Archives for: November 2008

"Collapsing Bond Markets and the Nonprofit Debt Crises: Liability, Accountability, and Legal Reform" by Professor Norman I. Silber

November 25th, 2008
On Saturday, November 22, Professor Norman I. Silber presented "Collapsing Bond Markets and the Nonprofit Debt Crises: Liability, Accountability, and Legal Reform," at the 37th Annual Conference of ARNOVA, the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organ… more »

Hofstra Law launches Center for Applied Legal Reasoning

November 24th, 2008
Led by Professor Stefan Krieger, Hofstra Law School has launched the Center for Applied Legal Reasoning, a forum for studying theories of legal reasoning, researching issues related to the solving of legal problems, decision-making in practice, and the d… more »

Professor Elizabeth M. Glazer speaks at Nixon Peabody LLP

November 24th, 2008
Professor Elizabeth M. Glazer spoke as part of Nixon Peabody LLP’s New York office’s Diversity Day, on the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, & transgendered persons’ rights in the workplace. Nixon Peabody LLP is recognized as a “Global 100” law… more »

“Transitional Discrimination” by Professor Elizabeth M. Glazer

November 24th, 2008
Professor Elizabeth M. Glazer presented “Transitional Discrimination” (co-authored with Professor Zachary Kramer, of Penn State Dickinson School of Law) as an invited symposium participant at the Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review symposium o… more »

“Volumes of Hate Speech” by Professor Elizabeth M. Glazer

November 24th, 2008
Professor Elizabeth M. Glazer presented “Volumes of Hate Speech” at West Virginia University College of Law and Cumberland School of Law (Samford University). ABSTRACT: Does hate speech cause holocausts? Timelines of events leading up to the Holoca… more »

Professor Katrina Fischer Kuh in The Boston Globe

November 24th, 2008
Professor Katrina Fischer Kuh was quoted in a Boston Globe article "The turn to online research is narrowing the range of modern scholarship, a new study suggests" by Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow. EXCERPT More and more, the Internet dominates everyday life.… more »

“The Awkward Phase of Antidiscrimination Law” by Professor Elizabeth M. Glazer

November 24th, 2008
Professor Elizabeth M. Glazer presented “The Awkward Phase of Antidiscrimination Law” (co-authored with Professor Zachary Kramer, of Penn State Dickinson School of Law) at the Third Annual Colloquium on Current Scholarship in Labor and Employment Law, in… more »

Professor Vern Walker to speak at NYC Administrative Judicial Institute

November 21st, 2008
Professor Vern Walker will present a program entitled “Demystifying Scientific Evidence” for the City of New York Administrative Judicial Institute, from 6 – 8 p.m. on Wednesday, December 10, 2008. The audience will consist primarily of administrativ… more »

"Letter of Credit as a Landlord's Protection Against a Tenant's Bankruptcy: Assurance of Payment or False Sense of Security?" by Professor Alan Resnick

November 21st, 2008
Professor Alan Resnick, Benjamin Weintraub Distinguished Professor of Bankruptcy Law, authored "Letter of Credit as a Landlord's Protection Against a Tenant's Bankruptcy: Assurance of Payment or False Sense of Security?" recently published in The America… more »

Professor Scott Horton in The Washington Independent

November 20th, 2008
Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law Scott Horton was quoted in The Washington Independent in the article "Gitmo prisoners pose thorny problem for Obama. Does U.S. need an alternative court system?" “I think Obama intends to act really quickly,… more »