Archives for: January 2010
Court Ruling Based on Theory Developed by Law Reform Advocacy Clinic
January 28th, 2010In 2008, New York City's Rent Guidelines Board allowed landlords of rent-subsidized apartments to raise rents by 4.5 percent for one-year leases, and 8.5 percent for two-year leases. Last week, Justice Emily Jane Goodman of State Supreme Court in Manhatt… more »
Professor Hillary L. Burgess Presents "Thank You for Adding Diversity, Now Conform" at AALS
January 28th, 2010Professor Hillary L. Burgess presented "Thank You for Adding Diversity, Now Conform: Understanding How Conversational Styles Can Impact Student Advising, Mentoring, and Classroom Participation" as a poster, sponsored by the Section on Minorities, at the… more »
Professor Barbara J. Stark Contributes to Award Winning "Oxford Encyclopedia of Human Rights"
January 27th, 2010Professor Barbara J. Stark was a contributor and Senior Editor of The Oxford Encyclopedia of Human Rights, which has been awarded the prestigious 2010 Dartmouth Medal. Professor Stark contributed two articles on Women's Rights and The Economic Covenant.… more »
Professor Barbara J. Stark's Article Featured in The 30th Anniversary Issue of the Boston College Third World Journal
January 27th, 2010Professor Barbara J. Stark's article, Jam Tomorrow: Distributive Justice and the Limits of International Economic Law, has recently been published as the lead article in the 30th Anniversary Issue of the Boston College Third World Journal. Professor Star… more »
Professor Rose Cuison Villazor Presents “Racially Inadmissible Spouses”
January 27th, 2010Professor Rose Cuison Villazor presented her paper, “Racially Inadmissible Spouses,” at Suffolk University Law School on January 25, 2010. Her paper conducts a legal historical analysis of how the federal immigration law's racial exclusion of Japanese d… more »
Professor Hillary L. Burgess Publishes Academic Support Newsletter Featuring Articles by Professors Susan H. Joffe and J. Herbie DiFonzo
January 27th, 2010Professor Hillary L. Burgess co-edited and published the AALS Section of Academic Support Newsletter, The Learning Curve, with Professor Corie Rosen (ASU). Professor Burgess was invited to restore the publication after the publication was on hiatus for… more »
Professor Andrew Schepard and Two CAF Fellows Present at Family Law and Mental Health Forum
January 27th, 2010On Thursday, January 21, 2010, Professor Andrew Schepard and two Child and Family Advocacy Fellows, Lauren Barth, class of 2011 and Beyza Killeen, class of 2010, did a joint presentation to the New York Interdisciplinary Forum on Family Law and Mental H… more »
Professor Amy R. Stein Presents “The Write Stuff: Tips for Effective Writing in the Real World”
January 26th, 2010Professor Amy R. Stein gave a presentation entitled “The Write Stuff: Tips for Effective Writing in the Real World” at the Nassau County Bar Association. Her presentation was part of a two-day Continuing Legal Education program offered by the Bar entitl… more »
Professor Janet L. Dolgin in New York Times
January 26th, 2010Professor Janet L. Dolgin was quoted in the following New York Times article.
A Legal Puzzle: Can a Baby Have Three Biological Parents?
by Adam Cohen
January 25, 2010
EXCERPT:
The problem, as Janet Dolgin, a Hofstra Law School professor, wrot… more »
Professor Daniel J.H. Greenwood in American Constitution Society Blog
January 25th, 2010Professor Daniel J.H. Greenwood's Op-Ed, "Beyond Citizens United: The Solution", was featured on the American Constitution Society Blog. Professor Greenwood's Op-Ed is his reflection on an amicus brief he co-authored in the case for American Independent… more »
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