Randolph McLaughlin, a renowned civil rights attorney and longtime member of the faculty at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, she spent a lot of time observing him in the classroom teaching and in practice advocating.

Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman pens an op-ed in amNewYork criticizing Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s decision not to advance New York’s Wrongful Convictions Act. Professor Gershman writes that the legislation would have expanded opportunities for wrongfully convicted individuals to challenge their convictions, access legal representation, and present new evidence of innocence. He contends that blocking the bill denies a critical pathway to justice for those seeking to overturn wrongful convictions.

Haub Law Professor Imre Szalai speaks with Bloomberg Law about a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could make it easier for some gig workers to pursue wage-and-hour claims in court rather than through arbitration. Professor Szalai notes that the Court’s latest decision reflects a significant shift in how federal arbitration law is being interpreted and expands protections for transportation workers.

Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman speaks to Spectrum News Hudson Valley and analyzes proposed New York legislation aimed at limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, arguing that the measure could face significant legal hurdles because immigration authority rests primarily with the federal government. Professor Gershman also co-authors an amNewYork op-ed calling for reforms to the federal grand jury process, urging greater transparency, oversight, and procedural safeguards to help safeguard fairness and accountability in the justice system.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University welcomed policymakers, advocates, planners, attorneys, developers, and community leaders to campus last week for the 9th Annual Hudson Valley Affordable Housing Summit, hosted by the Land Use Law Center.