Archives for: December 2009
Professor Eric Lane in Newsweek
December 23rd, 2009Professor Eric Lane was quoted in the following Newsweek article.
The Filibuster and its Discontents
by David Parker
December 22, 2009
EXCERPT:
Some legislative bodies have even more majority-friendly rules than the House. In New York, legisl… more »
Professor Norman I. Silber in Philadelphia Inquirer
December 23rd, 2009Professor Norman I. Silber was quoted in the following Philadelphia Inquirer article.
Consumer Watch: Breaking up is hard to do
by Jeff Gelles
December 6, 2009
EXCERPT:
For a second opinion, I contacted Hofstra University law professor Norm S… more »
Professors I. Bennett Capers and Akilah N. Folami Contribute Chapters to African American Culture and Legal Discourse
December 23rd, 2009Professors I. Bennett Capers and Akilah N. Folami each contributed chapters to African American Culture and Legal Discourse, a collection of legal essays edited by Lovalerie King and Richard Schur, and published by Palgrave MacMillan. The chapter by Pro… more »
Professor John DeWitt Gregory Contributes to New E-Publication on Animals and the Law
December 22nd, 2009Professor John DeWitt Gregory was a contributor for a new e-publication on animals and the law, entitled Law and Paws. Professor Gregory was cited in an article discussing Teen Animal Cruelty in the October 2009 Issue. more »
Professor Hillary Burgess Cited In Journal Article Turned Book
December 15th, 2009Professor Hillary Burgess was cited in the Katz & O’Neill journal article entitled, Strategies and Techniques of Law School Teaching: A Primer for New (and Not So New) Professors, a journal article that has been downloaded over 1,300 times on SSRN.… more »
Professor Amy R. Stein Presents at Workshop for New Legal Writing Faculty
December 15th, 2009Professor Amy R. Stein gave a presentation and was a panelist at a workshop for new legal writing faculty and for adjunct faculty who teach legal writing. The Legal Writing Institute sponsored the workshops, which were held in Chicago (at The John Marsh… more »
Hofstra Law to Host ALWD Scholars Forum
December 14th, 2009Hofstra Law was approved by The Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) Board of Directors to host an ALWD Scholars Forum in conjunction with the Empire State Regional Legal Writing Conference in May 2010. more »
Professor Eric M. Freedman in New York Times
December 14th, 2009Professor Eric M. Freedman was quoted in the following New York Times article.
House Ban on Acorn Grants Is Ruled Unconstitutional
By Janie Lorber
December 11, 2009
EXCERPT:
That provision plays a crucial, but rarely necessary, role in maintai… more »
Professor I. Bennett Capers Cited in Amicus Brief
December 9th, 2009Professor I. Bennett Capers’s article “Policing, Race, and Place,” 44 Harv. C.R.-C.L. L. Rev. 43 (2009) was recently cited in an amicus brief submitted by the ACLU to the Massachusetts Supreme Court in the case Commonwealth v. Martin. The amicus brief a… more »
Professor I. Bennett Capers Posts Article “The Unintentional Rapist”
December 4th, 2009Professor I. Bennett Capers has posted on SSRN his article “The Unintentional Rapist,” forthcoming in the Washington University Law Review.
ABSTRACT:
Rape law is replete with troubling cases. Using as a case in point McQuirter v. State, in which… more »
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