Archives for: March 2011

GW Law Professor Paul Butler Debates Hofstra Professors: Should Good People Be Prosecutors?

March 31st, 2011
 Paul Butler, Carville Dickinson Benson Research Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Faculty Development at George Washington Law School, spoke at Hofstra on March 23 as part of the Distinguished Visiting Scholar Lecture series. Butler debated Hofs… more »

Dean Nora V. Demleitner Speaks and Receives Award at Nassau County Supreme Court Event

March 31st, 2011
On Wednesday, March 30, 2011, Dean Nora V. Demleitner was the keynote speaker at an event at the Nassau County Supreme Court.  The event was jointly sponsored by the Nassau County Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts and the Nassau County Bar Associ… more »

Hofstra Teams Win Top Awards in Nassau Academy Moot Court XXVIII

March 29th, 2011
 Hofstra law student teams swept all of the top awards at the 2011 Nassau Academy of Law Hon. Elaine Jackson Stack Moot Court XVIII Competition held Wednesday, March 24.  Distinguished judges ruled that the Hofstra team of 2Ls Nicole Bayer, Hanieh Hosh… more »

Julian Ku Presents Lecture at Fudan University School of Law

March 29th, 2011
On March 21st, Professor Julian Ku, who is currently a visiting professor at East China University of Political Science and Law for the Spring 2011 semester, presented a lecture at Fudan University School of Law in Shanghai, China. The topic of his lectu… more »

James Sample’s Criticism of General Electric Appears in The Huffington Post

March 28th, 2011
Professor James Sample’s article, General Electric’s $0 Tax Bill: A Citizens United Perspective, appeared in The Huffington Post on Friday, March 25th. Professor Sample’s article provided insight into General Electric and the tactics they employ in order… more »

Faculty Events for the Week of March 28th, 2011

March 28th, 2011
Monday, March 28thLaw and Citizenship SymposiumProfessor Yolanda Vazquez, University of Pennsylvania Law School"The Sixth Amendment v. Court Admonishments: When Advising Noncitizen Defendants as to the Immigration Consequences of a Criminal Conviction, C… more »

Professor Monroe Freedman Makes SSRN Top Ten

March 24th, 2011
  Professor Monroe H. Freedman’s paper, “A Critique of Philosophizing About Lawyers’ Ethics,” has been listed on SSRN's Top Ten download list for LSN: Law Firms/Legal Practice.   more »

Professor Julian Ku Presented Libya Lecture in Shanghai, China

March 24th, 2011
  On March 21, Professor Julian Ku, a Fulbright Distinguished Lecturer in Law, presented a lecture at Fudan University School of Law, in Shanghai, China, titled, "The U.S. Constitution and International: Libya as a Case Study.”   more »

Estate Planning in 2011 and Beyond Conference held in New York City

March 23rd, 2011
On Monday, over 100 practitioners in the field of the trust and estate law community gathered at The Princeton Club of New York to hear the industry’s leading experts talk about estate planning in the current legal climate.The conference was hosted by Ho… more »

Alessandra Glorioso Cited in Google Books Settlement

March 23rd, 2011
 A Note written by Hofstra Law student Alessandra Glorioso 3L, “Google Books: An Orphan Works Solution,” 38 Hofstra L. Rev. 971 (2010), was cited in a decision handed down by Judge Chin of the Southern District of New York regarding the 2008 Google Boo… more »