Archives for: February 2011

Professor Bennett Capers Discusses “Real Women, Real Rape”

February 28th, 2011
On February 25, Professor Capers presented his article, “Real Rape Too,” forthcoming in the California Law Review, and his work-in-progress “Real Women, Real Rape,” at a faculty workshop at Suffolk Law School. more »

Campus Events & Activites to Note: Week of February 28th, 2011

February 28th, 2011
Monday, February 28th Black History Month: ‘Not Just Blacks and Jews in Conversation’ Panel Discussion1:00 p.m., Room 242 Distinguished Practitioners Lecture: Judy Livingston, ‘A Life in Law’Judy Livingston is Senior Partner at Kramer, Dillof, Livingst… more »

Andrew Schepard Publishes Article in the Unified Family Court Connection

February 25th, 2011
Professor Andrew Schepard published a short article titled Family Law Education Project Seeks Law School Curricular Reform in the Winter 2011 issue of the Unified Family Court Connection.  The article can be found on page 13. more »

Fix the Dams!: Professor Greenwood Blogs at Dissent Magazine

February 25th, 2011
Fix the Dams! by Daniel Greenwood February 23, 2011 Dissent Magazine- Arguing the World Blog EXCERPT: The New York Times reported on Monday that 4,400 U.S. dams are considered dangerously susceptible to failure, but then implies that we are un… more »

Professor Ronald Colombo on LIRR Ticket Refund Policy

February 25th, 2011
Lawyer takes aim at LIRR ticket refund fee By Alfonso A. Castillo Newsday February 24, 2011 EXCERPT: Ronald Colombo, a Hofstra Law School associate professor specializing in contract law, said the case raises important issues about the legali… more »

Professor Colombo's Article on Securities Fraud Selected for Republication in the Securties Law Review

February 25th, 2011
Professor Ronald Colombo’s article, “Cooperation With Securities Fraud,” which appeared in a 2010 volume of the Alabama Law Review, has been selected for republication in the “Securities Law Review 2011.”  The Securities Law Review is edited by Profe… more »

Fred Klein Appointed to Task Force

February 23rd, 2011
Fred Klein was recently appointed to a special task force formed by the Nassau County Bar Association to deal with problems at the embattled Nassau County police crime lab. Professor Klein will join an assembly of leading defense attorneys and represen… more »

Rose Cuison Villazor to Deliver the Neil Gotanda Lecture

February 23rd, 2011
Professor Rose Cuison Villazor will deliver the Neil Gotanda Lecture at the University of California at Berkeley School of Law on Thursday, February 24, 2011. Her lecture, "Law and Memory: What (Marginalized) Asian American Cases Remind Us About Citizens… more »

Amy Stein Serves as Brief Judge

February 22nd, 2011
Professor Amy Stein served as a brief judge in the National Moot Court Competition in Child Welfare and Adoption Law. Students participating in the competition argued current critical issues concerning child welfare and adoption law before the state supr… more »

Rose Cuison Villazor to Promote Book at Michigan State Law School

February 22nd, 2011
Professor Rose Cuison Villazor will be at Michigan State Law School to promote her forthcoming book, “Loving v. Virginia: Rethinking Race, Sex and Marriage in a ‘Post-Racial’ World.” The book, which Professor Villazor co-edited with Professor Kevin Maill… more »