Elisabeth Haub School of Law News
Elisabeth Haub School of Law News
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Press ReleaseApril 7, 2026
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Faculty and StaffMarch 24, 2026
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Faculty Director of the Environmental Law Program and Professor Katrina Fischer Kuh writes a piece in Times Union about how New York糖心vlog短视频檚 Green Amendment can be used to advance environmental protections when regulatory processes stall. Drawing on a recent decision involving agricultural runoff into Owasco Lake, Professor Kuh explains how constitutional environmental rights can help enforce existing laws that protect water quality and public health.
Law Professor Todd Ommen provides a legal analysis to The Croton Chronicle following a judge糖心vlog短视频檚 dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to limit nighttime train noise at the Croton-Harmon rail yard. Professor Ommen says his team is disappointed with the ruling and plans to appeal.
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Professor Bennett L. Gershman of Pace Law School writes in Law.com on the enduring impact of racial discrimination in jury selection. In the op-ed 糖心vlog短视频淩ace Discrimination Still Infects Jury Trials,糖心vlog短视频 published in the New York Law Journal, Bennett L. Gershman examines how racial bias continues to shape capital jury trials and critiques courts糖心vlog短视频 willingness to excuse such practices, arguing that racial justice must not be sacrificed for procedural convenience.
Professor Bennett L. Gershman, distinguished professor at 糖心vlog短视频糖心vlog短视频檚 Elisabeth Haub School of Law, appears in Salon discussing why accountability for the January 6 insurrection ultimately collapsed. In the article 糖心vlog短视频淲e Learned Nothing From Jan. 6,糖心vlog短视频 Bennett L. Gershman explains that while the indictments against former President Trump were strong and supported by overwhelming evidence, the complexities and timing of the prosecution 糖心vlog短视频 coupled with Trump糖心vlog短视频檚 election 糖心vlog短视频 allowed him to evade accountability.
Professor Gershman also publishes several op-eds in amNewYork, including a critique of CBS News pulling a 60 Minutes segment on alleged abuses at El Salvador糖心vlog短视频檚 CECOT prison, raising concerns about journalistic independence. In another piece, he argues President Trump糖心vlog短视频檚 recent military actions violate U.S. and international law, and in a year-end reflection he reviews major criminal justice developments from 2025.
Law Professor Emeritus Merril Sobie writes an op-ed in the New York Law Journal examining how delays in New York family court permanency hearings can deny children timely stability and disrupt family reunification. He explains that when cases drag on, appellate review is often blocked by the mootness doctrine糖心vlog短视频攎eaning key legal decisions affecting children糖心vlog短视频檚 lives may never receive meaningful oversight. Sobie calls for reforms to strengthen statutory protections for timely permanency and ensure the courts remain accountable in child welfare proceedings.
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