Archives for: September 2009

Professor Hillary Burgess Publishes "Analyzing Analysis: Solving "Empty" Analysis"

September 30th, 2009
Professor Hillary Burgess published a short article, "Analyzing Analysis: Solving "Empty" Analysis" in the Legal Writing Institute's The Second Draft newsletter, Volume 24, No. 1 Fall 2009. The issue was dedicated to teaching implicit reasoning and imp… more »

Professor Akilah N. Folami Presents Panel on Intellectual Property and Media Law

September 30th, 2009
Professor Akilah N. Folami presented on a panel exploring recent intellectual property and media law issues at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools conference in West Palm Beach, Florida on August 5, 2009. more »

Professor Joanna L. Grossman Elected to Membership in The American Law Institute

September 28th, 2009
Joanna L. Grossman, Professor of Law and John DeWitt Gregory Research Scholar, has been elected to membership in The American Law Institute. She joins Dean Nora V. Demleitner as well as Professors Burton G. Agata, Eric M. Freedman, Monroe H. Freedma… more »

Professor Daniel JH Greenwood in The New York Times

September 28th, 2009
The following letter to the Editor by Professor Daniel JH Greenwood was published in The New York Times on September 27, 2009. To the Editor: Our country was formed on the basis that people are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable righ… more »

Professor Alafair S. Burke on The Huffington Post

September 25th, 2009
Professor Alafair S. Burke was a guest blogger on The Huffington Post. Her essay, "Creating a Culture of Innocence: Lessons from Hofstra and Duke," contrasted the relatively quick release of four men who faced a false rape allegation at Hofstra with… more »

Professors Eric M. Freedman and Leon Friedman in Newsday

September 25th, 2009
Eric M. Freedman, Maurice A. Deane Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law, and Leon Friedman, Joseph Kushner Distinguished Professor of Civil Liberties Law, were quoted in the following Newsday article. Q&A on Suffolk's drug-sniffing dogs… more »

Professor Alan N. Resnick to Moderate Panel on Bankruptcy

September 24th, 2009
Alan N. Resnick, Benjamin Weintraub Distinguished Professor of Bankruptcy Law, will moderate the "Arbitration and Bankruptcy" panel at the conference titled "ADR Meets Bankruptcy: Cross-Purposes or Cross-Pollination?" on October 2, 2009, sponsored by Am… more »

Professor Norman I. Silber in The New York Times

September 24th, 2009
Professor Norman I. Silber was quoted in the following New York Times article. Nonprofits Paying Price for Gamble on Finances By STEPHANIE STROM The New York Times Published: September 23, 2009 EXCERPT: In many cases, charities used the money… more »

Dean Nora V. Demleitner and Professors Julian Ku and Barbara Stark Participate in International Law Workshop, Hosted by Hofstra Law

September 22nd, 2009
The Teaching International Law Group (TILIG) of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) is sponsoring an exciting full-day workshop on international law curricular issues at Hofstra Law School on Friday, September 25, 2009. Scholars from across… more »

Professor James Sample in The National Law Journal

September 22nd, 2009
Professor James Sample was quoted in the following National Law Journal article. Judicial Campaign Speech Case May Be Destined for Supreme Court Wisconsin justice faces sanctions for ad that may have gone too far By Marcia Coyle The National Law… more »