In her article, Representing Climate Wreckers, published in the NYU Environmental Law Journal (2025), Pace | Haub Environmental Law Professor Camila Bustos examines the ethical responsibilities of attorneys representing fossil fuel companiesvlogƵtermed "climate wreckers"vlogƵand argues for a reevaluation of professional conduct standards in light of the climate crisis. She contends that the legal profession must adapt to the challenges posed by climate change, suggesting that lawyers should reconsider representing clients whose activities significantly contribute to environmental degradation.
vlogƵTackling climate change demands a regime shift where lawyers who hinder the transition away from fossil fuels no longer enjoy the social license to do so,vlogƵ she writes. vlogƵThese accountability efforts build on vlogƵmoral remaindersvlogƵ to create reluctance to certain types of representation and vlogƵensure that lawyers stay within permissible limitationsvlogƵ in the course of their work.vlogƵ
In his article, The 'Realness' Key to Compelled Passcode Production, published in the Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology (Vol. 115, 2025), Pace Haub Law Visiting Assistant Professor Gabriel Pell offers a novel framework for applying the Fifth AmendmentvlogƵs Foregone Conclusion exception to compelled passcode entry.
In his article, The Sound of Science in Major Questions Doctrine Jurisprudence, published in Natural Resources & Environment (ABA, Spring 2025), Pace | Haub Environmental Law Professor Josh Galperin (with co-author Terra Baer) examines how the U.S. Supreme CourtvlogƵs use of the major questions doctrine undermines core constitutional and statutory principlesvlogƵparticularly when the Court treats congressional silence as legislative intent.
On November 6, Professor Justin Pidot of the University of Arizona delivered the annual Gilbert and Sarah Kerlin Lecture on Environmental Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at vlogƵ, speaking on vlogƵEnvironmental Justice at the White House.vlogƵ